Human Interest Stock
401(k) Provider for Small and Medium-sized Businesses
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About Human Interest Stock
Human Interest (formerly Captain401) is an online service and tool that helps small businesses and startups set up 401(k) plans for their employees. The company aims to enable businesses of any size to set up and administer a 401(k) plan online with an automated investment advising component (via Human Interest Advisors, LLC). Human Interest also aims to help employees become more educated about their available choices.
Human Interest was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Notable investors include The Rise Fund, TPG’s global impact investing platform, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Investors
FundersClub
Instacart, Rappi, Slack, Chainalysis, ShipBob, ZoomCar, Human Interest, HomeLight, Webflow, RapidAPI
Glynn Capital Management
Palantir Technologies, Compass, Dropbox, MessageBird, DataRobot, Bolt Financial, Gusto, Sysdig, Postmates, Domo
Great Oaks Venture Capital
Acorns, Bolt Financial, Workrise, Collective Health, Course Hero, SingleStore, Virta Health, Human Interest, Maven Clinic, Petal
NewView Capital
Scopely, MessageBird, Forter, Course Hero, Human Interest, MindTickle, ClearMotion, SmartDrive Systems, Reltio, Heap
Oberndorf Enterprises
Slow Ventures
Pinterest, ClassPass, Human Interest, Wag!, Casper, Earnest, Minted, Evernote, Hyperscience, Domino Data Lab
Soma Capital
Rappi, Rippling, Deel, Alto Pharmacy, Flutterwave, Astranis, Ironclad, Lattice, Human Interest, Alloy
Susa Ventures
Flexport, Human Interest, Andela, TigerGraph, Policygenius, LendUp, Mux, Fast, Modsy
SV Angel
Snap, Instacart, Stripe, Anduril Industries, DoorDash, Reddit, Zenefits, Pinterest, Opendoor, Slack
Trifecta Capital
Tuesday Capital
Bolt Financial, Getaround, Human Interest, Rover, D2iQ, Foursquare, Onfido, DigitalOcean, Nylas, Alfred
Uncork Capital
Human Interest, Shippo, Molekule, Front, Tempo Automation, Poshmark, Reputation.com, DroneDeploy, Niche.com, Halo Neuroscience
Funding History
| June 2017 | $12.7M |
|---|---|
| June 2017 | $810K |
| June 2017 | $100K |
| June 2017 | $810K |
| June 2017 | $1.9M |
| July 2019 | $15.4M |
| February 2021 | $45.0M |
| February 2021 | $55.2M |
| August 2021 | $200M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Schneble
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Armsby
Chief Technology Officer
Abhi Mishra
Press
tcrn - Aug, 4 2021
Human Interest raises $200M at a $1B valuation, plans for an IPOpitchbook - Feb, 12 2021
Human Interest locks down additional $55M in Series C fundingTechCrunch - Feb, 11 2021
401(k) provider Human Interest doubles valuation with $55M fundraisefinledger - Sep, 29 2020
401(k) startups find tailwind during the pandemicgoo - May, 21 2020
Human Interest Extends Series C Round to $50MTechCrunch - May, 20 2020
Human Interest tacks on $10M more to its Series CTechCrunch - May, 4 2020
Tech for good during COVID-19: Sky-high gifts, extra help, and chipspulse2 - Mar, 11 2020
401(k) Provider Human Interest Secures $40 Million In Fundingprweb - Mar, 11 2020
Human Interest on Track to Bring Retirement Benefits to Millions of Americansnews - Aug, 5 2019
Human Interest Raises $15.4M Series B For DIY Startup Retirement PlansTechCrunch - Aug, 3 2018
Goodly looks to give companies student loan payments as an employee benefitTechCrunch - Feb, 7 2018
Captain401, now Human Interest, raises $11M to open build a 401(k) for small businessesprnewswire - Feb, 7 2018
Human Interest (Formerly Captain401) raises $11 Million Series A to Serve Small Business 401(k) Marketprnewswire - Feb, 25 2016
Captain401 Raises $3.5 Million to Make Creating a 401k Easier for BusinessesTechCrunch - Feb, 24 2016
Captain401, A Service For Spinning Up And Managing 401(k) Plans, Raises $3.5MTechCrunch - Aug, 19 2015
The 50 Startups That Launched At Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 1TechCrunch - Jul, 30 2015
YC-Backed Captain401 Wants To Make Creating A 401k Easier For BusinessesEquityZen does not have an affiliation with, formal relationship with, or endorsement from any companies featured above. This profile is based on publicly available information and is intended to be informative in nature.
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