Round
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- HQ
- Seattle
- Sectors
- Professional services, Leadership development, Events
- Stage
- Seed
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Round raises $6M seed led by Alstin Capital to automate treasury, payroll, payments and FX
London fintech Round raised $6 million in a seed round led by Alstin Capital to automate treasury, payments, payroll, and FX for finance teams, with participation from Backed VC, Love Ventures, existing customers, and angel Paul Forster. The funding accompanies two product launches: an Agentic Workflow Builder that converts plain-English instructions into continuous automated workflows, and Autonomous Payroll that funds, executes, and confirms payroll runs across systems.
Seattle Startup Round Shuts Down After $12M Series A as Tech Downturn and VC Model Challenges Loom
Seattle startup Round, which raised $12 million in Series A funding and quickly reached $1 million in annual recurring revenue, shut down due to challenges from the 2022 tech downturn and flaws in its venture-backed business model dependent on employer-sponsored memberships. CEO Ryan Fuller reflected on the risks of venture capital funding and the impact of macroeconomic factors despite investor support.
Round, founded by ex-Microsoft leaders Ryan Fuller, Mani Gill and Brian Jansen, raises $12M seed to build vetted network for senior tech leaders
Round, a Seattle startup founded by former Microsoft leaders, raised a $12 million seed round to build a vetted network for senior tech leaders; other Pacific Northwest deals include PTO Exchange's $5.4 million raise and funding and licensing activity at PupPod.
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