# Albedo funding: rounds and investors > Albedo has raised $35M across 1 round since 2024. Investors include Y Combinator, Bossa Invest and Liquid 2 Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/albedo (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Albedo* One round we have observed, with the 9 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space Y Combinator: W21 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$35M** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source - **Latest round:** Series A, $35M Jan 2024 - **Investors:** 9 See who backed them ## The rounds - **Jan 2024** Series A **$35M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) [Unpopular Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures) [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund) [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) [Shield Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shield-capital) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Albedo's own website: 2 founders, 35 on the team. **Topher Haddad** Co-founder & CEO **AyJay Lasater** Co-founder & CTO - **Dylan Betts** VP of Finance - **Gwendolyn Stevens** Head of People - **John Kenworthy** VP, Growth & Strategy - **Andrew Olguin** Senior Flight Software Engineer - **Brady Anderson** Senior FPGA & Digital Logic Engineer - **Chris Morley** Senior EGSE & Electrical Engineer II - **Cody Sharp** Senior Research Engineer II - **Ethan Gilleran** Senior Mechanisms Engineer - **Fausto Vega** GNC Optimization Intern - **Jacob Willis** Senior GNC & Optimization Engineer II - **James Folkert** Senior IT & Security Engineer - **Jason McDonald** Senior Flight Software Engineer II - **Jesse Fisher** Principal Mechanical Architect - **Jim Stilwell** Senior Structural Engineer - **Job Body** Flight Software Engineer - **Joe Reed** Principal Software Engineer & Ground Technical Product Manager - **Joey Hines** Senior Firmware Engineer - **Josiah Hanko** Corporate Counsel And 17 more on the team. ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) VC firm **1** round [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **1** round [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) VC firm **1** round [Unpopular Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) VC firm **1** round [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund) VC firm **1** round [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) VC firm **1** round [Shield Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shield-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=albedo). ## Also claim to have backed them These 13 firms list Albedo as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Wayfinder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayfinder-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Antares Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antares-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Lombardstreet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lombardstreet-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Angel Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-collective) Fund of funds Per its own site [trac.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trac-vc) VC firm Per its own site [Canopus Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopus-advisors) Advisor Per its own site [Commodity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commodity-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Giant Step Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-step-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Human Element Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-element-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Immeasurable](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immeasurable) Family office Per its own site [Jetstream](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jetstream) VC firm Per its own site [Piedmont Capital Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/piedmont-capital-investments) VC firm Per its own site [Regah Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regah-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Albedo ### Who invested in Albedo? Albedo's investors include Y Combinator, Bossa Invest, Liquid 2 Ventures, LD Capital and Unpopular Ventures, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Albedo raised? Albedo has raised $35M across 1 round since 2024. ### When did Albedo last raise? Albedo's most recent round was a Series A of $35M in Jan 2024. ### What was Albedo's biggest round? Its most recent round, $35M in Jan 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Albedo first? Albedo's first round on record, in Jan 2024, was backed by Y Combinator, Bossa Invest and Liquid 2 Ventures and 6 others. ### What stage is Albedo at? Albedo's latest named round is a Series A, in Jan 2024. ### Where is Albedo based? Albedo is based in the United States. ## Companies like Albedo In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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