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StepStone

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $1.8B, Oct 2026Private equity

Series ASeries CSeries DEmploymentHuman ResourcesInternet

Deploying now
100%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque53days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$208MRounds led0 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch StepStone

StepStone highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 40% of its rounds

What they do

Filed 2 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2024-04From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
EmploymentHuman ResourcesInternet
Based in
Düsseldorf, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
    ClaySeries D · US · BetaKit$115MWith 8 others
  3. Aug
    Voya EnergySeries A · US · Ventureburn$35MWith 6 others
  4. Jul
    HelsingSeries E · DE · TechStartups$1.8BWith 12 others
  5. 2025

    2 rounds

  6. Sept
    VercelSeries F · US · TechStartups$300MWith 8 others
  7. Jan
    KoBold MetalsSeries C · US · TechCrunch$537MWith 11 others
  8. 2017

    1 round

  9. Jul
    RoverUS · FinSMEs$65MWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration24 named

ANAdair NewhallPartner of StepStone.iFiling they signed
AJAdam JohnstonExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
AAAndrew Ashton CallahanPartner of StepStone.iFiling they signed
AGAnthony GiambronePartner of StepStone.iFiling they signed
AJAriel J. GoldblattDirectoriFiling they signed
BEBendukai Eh BoueyExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
BDBernard De BackerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
BJBirute Jean-Marc StrayniteExecutive Officer of General PartneriFiling they signed
BSBirute StrainyteExecutive officeriFiling they signed
BMBrendan MacDonaldof the Issuer's General PartneriFiling they signed
BABrian Ashton BortonPartner of StepStone.iFiling they signed
CAC. Ashton NewhallPartner of StepStone.iFiling they signed
CJCameron J. VailManaging Director of the General Partner, SALI Fund Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
CJChris J. ParkTreasureriFiling they signed
CHChristian HinzeManager of the Board of Managers of the General PartneriFiling they signed
CJChristophe Jean-Marc ArnouldExecutive Officer of General PartneriFiling they signed
CJChristopher Jean-Marc GeorgesonExecutive Officer of General PartneriFiling they signed
DIDarren I. FriedmanPartner of the Issuer?s General PartneriFiling they signed
DADavid Ashton ParkPartner and Chief Financial Officer of StepStone.iFiling they signed
DBDavid BeamishExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DHDavid H. RoweExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
DIDavid I. Jeffreyof the Issuer's General PartneriFiling they signed
DCDean CaruvanaCorporate SecretaryiFiling they signed
DKDenitza KadinovaExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 109 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Funds they back

2 fund commitments on record

Managers
2

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as StepStone. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies StepStone put money into.

Quick answers about StepStone

What does StepStone invest in?

StepStone invests most often at Series A and Series C (40% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Employment, Human Resources and Internet.

How active is StepStone?

6 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has StepStone invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Clay (Series D, Sept 2026), Voya Energy (Series A, Aug 2026) and Helsing (Series E, Jul 2026).

How big are StepStone's cheques?

The median round it joins is $208M.

Does StepStone lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does StepStone invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Germany (17%).

Is StepStone investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does StepStone invest alongside?

Most often Accel (2 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together) and General Catalyst (2 rounds together).

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