Gusto

Business/Productivity Software · San Francisco, CA · Founded 2011 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a cloud-based payroll and human resource management platform designed to provide employee benefits. Gusto is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2011. It was valued at $9.3 billion at its later-stage round in Oct 2025, the last priced event on record. It has raised $930 million across 14 recorded rounds; the latest was a $179 million debt round in Nov 2025.

PMV mark · valuation
$9.3B
Oct 2026
Priced at
its later-stage round
Oct 2025
Total raised
$929.8M
Last round
Debt - General
Nov 2025
How much has Gusto raised?
$929.8Macross 14 recorded rounds · Jan 2021 – Nov 2025

Most recently, Gusto raised $178.5M in its Debt - General (Nov 2025).

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Gusto round by round

14 rounds
Nov 2025Debt - General$178.5M▮
+ 1 more investors · free account
Oct 2025Later Stage VCundisclosed▮
+ 1 more investors · free account
Feb 2025Later Stage VCundisclosed▮
+ 10 more investors · free account
Oct 2024Secondary Transaction - Privateundisclosed▮
May 2022Series E$230.0M▮
Dragoneerlead+ 11 more investors · free account
Jan 2021Later Stage VCundisclosed▮
+ 5 more investors · free account
+ 8 earlier rounds · a free account shows the full history

How much has Gusto raised?

Gusto has raised $930 million across 14 recorded rounds since 2012. The largest was a $90 million Series B2 in Jul 2016; the most recent was a $179 million debt round in Nov 2025. 9 of the rounds disclosed a post-money valuation.

Gusto has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC, most recently in Aug 2021 ($114 million sold to 27 investors).

Gusto investors

170 investors are on record for Gusto, including Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Salesforce Ventures and Fidelity Management & Research Company. By type, the record holds 49 angel investors, 46 venture capital firms and 10 private investors. The debt round in Nov 2025 drew 1 investor.

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Frequently asked about Gusto

How much has Gusto raised?
Gusto has raised $929.8M in total across 14 recorded funding rounds.
Who are Gusto's lead investors?
Lead investors in Gusto's recorded rounds include CapitalG, Dragoneer, Fidelity Management & Research Company, MSD Capital - DFO Management, General Catalyst.
When was Gusto's last funding round?
Gusto's most recent recorded round was Debt - General in Nov 2025, raising $178.5M.