# Human Interest

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/human-interest

- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.humaninterest.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $578M
- Latest round: Series F (Oct 31, 2025)
- Investors on record: 24

## About

Based in California, US, and was founded in 2015 by Paul Sawaya and Roger Lee. Human Interest Inc., formerly known as Captain401, offers retirement savings plans for employees intended for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In October 2025, Human Interest, Inc. raised approximately USD 100 million in venture funding from Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Marshall Wace, Morgan Stanley, and TPG.

The firm provides an online platform that offers automated administration and investment advisory services, including payroll integration, administrative compliance, investment management, internal revenue services (IRS) documents, and reporting. It intends to help employees in small and medium-sized businesses save for retirement plans.

The company generates revenue through subscription fees ranging from USD 120 to USD 150 per month with an additional USD 4 to USD 8 per eligible employee.

## Funding rounds

- Series F, Oct 31, 2025, $100M — Morgan Stanley Investment Management, TPG, Marshall Wace, BlackRock, Baillie Gifford
- Series E, Aug 4, 2025, $40M — Morgan Stanley Investment Management
- Series E, Mar 11, 2024, $93M — Marshall Wace, Baillie Gifford
- Series D, Aug 4, 2021, $200M — TPG, US Venture Partners, Crosslink Capital, Glynn Capital, Uncork Capital, Slow, Wing, Susa Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, SB Investment Advisers, NewView Capital
- Series C, Dec 21, 2020, $50M — Glynn Capital, NewView Capital
- Series C, May 18, 2020, $5M — Glynn Capital, TRAC
- Series C, Mar 2, 2020, $40M — Uncork Capital, Oberndorf Ventures
- Series B, Jul 22, 2019, $15M — US Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, Slow, Wing
- Series A, Sep 7, 2018, $16M — Wing
- Series A, Mar 7, 2018, $15M — SV Angel, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Tuesday Capital, Slow, FundersClub, Wing, Susa Ventures
- Seed, Feb 24, 2016, $3.5M — SV Angel, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Tuesday Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Slow, FundersClub, Susa Ventures
- Seed, Aug 24, 2015 — Y Combinator, Slow, FundersClub, Trifecta Capital, Soma Capital Management
- Seed, Jul 30, 2015, $0.1M — Y Combinator
- Series E, date not disclosed — Marshall Wace, Baillie Gifford

## Investors

- Marshall Wace (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/marshall-wace) — Series E, Series F
- Baillie Gifford (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/baillie-gifford) — Series E, Series F
- Y Combinator (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/y-combinator) — Seed, Series A
- Slow (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/slow) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D
- FundersClub (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fundersclub) — Seed, Series A
- Trifecta Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/trifecta-capital) — Seed
- Soma Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/soma-capital-management) — Seed
- SV Angel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sv-angel) — Seed, Series A
- Uncork Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/uncork-capital) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- Tuesday Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tuesday-capital) — Seed, Series A
- Great Oaks Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/great-oaks-venture-capital) — Seed
- Susa Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/susa-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series D
- Wing (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/wing) — Series A, Series B, Series D
- US Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/us-venture-partners) — Series B, Series D
- Oberndorf Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/oberndorf-ventures) — Series C
- Glynn Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/glynn-capital) — Series C, Series D
- TRAC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/trac) — Series C
- NewView Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/newview-capital) — Series C, Series D
- TPG (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tpg) — Series D, Series F
- Crosslink Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/crosslink-capital) — Series D
- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Series D
- SB Investment Advisers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sb-investment-advisers) — Series D
- Morgan Stanley Investment Management — Series E, Series F
- BlackRock (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blackrock) — Series F