# Gradient funding: rounds and investors > Gradient has raised $24M across 5 rounds since 2018. Investors include VentureFriends, Kima Ventures and BoxGroup. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Gradient* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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. Advertising & Adtech AI Cleantech Professional Services Raised this month Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$24M** raised across 5 rounds since 2018, from 6 sources **$3.5M** Seed **$7.2M** Venture **$9.5M** Series A **$4.0M** Pre-seed - **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $4.0M Oct 2026 - **Led by:** VentureFriends - **Biggest round:** $9.5M Series A · Feb 2024 - **Investors:** 16 (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. 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$3.5M** Seed **$7.2M** Venture **$9.5M** Series A **?** Venture **$4.0M** Pre-seed - **First round:** Seed, $3.5M - **Biggest round:** $9.5M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Pre-seed **$4.0M** *5 new* [VentureFriends](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturefriends) Lead [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Tiny VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiny-supercomputer-investment-company) [Heartfelt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartfelt) [Acadian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acadian-ventures) Reported by Tech Funding News SEC filing: $2.1M sold - **Jul 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Wing Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing-venture-capital) Source recorded - **Feb 2024** Series A **$9.5M** *4 new* [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) [Safar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safar-partners) Source recorded - **Mar 2023** Venture **$7.2M** *2 new* [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) Source recorded - **Oct 2018** Seed **$3.5M** *4 new* [Flying Fish Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fish-partners) [MDC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mdc-ventures) [Black Jays Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/black-jays-ventures) Flying Fish Partners/ PSL Reported by FinSMEs and 1 other ## 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** 2018 **Venture** 2023 **Series A** 2024 **Venture** 2024 **Pre-seed** 2026 [VentureFriends](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturefriends) L [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Wing Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing-venture-capital) [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) [Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) [Tiny VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiny-supercomputer-investment-company) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) [Safar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safar-partners) ## Everyone who backed them [VentureFriends](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturefriends) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) VC firm **1** round [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **1** round [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **1** round [Wing Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) VC firm **1** round [Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) VC firm **1** round [Tiny VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiny-supercomputer-investment-company) VC firm **1** round [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) VC firm **1** round [Safar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safar-partners) VC firm **1** round [Flying Fish Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fish-partners) VC firm **1** round [Heartfelt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartfelt) VC firm **1** round [MDC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mdc-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Acadian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acadian-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Black Jays Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/black-jays-ventures) VC firm **1** round Flying Fish Partners/ PSL no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=gradient). ## Quick answers about Gradient ### Who invested in Gradient? Gradient's investors include VentureFriends, Kima Ventures, BoxGroup, US Department of Energy and Wing Venture Capital, and 11 more on record. VentureFriends led its latest round. ### How much has Gradient raised? Gradient has raised $24M across 5 rounds since 2018. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Gradient last raise? Gradient's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $4.0M in Oct 2026, led by VentureFriends. ### What was Gradient's biggest round? Gradient's largest round on record is $9.5M (Series A), in Feb 2024. ### Who backed Gradient first? Gradient's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by Flying Fish Partners, MDC Ventures and Black Jays Investments and 1 others. ### What stage is Gradient at? Gradient's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Oct 2026. ### Where is Gradient based? Gradient is based in the United States. ### Who led Gradient's rounds? VentureFriends led the Pre-seed in 2026. ## Companies like Gradient In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**Amogy** $125M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/amogy)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**Kalshi** $2.7B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalshi)[**LanzaJet** $67M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanzajet)[**Albert Invent** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert-invent) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app