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Who invested in Focal?
Focal's investors include Y Combinator, Collaborative Fund, Storm Ventures and Third Sphere.
2024
$4.0MPre-seed$500KPre-seed$500KPre-seed
United States · Pre-seed startup
Who invested in Focal
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$5.0Mraised across 3 rounds since 2023, from 3 sources
$4.0MPre-seed$500KPre-seed$500KPre-seed
- Latest round
- Pre-seed, $500KSept 2024
- Biggest round
- $4.0MPre-seed · May 2023
- Investors
- 4
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Pre-seed, $4.0M May 2023
- Biggest round
- $4.0M Pre-seed · May 2023
- Usual gap between rounds
- 9 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Sept 2024
- Feb 2024
- May 2023Pre-seed$4.0M3 new
Source recordedSEC filing: $50K sold, first sale Aug 2023
Founders and team
From Focal's own website: 5 on the team.
- Lachlan ShumCEO
- Jason Mah MingCFO
- Kirsty TaitDesign Lead
- Sebastian HuxleyAds Manager
- Troy PawloskiStudio Manager
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.
Everyone who backed them
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Quick answers about Focal
How much has Focal raised?
Focal has raised $5.0M across 3 rounds since 2023.
When did Focal last raise?
Focal's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Sept 2024.
What was Focal's biggest round?
Focal's largest round on record is $4.0M (Pre-seed), in May 2023.
Who backed Focal first?
Focal's first round on record, in May 2023, was backed by Collaborative Fund, Storm Ventures and Third Sphere.
What stage is Focal at?
Focal's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Sept 2024.
Where is Focal based?
Focal is based in the United States.
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