# Central funding: rounds and investors

> Central has raised $8.6M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include First Round Capital, Y Combinator and Alumni Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Central*

One round we have observed, with the 10 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 5 Nov 2026

**$8.6M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $8.6M Aug 2025
- **Led by:** First Round Capital
- **Investors:** 10 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Aug 2025** Seed **$8.6M** [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) [Ritual Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ritual-capital) [Kulveer Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kulveer-taggar) [Multimodal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/multimodal-ventures) [SurgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/surgepoint-capital) [JJ Fliegelman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jj-fliegelman) [Richard Aberman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-aberman) Reported by TechStartups SEC filing: $11K sold, first sale Jul 2025

## Everyone who backed them

[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1

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

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) Accelerator **1** round

[Ritual Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ritual-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Kulveer Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kulveer-taggar) Angel **1** round

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

[SurgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/surgepoint-capital) Angel network **1** round

[JJ Fliegelman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jj-fliegelman) VC firm **1** round

[Richard Aberman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-aberman) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Central 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.

[Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canadian-venture-capital-and-private-equity-association-cvca) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Central

### Who invested in Central?

Central's investors include First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Surge and Ritual Capital, and 5 more on record. First Round Capital led its latest round.

### How much has Central raised?

Central has raised $8.6M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Central last raise?

Central's most recent round was a Seed of $8.6M in Aug 2025, led by First Round Capital.

### What was Central's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $8.6M in Aug 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Central first?

Central's first round on record, in Aug 2025, was backed by First Round Capital, Y Combinator and Alumni Ventures and 7 others.

### What stage is Central at?

Central's latest named round is a Seed, in Aug 2025.

### Where is Central based?

Central is based in the United States.

### Who led Central's rounds?

First Round Capital led the Seed in 2025.

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