Guideline

SoftwareSeries EBurlingame, USguideline.com

Latest round

Series E

Last raised

Jun 2021

Total raised

$339M

Investors

14

About Guideline

Based in the US, Guideline, Inc. operates as a provider of 401(k) retirement accounts for small and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded by its CPO Jeremy Caballero, CEO Kevin Busque, and CTO Mike Nelson. In August 2025, Gusto agreed to acquire Guideline, Inc. The company operates a retirement platform for small businesses to manage their day-to-day procedures such as administration, employee onboarding, and government filings with additional options to track their employee's 401(K) eligibility and process deductions. Guideline, Inc.08% account fee. The company also operates a US-based client support team to solve its user’s queries and provides them with support content and remainders to better understand their 401(k) and reach their financial objectives on time. The company generates revenue by providing its services in subscription packages ranging from USD 49 (Core) to USD 129(Max) with an additional USD 8 fee for each active participant in the plan.'s product and accelerate its team.

Who invested in Guideline

14 investors across 6 rounds

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Funding rounds

  1. Series E

    Jun 16, 2021

    Amount

    $200M

    Investors

    Locked

  2. Series D

    Jul 29, 2020

    Amount

    $80M

    Investors

    Locked

  3. Series C

    Nov 9, 2018

    Amount

    $35M

    Investors

    Locked

  4. Series B

    Aug 8, 2017

    Amount

    $15M

    Investors

    Locked

  5. Series A

    Jul 19, 2016

    Amount

    $7M

    Investors

    Locked

  6. Seed

    Aug 17, 2015

    Amount

    $2M

    Investors

    Locked

Questions about Guideline

Who invested in Guideline?

Guideline has 14 investors on record across 6 venture rounds. Sign up free to see every VC on the cap table and the rounds they joined.

How much funding has Guideline raised?

Guideline has raised 6 venture rounds. Sign up free to see how much each round raised and the total.

When did Guideline last raise money?

Guideline's most recent round on record is a Series E, in Jun 2021.

What does Guideline do?

Based in the US, Guideline, Inc.

Where is Guideline headquartered?

Guideline is headquartered in Burlingame, US.

Which VCs invest in companies like Guideline?

Among active investors with capital left to deploy, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Accel and Thrive Capital back software companies at Guideline's stage. Their profiles are linked below.

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