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Who invested in Zestful

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$6.1Mraised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

$1.1MRound$5.0MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $5.0MSept 2019
Led by
Thrive Capital
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Investors
8 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2020
$1.1MRound$5.0MSeed
First round
Round, $1.1M
Jan 2019
Biggest round
$5.0M
Seed · Sept 2019
Between rounds
7 months
from the last two
ZestfulEnterprise1 / 16Their pitch deckZestful's pitch deck, 16 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Sept 2019
    Seed$5.0M4 new2 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $6.5M sold, first sale Jul 2019

  2. Jan 2019
    Round$1.1M4 new

    Reported by Crunchbase NewsSEC filing: $550K sold, first sale Nov 2018

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

  • Jeffrey PetersonPromoteri
  • Mathew VogelsExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri

On the board, as filediJosh Miller

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Matchstick VenturesVC firm2rounds
Shrug CapitalVC firm2rounds
Thrive CapitalFamily office1round, led 1
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
BoxGroupVC firm1round
BessemerVC firm1round
Day OneVenture studio1round
Third Kind Capitalno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about Zestful

Who invested in Zestful?

Zestful's investors include Matchstick Ventures, Shrug Capital, Thrive Capital, Y Combinator and BoxGroup, and 3 more on record. Thrive Capital led its latest round.

How much has Zestful raised?

Zestful has raised $6.1M across 2 rounds since 2019.

When did Zestful last raise?

Zestful's most recent round was a Seed of $5.0M in Sept 2019, led by Thrive Capital.

What was Zestful's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.0M in Sept 2019, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Zestful first?

Zestful's first round on record, in Jan 2019, was backed by Matchstick Ventures, Shrug Capital and Bessemer and 1 others.

What stage is Zestful at?

Zestful's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2019.

Where is Zestful based?

Zestful is based in the United States.

Who led Zestful's rounds?

Thrive Capital led the Seed in 2019.

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