# StepStone: portfolio, investments and team > StepStone is a private equity based in United States. 6 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # StepStone Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $1.8B, Oct 2026 Private equity Series A Series C Series D Employment Human Resources Internet Follow StepStone and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fstepstone) Deploying now **100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **53** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$208M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Mostly in **United States, 83%** Pitch StepStone ## StepStone highlights - 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months - 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 2024-04 From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Employment Human Resources Internet - **Based in:** Düsseldorf, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Clay](https://millionrounds.com/company/clay)** Series D · US · BetaKit **$115M** With 8 others - **Aug** **[Voya Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/voya-energy)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$35M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[Helsing](https://millionrounds.com/company/helsing)** Series E · DE · TechStartups **$1.8B** With 12 others - **2025** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Vercel](https://millionrounds.com/company/vercel)** Series F · US · TechStartups **$300M** With 8 others - **Jan** **[KoBold Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobold-metals)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$537M** With 11 others - **2017** 1 round - **Jul** **[Rover](https://millionrounds.com/company/rover)** US · FinSMEs **$65M** With 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 registration **24 named** AN **Adair Newhall** Partner of StepStone. i Filing they signed AJ **Adam Johnston** Executive Officer i Filing they signed AA **Andrew Ashton Callahan** Partner of StepStone. i Filing they signed AG **Anthony Giambrone** Partner of StepStone. i Filing they signed AJ **Ariel J. Goldblatt** Director i Filing they signed BE **Bendukai Eh Bouey** Executive Officer i Filing they signed BD **Bernard De Backer** Executive Officer i Filing they signed BJ **Birute Jean-Marc Straynite** Executive Officer of General Partner i Filing they signed BS **Birute Strainyte** Executive officer i Filing they signed BM **Brendan MacDonald** of the Issuer's General Partner i Filing they signed BA **Brian Ashton Borton** Partner of StepStone. i Filing they signed CA **C. Ashton Newhall** Partner of StepStone. i Filing they signed CJ **Cameron J. Vail** Managing Director of the General Partner, SALI Fund Partners, LLC i Filing they signed CJ **Chris J. Park** Treasurer i Filing they signed CH **Christian Hinze** Manager of the Board of Managers of the General Partner i Filing they signed CJ **Christophe Jean-Marc Arnould** Executive Officer of General Partner i Filing they signed CJ **Christopher Jean-Marc Georgeson** Executive Officer of General Partner i Filing they signed DI **Darren I. Friedman** Partner of the Issuer?s General Partner i Filing they signed DA **David Ashton Park** Partner and Chief Financial Officer of StepStone. i Filing they signed DB **David Beamish** Executive Officer i Filing they signed DH **David H. Rowe** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed DI **David I. Jeffrey** of the Issuer's General Partner i Filing they signed DC **Dean Caruvana** Corporate Secretary i Filing they signed DK **Denitza Kadinova** Executive Officer i Filing 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 file numbered 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. Managers it backs most - [Aquiline Capital Partners 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aquiline-capital-partners) - [Energy Capital Partners 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-capital-partners) Most recent commitments - [Aquiline Capital Partners LP Aquiline Financial Services Fund V L.P.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aquiline-capital-partners) - [Energy Capital Partners continuation vehicle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-capital-partners) New fund on file **$1.8B** raised in Oct 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series A Series C Series D Median round joined **$208M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* - Series E *1* - Series F *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2 - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2 - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 2 **Pitching StepStone?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) ## Recently backed The latest companies StepStone put money into. [**Clay** $115M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clay)[**Voya Energy** $35M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/voya-energy)[**Helsing** $1.8B · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helsing)[**Vercel** $300M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/vercel)[**KoBold Metals** $537M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobold-metals)[**Rover** $65M · Jul 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/rover) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=stepstone) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=stepstone)