# Drafted funding: rounds and investors > Drafted has raised $6.4M across 4 rounds since 2015. Investors include Bill Clerico of Convective Capital, Y Combinator and General Catalyst. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/drafted (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Drafted* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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 Art & Design Construction Real Estate Raised 6 months ago Follow Drafted and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fdrafted) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$6.4M** raised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources **$697K** Debt **$2.5M** Seed **$1.6M** Seed **$1.6M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $1.6M May 2026 - **Biggest round:** $2.5M Seed · Jun 2015 - **Investors:** 15 (1 led) 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. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$697K** Debt **$2.5M** Seed **$1.6M** Seed **$1.6M** Seed - **First round:** Debt, $697K - **Biggest round:** $2.5M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4 months ## The rounds - **May 2026** Seed **$1.6M** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) [Buckley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buckley-ventures) Source recorded - **Dec 2025** Seed **$1.6M** *5 new* [Bill Clerico of Convective Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-clerico-of-convective-capital) Lead [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) [Jack Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-altman) [Josh Buckley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-buckley) [Moses Moody](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moses-moody) Reported by TechCrunch - **Jun 2015** Seed **$2.5M** *6 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Boston Syndicates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-syndicates) [Blade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blade) [LAUNCH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-2) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale May 2015 - **May 2015** Debt **$697K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $697K sold, first sale Oct 2014 ## Funding filed with regulators Drafted filed 4 raises, $5.2M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Nov 2019 **$1.1M** 6 investors equity of $2.0M offered SEC Form D - Mar 2017 **$1.7M** 2 investors other of $1.8M offered SEC Form D - May 2015 **$1.8M** 7 investors other of $2.0M offered SEC Form D - Oct 2014 **$697K** 7 investors other of $750K offered SEC Form D ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Vinayak Ranade** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Chris Keller* ## 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. **Debt** 2015 **Seed** 2015 **Seed** 2025 **Seed** 2026 [Bill Clerico of Convective Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-clerico-of-convective-capital) L [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) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) [Buckley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buckley-ventures) [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) [Boston Syndicates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-syndicates) ## Everyone who backed them [Bill Clerico of Convective Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-clerico-of-convective-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [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 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **1** round [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) Corporate VC **1** round [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) VC firm **1** round [Buckley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buckley-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) Angel **1** round [Boston Syndicates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-syndicates) VC firm **1** round [Jack Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-altman) Angel **1** round [Josh Buckley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-buckley) Angel **1** round [Blade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blade) Company **1** round [LAUNCH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-2) VC firm **1** round [Moses Moody](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moses-moody) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=drafted). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Drafted 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. [Evan Moore](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-moore) VC firm Per its own site [Fortitude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortitude-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Humans](https://millionrounds.com/fund/humans) Venture studio Per its own site ## Quick answers about Drafted ### Who invested in Drafted? Drafted's investors include Bill Clerico of Convective Capital, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel, and 10 more on record. ### How much has Drafted raised? Drafted has raised $6.4M across 4 rounds since 2015. ### When did Drafted last raise? Drafted's most recent round was a Seed of $1.6M in May 2026. ### What was Drafted's biggest round? Drafted's largest round on record is $2.5M (Seed), in Jun 2015. ### Who backed Drafted first? Drafted's first round on record, in Jun 2015, was backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel and 3 others. ### What stage is Drafted at? Drafted's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2026. ### Where is Drafted based? Drafted is based in the United States. ### Who led Drafted's rounds? Bill Clerico of Convective Capital led the Seed in 2025. ## Companies like Drafted In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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