# APLYiD funding: rounds and investors

> APLYiD has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2021. Investors include Octopus Ventures and Icehouse Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/aplyid (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New Zealand · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *APLYiD*

One round we have observed, with the 2 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.

Cybersecurity

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.0M** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $5.0M Oct 2021
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Oct 2021** Series A **$5.0M** [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From APLYiD's own website: 7 on the team.

- **Russell Smith** Co-CEO
- **Claudia Smith** Chief Financial Officer
- **Luke Stevenson** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Toby Taylor** Chief Distraction Officer
- **Tej Patel** Head of Engineering
- **Tom Clark** Head of Product
- **Milad Mirkarimi** General Manager, UK

## Everyone who backed them

[Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists APLYiD as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Tribe Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-global-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about APLYiD

### Who invested in APLYiD?

APLYiD's investors include Octopus Ventures and Icehouse Ventures.

### How much has APLYiD raised?

APLYiD has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2021.

### When did APLYiD last raise?

APLYiD's most recent round was a Series A of $5.0M in Oct 2021.

### What was APLYiD's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.0M in Oct 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed APLYiD first?

APLYiD's first round on record, in Oct 2021, was backed by Octopus Ventures and Icehouse Ventures.

### What stage is APLYiD at?

APLYiD's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2021.

### Where is APLYiD based?

APLYiD is based in New Zealand.

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