United Kingdom · 
Who invested in Hero?
Hero's investors include BoxGroup, Refactor Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs and K Fund, and 8 more on record.
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$12MSeries A$1.6MRound$500KPre-seed?Venture$12MSeries A?VentureUnited Kingdom · Venture startup
Who invested in Hero
6 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$26Mraised across 6 rounds since 2018, from 6 sources
$12MSeries A$1.6MRound$500KPre-seed$12MSeries A
- Latest round
- VentureMay 2025
- Biggest round
- $12MSeries A · Jun 2024
- Investors
- 13
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $12M Oct 2018
- Biggest round
- $12M Series A · Jun 2024
- Usual gap between rounds
- 11 months the median of 5
The rounds
- May 2025VentureAmount undisclosed3 new2 returning
Source recorded
- Jun 2024
- Jan 2023
- Aug 2022
- Jun 2019
- Oct 2018Series A$12M4 new
BoxGroup
Refactor Capital- Brainchild Holdings/ Naval Ravikant
- Third Kind
Reported by FinSMEs
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.
Series A2018Round2019Pre-seed2022Venture2023Series A2024Venture2025BoxGroupRefactor Capital
Y Combinator
FJ Labs
K Fund
Pareto Holdings
Naval Ravikant
Company Ventures
Valar Ventures
Paua Ventures
BoxGroupRefactor CapitalY CombinatorFJ LabsK FundPareto HoldingsNaval RavikantCompany VenturesValar VenturesPaua VenturesEveryone who backed them
Brainchild Holdings/ Naval Ravikantno record of our own yet1round
Third Kindno record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Hero
How much has Hero raised?
Hero has raised $26M across 6 rounds since 2018. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Hero last raise?
Hero's most recent round was a Venture in May 2025.
What was Hero's biggest round?
Hero's largest round on record is $12M (Series A), in Jun 2024.
Who backed Hero first?
Hero's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by BoxGroup, Refactor Capital and Brainchild Holdings/ Naval Ravikant and 1 others.
What stage is Hero at?
Hero's latest named round is a Venture, in May 2025.
Where is Hero based?
Hero is based in the United Kingdom.
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