United States · Series A startup

Who invested in Alife

2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$24Mraised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

$1.5MSeries A$22MSeries A
Latest round
Series A, $22MMar 2022
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Investors
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20182019202020212022
$1.5MSeries A$22MSeries A
First round
Series A, $1.5M
Nov 2017
Biggest round
$22M
Series A · Mar 2022
Between rounds
4.3 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Mar 2022
    Series A$22M4 new

    Source recorded

  2. Nov 2017
    Series A$1.5M2 new

    Source recorded

Founders and team

From Alife's own website: 1 founder, 5 on the team.

Paxton Maeder-YorkFounder
  • Melissa TeranChief Executive Officer
  • Mark LownChief Technology Officer
  • Marco GiannettiVP of Sales
  • Scott LeerVP of International Sales
  • Michael JacobsenDirector of Operations and Customer Experience

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.

Everyone who backed them

Lux CapitalVC firm1round
Shunwei CapitalVC firm1round
MaveronVC firm1round
XiaomiInvestment firm1round
AmploVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Alife 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.

Farvatn VentureFamily officePer its own site
Planet 9 CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Planet 9 VentureVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Alife

Who invested in Alife?

Alife's investors include Lux Capital, Union Square Ventures, Shunwei Capital, Maveron and Xiaomi, and 1 more on record.

How much has Alife raised?

Alife has raised $24M across 2 rounds since 2017.

When did Alife last raise?

Alife's most recent round was a Series A of $22M in Mar 2022.

What was Alife's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $22M in Mar 2022, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Alife first?

Alife's first round on record, in Nov 2017, was backed by Shunwei Capital and Xiaomi.

What stage is Alife at?

Alife's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2022.

Where is Alife based?

Alife is based in the United States.

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