# Seso

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/seso

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.sesolabor.com
- Total disclosed funding: $55M
- Latest round: Series B (Apr 2, 2024)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2019, by Michael Guirguis (CEO), and Jordan Taylor, Seso Inc., also known as, Seso Labor, offers recruitment services for people with H-2A visas looking for seasonal employment in the agricultural sector of the US. In April 2022, Seso Inc. raised USD 25 million in Series A funding led by new investor Index Ventures, with participation from other new investors Balius Partners, K5 Ventures, Shrug Capital, and The Chainsmokers. In April 2024, Seso, Inc. raised USD 26 million in a Series B funding led by Bond, with participation from Index Ventures, NFX, and SV Angel. The series B funding values Seso, Inc. at USD 182.9 million post-money.

The firm provides software that provides compliance, visa automation, applicant tracking, and workforce management tools, to employers to help them in lowering administrative costs while increasing the agricultural workforce in the US to reduce food imports and improve crop utilization in the American climate. Additionally, the firm offers qualifying and training facilities to the employees to help them achieve safe and reliant employment opportunities.

The company intends to use the April 2022 funding to develop additional HR software and financial services to expand workers' access to the financial system for the first time.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Apr 2, 2024, $26M — Index Ventures, SV Angel, NFX, Bond
- Series A, Apr 14, 2022, $25M — Index Ventures, Founders Fund, K5 Ventures, NFX, Shrug Capital, Balius Partners, Operator Partners, The Chainsmokers
- Seed, Dec 21, 2021 — Scribble Ventures
- Seed, Feb 18, 2021, $4.3M — Founders Fund, HOF Capital, NFX, Operator Partners
- Seed, Jun 8, 2020 — SV Angel

## Investors

- SV Angel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sv-angel) — Seed, Series B
- Founders Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/founders-fund) — Seed, Series A
- HOF Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hof-capital) — Seed
- NFX (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nfx) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Operator Partners — Seed, Series A
- Scribble Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/scribble-ventures) — Seed
- Index Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/index-ventures) — Series A, Series B
- K5 Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/k5-ventures) — Series A
- Shrug Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shrug-capital) — Series A
- Balius Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/balius-partners) — Series A
- The Chainsmokers — Series A
- Bond (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bond) — Series B