# Cortea funding: rounds and investors

> Cortea has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Atomico and Cherry Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

Germany · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Cortea*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

AI

Raised 5 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$17M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$3.4M** Seed **$14M** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $14M Jun 2026
- **Step-up i:** 4.1×
- **Investors:** 4

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

**$3.4M** Seed

**$14M** Seed

- **First round:** Seed, $3.4M
- **Biggest round:** $14M
- **Between rounds:** 15 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Seed **$14M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) Source recorded
- **Mar 2025** Seed **$3.4M** *3 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Cortea's own website: 2 founders.

**Philipp Hövelmann** Founder

**Valentin Neumann** Founder

## 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** 2025 **Seed** 2026 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) VC firm **2** rounds

[Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

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

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## Quick answers about Cortea

### Who invested in Cortea?

Cortea's investors include Sequoia Capital, Atomico, Cherry Ventures and Dawn Capital.

### How much has Cortea raised?

Cortea has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Cortea last raise?

Cortea's most recent round was a Seed of $14M in Jun 2026.

### What was Cortea's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $14M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Cortea first?

Cortea's first round on record, in Mar 2025, was backed by Sequoia Capital, Atomico and Cherry Ventures.

### What stage is Cortea at?

Cortea's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2026.

### Where is Cortea based?

Cortea is based in Germany.

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