# Hero funding: rounds and investors > Hero has raised $26M across 6 rounds since 2018. Investors include BoxGroup, Refactor Capital and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/hero (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Biotech Fitness Healthcare Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$26M** raised across 6 rounds since 2018, from 6 sources **$12M** Series A **$1.6M** Round **$500K** Pre-seed **$12M** Series A - **Latest round:** Venture May 2025 - **Biggest round:** $12M Series A · Jun 2024 - **Investors:** 13 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. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$12M** Series A **$1.6M** Round **$500K** Pre-seed **?** Venture **$12M** Series A **?** Venture - **First round:** Series A, $12M - **Biggest round:** $12M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **May 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* *2 returning* [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) [Company Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures) [Refactor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/refactor-capital) [Third Kind Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-kind-venture-capital) Source recorded - **Jun 2024** Series A **$12M** *4 new* [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) [Paua Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paua-ventures) Source recorded - **Jan 2023** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) Source recorded - **Aug 2022** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded - **Jun 2019** Round **$1.6M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Angelnews - **Oct 2018** Series A **$12M** *4 new* [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Refactor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/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 A** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Pre-seed** 2022 **Venture** 2023 **Series A** 2024 **Venture** 2025 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Refactor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/refactor-capital) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) [Company Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) [Paua Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paua-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **2** rounds [Refactor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/refactor-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) VC firm **1** round [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) VC firm **1** round [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) VC firm **1** round [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) VC firm **1** round [Company Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) VC firm **1** round [Paua Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paua-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Third Kind Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-kind-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round Brainchild Holdings/ Naval Ravikant no record of our own yet **1** round Third Kind 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=hero). ## Quick answers about Hero ### Who invested in Hero? Hero's investors include BoxGroup, Refactor Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs and K Fund, and 8 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Hero In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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