Where is Later located?

Later is headquartered in Taylorsville, United States.

How many employees does Later have?

As of Jan 14, 2026, the latest employee count at Later is 1914.

Is Later a funded company?

Later is a funded company, having raised a total of $270M across 9 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Angel round.

When was the latest funding round of Later?

Later's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Apr 27, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Later rank among its competitors?

Later ranks 1st amongst 431 active competitors, of which 47 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Addressable, which secured $6M in Dec, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Later?

Later's top competitors include Brand Networks, JumpCrew and 4C Insights. Among them, Addressable secured the most recent funding round in December, 2023.

Later - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of influencer marketing and social media management platform services. It offers tools for campaign strategy, creator connections, and performance measurement. The platform provides features for social media content creation, scheduling, and publishing. Social listening tools are available for trend identification and audience insights.

Website: later.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

Taylorsville, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$270M in 9 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Apr 27, 2022, $*****

Investors

Rocketship & 10 more

Ranked

1^st among 431 active competitors

Employee Count

1,914 as on Jan 14, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Mavely

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Later has raised a total funding of $270M over 9 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Apr 27, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Later has 11 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Later:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 27, 2022	2120385	Series B	8163161	9912890	8521556	2002690
Dec 16, 2021	3170695	Series B	2584687	2760210	9623895	8830469
Oct 31, 2018	7408748	Series A	5787257	9005556	Kepha Partners & 1 more	7653479

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The founders of Later are Lyle Stevens, Roger Patterson, Lyle Stevens, Cindy C. Chen, Matt Smith and Ian MacKinnon.

Here are the details of Later's key team members:

Lyle Stevens: Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Later and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Roger Patterson: Former Co-Founder & CEO of Later and founder of 1 other company.
Lyle Stevens: Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Later.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Cindy C. Chen: Co-Founder of Later.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Matt Smith: Founder of Later and founder of 2 other companies, Latergram and Thinkific.

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Later's employee count trend

Later has 1,914 employees as of Jan 26. Here is Later's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Later include Brand Networks, JumpCrew and 4C Insights. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Later, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Later 2013, Taylorsville (United States), Series B	Provider of influencer marketing and social media management platform services	$270M	Rocketship, Aspect Ventures & 9 others	70/100
2nd	Brand Networks 2006, Saint Paul (United States), Acquired	Provides of social media ad campaign management platform	$97M	AEA Investors, Azoic Ventures & 7 others	67/100
3rd	JumpCrew 2016, Nashville (United States), Acquired	Social media marketing platform for SMBs	$15.9M	Hinsdale, Nashville Capital Network & 4 others	67/100
4th	4C Insights 2011, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based market intelligence solution across closed ecosystems	$31.7M	Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, Inovia Capital ... & 6 others	64/100
5th	Planable 2016, Chisinau (Moldova), Acquired	Social media planning for agencies	$120K	Angular Ventures, R/GA Ventures & 5 others	58/100
6th	Addressable 2022, Tel Aviv (Israel), Seed	Blockchain based platform offering social media subscribers growth solutions	$13.5M	Viola Ventures, Fabric Ventures & 4 others	58/100
7th	SocialPilot 2014, Walnut (United States), Acquired	Provider of solutions for social media management	$100K	Upekkha	56/100
8th	SocialFlow 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired	AI-powered platform for social media distribution, audience engagement, and optimization	$45M	Fairhaven Capital, SoftBank Capital & 16 others	52/100
9th	Salesforce Buddy Media 2007, New York City (United States), Acquired	Social media marketing solutions	$92M	IVP, Insight Partners & 11 others	52/100
10th	CoSchedule 2013, Bismarck (United States), Series B	AI-powered marketing calendar and suite for social media and content	$2.7M	Bullinger Enterprises, Gen7 Investments & 2 others	49/100