# Alex funding: rounds and investors > Alex has raised $28M across 3 rounds since 2024. Investors include Y Combinator, Surge and 1984 Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/alex (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Alex* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Consumer Apps Future of Work HR Tech Follow Alex and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Falex) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$28M** raised across 3 rounds since 2024, from 5 sources **$10M** Series A **$500K** Pre-seed **$17M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $17M Sept 2025 - **Led by:** Surge and 1984 Ventures - **Step-up i:** 34× - **Investors:** 12 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 **$10M** Series A **$500K** Pre-seed **$17M** Series A - **First round:** Series A, $10M - **Biggest round:** $17M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2025** Series A **$17M** *8 new* *1 returning* [Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) Lead [1984 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1984-ventures) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [HOF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hof-capital) [Uncorrelated Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncorrelated-ventures) [Dalton Caldwell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dalton-caldwell) [Tim Sackett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-sackett) Also list them on their own site [Inception Studio Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inception-studio-capital) Reported by TechCrunch and 2 others - **Dec 2024** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded - **Mar 2024** Series A **$10M** *3 new* [White Star Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital) [DWF Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dwf-labs) [SeaX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seax-ventures) Source recorded ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2024 **Pre-seed** 2024 **Series A** 2025 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) L [1984 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1984-ventures) L [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [White Star Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital) [HOF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hof-capital) [DWF Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dwf-labs) [Uncorrelated Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncorrelated-ventures) [SeaX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seax-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) Accelerator **1** round, led 1 [1984 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1984-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity **1** round [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) VC firm **1** round [White Star Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital) VC firm **1** round [HOF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hof-capital) VC firm **1** round [DWF Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dwf-labs) VC firm **1** round [Uncorrelated Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncorrelated-ventures) VC firm **1** round [SeaX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seax-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Dalton Caldwell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dalton-caldwell) Angel **1** round [Tim Sackett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-sackett) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=alex). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Alex 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. [Inception Studio Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inception-studio-capital) Accelerator 2025, per its site [Theory Forge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/theory-forge-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Alex ### Who invested in Alex? Alex's investors include Y Combinator, Surge, 1984 Ventures, Pioneer Fund and Coatue, and 7 more on record. Surge led its latest round. ### How much has Alex raised? Alex has raised $28M across 3 rounds since 2024. ### When did Alex last raise? Alex's most recent round was a Series A of $17M in Sept 2025, led by Surge. ### What was Alex's biggest round? Its most recent round, $17M in Sept 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Alex first? Alex's first round on record, in Mar 2024, was backed by White Star Capital, DWF Labs and SeaX Ventures. ### What stage is Alex at? Alex's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2025. ### Where is Alex based? Alex is based in the United States. ### Who led Alex's rounds? Surge led the Series A in 2025. ## Companies like Alex In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**e2e** $8.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/e2e)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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