# Alinea funding: rounds and investors > Alinea has raised $33M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Play Ventures, Y Combinator and Gaingels. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/alinea (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Alinea* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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. Financial Services Fintech Raised 9 months ago Y Combinator: W21 Follow Alinea and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Falinea) Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026 **$33M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources **$10M** Series A **$23M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $23M Feb 2026 - **Step-up i:** 2.2× - **Investors:** 5 (1 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. 2026 **$10M** Series A **$23M** Debt - **First round:** Series A, $10M - **Biggest round:** $23M - **Between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Feb 2026** Debt **$23M** *4 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/play-ventures) Source recorded - **Apr 2025** Series A **$10M** *5 new* [Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/play-ventures) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) Reported by AlleyWatch and 1 other SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Apr 2025 ## 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** 2025 **Debt** 2026 [Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/play-ventures) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/play-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **2** rounds [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=alinea). ## Quick answers about Alinea ### Who invested in Alinea? Alinea's investors include Play Ventures, Y Combinator, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital and Kima Ventures. ### How much has Alinea raised? Alinea has raised $33M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Alinea last raise? Alinea's most recent round was a Debt of $23M in Feb 2026. ### What was Alinea's biggest round? Its most recent round, $23M in Feb 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Alinea first? Alinea's first round on record, in Apr 2025, was backed by Play Ventures, Y Combinator and Gaingels and 2 others. ### What stage is Alinea at? Alinea's latest named round is a Debt, in Feb 2026. ### Where is Alinea based? Alinea is based in the United States. ### Who led Alinea's rounds? Play Ventures led the Series A in 2025. ## Companies like Alinea In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Axle** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/axle)[**Databento** $197M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/databento)[**NYSHEX** Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyshex)[**Imprint** $335M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imprint)[**Torus** $739M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/torus)[**Alta** $116M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/alta) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app