# Guidesly funding: rounds and investors > Guidesly has raised $9.5M across 2 rounds since 2011. Investors include Y Combinator, Greycroft and NYC Seed. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/guidesly (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Guidesly* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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. IT Services Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$9.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 3 sources - **Latest round:** Series A, $9.5M Jan 2025 - **Investors:** 3 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. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **?** Seed **$9.5M** Series A - **First round:** Seed - **Biggest round:** $9.5M - **Between rounds:** 14 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2025** Series A **$9.5M** *2 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) Reported by Elysian Park Ventures and 1 other SEC filing: $5.6M sold, first sale Dec 2024 - **Jan 2011** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [NYC Seed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nyc-seed) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Guidesly's own website: 1 founder, 3 on the team. **David Lord** Founder & CEO - **Kanykanty Shiva Prasad** Head of Technology - **Sean Fagan** Head of Sales - **Taylor Lord** Cofounder, Head of Product ## 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** 2011 **Series A** 2025 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [NYC Seed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nyc-seed) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **1** round [NYC Seed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nyc-seed) Angel network **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=guidesly). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Guidesly 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. [YETI Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yeti-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Poppy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/poppy-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Guidesly ### Who invested in Guidesly? Guidesly's investors include Y Combinator, Greycroft and NYC Seed. ### How much has Guidesly raised? Guidesly has raised $9.5M across 2 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Guidesly last raise? Guidesly's most recent round was a Series A of $9.5M in Jan 2025. ### What was Guidesly's biggest round? Its most recent round, $9.5M in Jan 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Guidesly first? Guidesly's first round on record, in Jan 2011, was backed by NYC Seed. ### What stage is Guidesly at? Guidesly's latest named round is a Series A, in Jan 2025. ### Where is Guidesly based? Guidesly is based in the United States. ## Companies like Guidesly In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Chariot Claims** $23M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/chariot-claims)[**Subeca** $9.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/subeca)[**FlexCompute** $53M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexcompute)[**Negosh** $3.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/negosh)[**StarLifter** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/starlifter)[**Litewave.AI** $1.7M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/litewave-ai) ## 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