SmileDirectClub

SmileDirectClub raised $440 million across multiple funding rounds, including a major $350M Post-IPO round in 2021 and a $380M Series C in 2018, backed by firms like Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Kleiner Perkins, and Align Technology. Once valued as a fast-growing disruptor in the orthodontics market, the company achieved unicorn status in under five years. Despite strong investor confidence and rapid market expansion, SmileDirectClub later faced financial and operational challenges that contributed to its deadpooled status. Its funding history reflects one of the largest capital aggregations in the direct-to-consumer dental tech space.