# Axle Labs funding: rounds and investors > Axle Labs has raised $22M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include Y Combinator, Soma Capital and Gradient. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/axle-labs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Axle Labs* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. B2B Raised 3 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$22M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources **$4.0M** Seed **$18M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $18M Aug 2026 - **Step-up i:** 4.4× - **Investors:** 7 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. 2024 2025 2026 **$4.0M** Seed **$18M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $4.0M - **Biggest round:** $18M - **Between rounds:** 3.3 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Series A **$18M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) [Base10 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners) [Stage 2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-2-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $17M sold - **Apr 2023** Seed **$4.0M** *5 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund) [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) 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. **Seed** 2023 **Series A** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund) [Base10 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners) [Stage 2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-2-capital) [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund) VC firm **1** round [Base10 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners) VC firm **1** round [Stage 2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-2-capital) VC firm **1** round [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=axle-labs). ## Quick answers about Axle Labs ### Who invested in Axle Labs? Axle Labs's investors include Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Gradient, Rebel Fund and Base10 Partners, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Axle Labs raised? Axle Labs has raised $22M across 2 rounds since 2023. ### When did Axle Labs last raise? Axle Labs's most recent round was a Series A of $18M in Aug 2026. ### What was Axle Labs's biggest round? Its most recent round, $18M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Axle Labs first? Axle Labs's first round on record, in Apr 2023, was backed by Y Combinator, Soma Capital and Rebel Fund and 2 others. ### What stage is Axle Labs at? Axle Labs's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2026. ### Where is Axle Labs based? Axle Labs is based in the United States. ## Companies like Axle Labs In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**MURAL** $67M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mural)[**Different** $48M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/different)[**Dapta** $6.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dapta)[**Amani Therapeutics** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/amani-therapeutics)[**Relay** $207M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay)[**Bash Capital1** $5.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bash-capital1) ## 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