# GUDEA funding: rounds and investors > GUDEA has raised $8.5M across 3 rounds since 2023. Investors include Techstars, Groove Capital and Collide Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/gudea (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *GUDEA* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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 Raised 1 month ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$8.5M** raised across 3 rounds since 2023, from 7 sources **$1.5M** Seed **$7.0M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $7.0M Oct 2026 - **Led by:** Collide Capital and Silicon Road Ventures and 1 more - **Step-up i:** 4.7× - **Investors:** 5 (3 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. 2024 2025 2026 **$1.5M** Seed **?** Venture **$7.0M** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $7.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Seed **$7.0M** *3 new* [Collide Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collide-capital) Lead [Silicon Road Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silicon-road-ventures) Lead [Mudita Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mudita-venture-partners) Lead Reported by Crunchbase News and 4 others - **Apr 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Groove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groove-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $775K sold, first sale Apr 2025 - **Nov 2023** Seed **$1.5M** *2 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Groove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groove-capital) Source recorded ## Founders and team From GUDEA's own website: 3 founders. **Keith Presley** Founder & CEO **James Thomin** Founder & CTO **Jonathan Sperber** Founder & COO ## 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** 2023 **Venture** 2025 **Seed** 2026 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Groove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groove-capital) [Collide Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collide-capital) L [Silicon Road Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silicon-road-ventures) L [Mudita Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mudita-venture-partners) L ## Everyone who backed them [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **2** rounds [Groove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groove-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Collide Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collide-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Silicon Road Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silicon-road-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Mudita Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mudita-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round, led 1 Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=gudea). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list GUDEA 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. [Bread and Butter Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bread-and-butter-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Gopher Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gopher-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Victorum Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/victorum-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about GUDEA ### Who invested in GUDEA? GUDEA's investors include Techstars, Groove Capital, Collide Capital, Silicon Road Ventures and Mudita Venture Partners. Collide Capital led its latest round. ### How much has GUDEA raised? GUDEA has raised $8.5M across 3 rounds since 2023. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did GUDEA last raise? GUDEA's most recent round was a Seed of $7.0M in Oct 2026, led by Collide Capital. ### What was GUDEA's biggest round? Its most recent round, $7.0M in Oct 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed GUDEA first? GUDEA's first round on record, in Nov 2023, was backed by Techstars and Groove Capital. ### What stage is GUDEA at? GUDEA's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2026. ### Where is GUDEA based? GUDEA is based in the United States. ### Who led GUDEA's rounds? Collide Capital led the Seed in 2026. ## Companies like GUDEA In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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