# Cartesia funding: rounds and investors

> Cartesia has raised $64M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Y Combinator, General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Cartesia*

One round we have observed, with the 6 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$64M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $64M Mar 2025
- **Investors:** 6

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Mar 2025** Series A **$64M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Cartesia's own website: 4 founders.

**Karan Goel** CEO & Founder

**Albert Gu** Chief Scientist & Co-founder

**Arjun Desai** Co-founder

**Brandon Yang** Co-founder

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round

[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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

[Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **1** round

[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 8 firms list Cartesia 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.

[Dell Technologies Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell-technologies-capital) Corporate VC Per its own site

[Conviction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction-4) VC firm Per its own site

[Avra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avra) VC firm Per its own site

[515 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/515-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Mike Knoop](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-knoop) VC firm Per its own site

[Valkyrie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valkyrie-2) VC firm Per its own site

[Abhay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abhay) Angel network Per its own site

[Position Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/position-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Cartesia

### Who invested in Cartesia?

Cartesia's investors include Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Greycroft, and 1 more on record.

### How much has Cartesia raised?

Cartesia has raised $64M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Cartesia last raise?

Cartesia's most recent round was a Series A of $64M in Mar 2025.

### What was Cartesia's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $64M in Mar 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Cartesia first?

Cartesia's first round on record, in Mar 2025, was backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners and 3 others.

### What stage is Cartesia at?

Cartesia's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2025.

### Where is Cartesia based?

Cartesia is based in the United States.

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