Key facts
as of Sep 2026- Gusto is valued at approximately $6.3B (~$20/share) as of Sep 2026, per Private Market View’s composite mark.
- It has raised $929.8M across 14 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC in Oct 2025.
- Notable investors include Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Salesforce Ventures, Fidelity Management & Research Company, GV — 170 tracked in total.
- Private Market View tracks 7 recorded secondary trades in Gusto shares.
- 1 investment vehicle was formed to buy Gusto shares in the last 12 months, reporting $10.0M sold to 1 investors, per SEC Form D filings.
- Gusto has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC, most recently Aug 2021 ($114.3M sold to 27 investors).
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
- ·Post-money valuations for all 14 rounds
- ·The complete investor list — 170 names
- ·Watchlist + deal alerts for Gusto
Recorded secondary trades
7 on record · Feb 2026 – Jun 20267 trades between Feb 2026 and Jun 2026. Exact dates, prices and structures are available to Pro members.
Institutional fund marks
No SEC-registered fund has reported a fair-value mark on Gusto in its N-PORT filings yet. We sweep new filings monthly.
Funding rounds
14 roundsSecondary demand: investment vehicles
from SEC Form D filingsIn the last 12 months, 1 investment vehicle were formed to buy Gusto shares, reporting $10.0M sold to 1 investors. Most recent filing Feb 2026. Vehicles like these are how secondary buyers pool demand for a name; a rising count is a demand signal.
Leadership
- Joshua ReevesCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Contributing Author
- Mike TaylorChief Financial Officer
- Mike TriaChief Technology Officer
- Ian WatsonChief Customer Officer & Head of Customer Experience
About Gusto
Developer of a cloud-based payroll and human resource management platform designed to provide employee benefits. The company's platform offers features including payroll, benefits, and team management, time tracking, as well as health, dental, and vision insurance tracking, enabling small businesses to take care of their team's requirements.
- Industry
- Business/Productivity Software
- Sector
- Information Technology
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2011
- Employees
- 3,623
- Website
- gusto.com/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)