# Freehand funding: rounds and investors

> Freehand has raised $76M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Battery Ventures, NewRoad Capital Partners and Crowdcube. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Freehand*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 IT Services Logistics Supply Chain

Raised 3 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$76M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 3 sources

**$597K** Round **$75M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $75M Jul 2026
- **Led by:** Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners
- **Step-up i:** 125.6×
- **Investors:** 6 (2 led)

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$597K** Round

**$75M** Series B

- **First round:** Round, $597K
- **Biggest round:** $75M
- **Between rounds:** 4.4 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Series B **$75M** *5 new* [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) Lead [NewRoad Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newroad-capital-partners) Lead [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) [PSP Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/psp-growth) [Penny Pritzker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/penny-pritzker) Reported by Crunchbase News and 1 other
- **Mar 2022** Round **$597K** *1 new* [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Freehand's own website: 2 founders, 1 on the team.

**Nitin Jayakrishnan** Co-founder & CEO

**Abhijeet Manohar** Co-founder & CPTO

- **Saravana Kumar** CTO

## 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.

**Round** 2022 **Series B** 2026 [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) L [NewRoad Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newroad-capital-partners) L [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) [PSP Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/psp-growth) [Penny Pritzker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/penny-pritzker)

## Everyone who backed them

[Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[NewRoad Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newroad-capital-partners) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) VC firm **1** round

[Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[PSP Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/psp-growth) Private equity **1** round

[Penny Pritzker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/penny-pritzker) Angel **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Freehand 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.

[Iron Pillar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/devavrat-jatia) VC firm Per its own site

[NewBuild Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newbuild-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Freehand

### Who invested in Freehand?

Freehand's investors include Battery Ventures, NewRoad Capital Partners, Crowdcube, Nexus Venture Partners and PSP Growth, and 1 more on record. Battery Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Freehand raised?

Freehand has raised $76M across 2 rounds since 2022.

### When did Freehand last raise?

Freehand's most recent round was a Series B of $75M in Jul 2026, led by Battery Ventures.

### What was Freehand's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $75M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Freehand first?

Freehand's first round on record, in Mar 2022, was backed by Crowdcube.

### What stage is Freehand at?

Freehand's latest named round is a Series B, in Jul 2026.

### Where is Freehand based?

Freehand is based in the United States.

### Who led Freehand's rounds?

Battery Ventures led the Series B in 2026.

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