# Focal funding: rounds and investors

> Focal has raised $5.0M across 3 rounds since 2023. Investors include Y Combinator, Collaborative Fund and Storm Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Focal*

3 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.0M** raised across 3 rounds since 2023, from 3 sources

**$4.0M** Pre-seed **$500K** Pre-seed **$500K** Pre-seed

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $500K Sept 2024
- **Biggest round:** $4.0M Pre-seed · May 2023
- **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.

2024

**$4.0M** Pre-seed

**$500K** Pre-seed

**$500K** Pre-seed

- **First round:** Pre-seed, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $4.0M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2024** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded SEC filing: $250K sold, first sale Aug 2023
- **Feb 2024** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded
- **May 2023** Pre-seed **$4.0M** *3 new* [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) Source recorded SEC filing: $50K sold, first sale Aug 2023

## Founders and team

From Focal's own website: 5 on the team.

- **Lachlan Shum** CEO
- **Jason Mah Ming** CFO
- **Kirsty Tait** Design Lead
- **Sebastian Huxley** Ads Manager
- **Troy Pawloski** Studio 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.

**Pre-seed** 2023 **Pre-seed** 2024 **Pre-seed** 2024 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere)

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **1** round

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

[Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Focal

### Who invested in Focal?

Focal's investors include Y Combinator, Collaborative Fund, Storm Ventures and Third Sphere.

### 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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