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Teamshares is a financial technology company that helps small businesses become employee-owned through education, good governance and digital products that make financials and operations simpler. Our mission is to make employee ownership the future of small business and create new wealth and opportunity for every hard working American.
We are a 120+ person remote-first company with employees spread all across the country. We are Series C funded backed by QED, Spark, Khosla Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Inspired Capital, Slow Ventures, and Union Square Ventures. Interested in joining our mission? (https://careers.teamshares.com/)
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We also recognize that behind every good team is a great leader. That is why we are looking for entrepreneurial business leaders who want to serve as a Small Business President/CEO of one of our growing network of companies across the US.
As the president of a Teamshares network company, you’re an integral part to ensure a successful company transformation to employee ownership and increased profitability. You’ll oversee the full P&L responsibility, business strategy, and operations. You will have the opportunity to innovate and bring the team to the next level!
Join Teamshares today and lead the future of small business into tomorrow!
https://www.teamshares.com/for-leaders
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We are a 120+ person remote-first company with employees spread all across the country. We are Series C funded backed by QED, Spark, Khosla Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Inspired Capital, Slow Ventures, and Union Square Ventures. Interested in joining our mission? (https://careers.teamshares.com/)
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We also recognize that behind every good team is a great leader. That is why we are looking for entrepreneurial business leaders who want to serve as a Small Business President/CEO of one of our growing network of companies across the US.
As the president of a Teamshares network company, you’re an integral part to ensure a successful company transformation to employee ownership and increased profitability. You’ll oversee the full P&L responsibility, business strategy, and operations. You will have the opportunity to innovate and bring the team to the next level!
Join Teamshares today and lead the future of small business into tomorrow!
https://www.teamshares.com/for-leaders
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Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$245M
Founded date
2018
Investors 9
| Date | Name | Website |
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| Nov 18, 2021 | Khosla Ventures | khoslaventures.com |
| Operator Partners | operatorpartners.com | |
| Oct 26, 2023 | QED Investors | qedinvestors.com |
| Oct 21, 2021 | UNION SQUARE VENTURES | usv.com |
| Collab Fund | collabfund.com | |
| PROOF Fund | proof.vc | |
| i80 | Group | i80group.com | |
| Zag Capital | zagcapital.com |
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 12
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| Nov 14, 2025 | Exclusive-Teamshares to list in US via $746 million T. Rowe Price-backed SPAC deal | Teamshares, a buyer of small- to medium-sized enterprises, said on Friday it would go public in the U.S. through a $746 million blank-check deal with Live Oak Acquisition Corp backed by accounts advised by investment giant T. Rowe Price. Sp... |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Teamshares To Go Public Through Live Oak V Merger Backed By $126 Million PIPE Financing | Teamshares announced plans to become a publicly listed company through a merger with Live Oak Acquisition Corp V in a transaction that is expected to accelerate the company’s scale as one of the largest tech-enabled acquirers of small and m... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Teamshares Inc. US business succession startup Teamshares enters the Japanese market with funding from MUFG Group’s corporate venture capital MUIP, offering a new option for business succession and an “employee succession model” | |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Teamshares Inc. US business succession startup Teamshares enters the Japanese market with funding from MUFG Group’s corporate venture capital MUIP, offering a new option for business succession and an “employee succession model” | Teamshares Inc. US business succession startup Teamshares enters the Japanese market with funding from MUFG Group’s corporate venture capital MUIP, offering a new option for business succession, an “employee succession model” Providing a ne... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Teamshares announces $225 million in debt financing | Teamshares, Teamshares Founded: 2019 Headquarters: Brooklyn, New York, United States Total Funding: $201.75M See full company profile "> a startup that buys small businesses, is disclosing $225 million in debt financing, including a... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Exclusive: QED, Khosla-backed Teamshares aims for $100M raise, then IPO | Teamshares, a startup that buys up small businesses lacking succession plans, aims to raise at least another $100 million this year and to go public by early 2027, CEO Michael Brown tells Axios. Why it matters: Brown sees an IPO as essentia... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | This venture-backed startup has quietly bought more than 80 mom-and-pop shops | Teamshares is a low-flying, New York-based startup with big ambitions to capitalize on an opportunity in plain sight: that of small businesses without a succession plan. It’s not a small market. According to the U.S. Small Business Administ... |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Teamshares Raises $245M in Funding | Teamshares, a New York-based company dedicated to employee ownership of small businesses, raised a cumulative $245M in previously unannounced equity from venture capital firms, including a recent $124M Series D financing. The Series D round... |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Local News Local News | Longmont’s Pumphouse Brewery moves to employee ownership model | Since starting at downtown Longmont’s Pumphouse Brewery almost 25 years ago, Alejandro Fraire has been a dishwasher, cook and sous chef. Now, with the company’s transition into a model of employee ownership, he’s also a shareholder. “Before... |
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FAQ about Teamshares
When was Teamshares founded?
Teamshares was founded in 2018.
How much funding has Teamshares raised?
Teamshares has raised $245M in total across 1 funding round.
Who has invested in Teamshares?
Parsers VC lists 9 investors of Teamshares, among them QED Investors, Khosla Ventures and UNION SQUARE VENTURES.
What has the press written about Teamshares?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Teamshares, among them “Exclusive-Teamshares to list in US via $746 million T. Rowe Price-backed SPAC deal” (Nov 14, 2025) and “Teamshares To Go Public Through Live Oak V Merger Backed By $126 Million PIPE Financing” (Nov 14, 2025).
Is Teamshares still active?
Yes, Teamshares is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 21, 2026.