# HQ funding: rounds and investors > HQ has raised $13M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include Global Brain Corporation, SMBC Venture Capital and Mizuho Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/hq (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *HQ* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$13M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources **$233K** Seed **$13M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $13M Dec 2024 - **Step-up i:** 56.3× - **Investors:** 7 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. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **$233K** Seed **$13M** Series B - **First round:** Seed, $233K - **Biggest round:** $13M - **Between rounds:** 9.3 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2024** Series B **$13M** *6 new* [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) [Spiral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spiral-capital) [Coral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coral-capital) Source recorded - **Aug 2015** Seed **$233K** *1 new* [Ascension Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension-ventures) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From HQ's own website: 2 founders, 5 on the team. **Amiad Solomon** Co-Founder & CEO **Itay Ovits** Co-Founder & CTO - **Aaron LaFave** Senior Vice President - **Noam Nir** Senior Vice President of Product - **Yoram Freund** CFO - **Jeff LaFave** Managing Director - **Taly Medvin** HR Director ## 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** 2015 **Series B** 2024 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) [Spiral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spiral-capital) [Coral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coral-capital) [Ascension Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) VC firm **1** round [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) Investment bank **1** round [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) VC firm **1** round [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) VC firm **1** round [Spiral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spiral-capital) VC firm **1** round [Coral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coral-capital) VC firm **1** round [Ascension Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=hq). ## Quick answers about HQ ### Who invested in HQ? HQ's investors include Global Brain Corporation, SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital, Nissay Capital and Spiral Capital, and 2 more on record. ### How much has HQ raised? HQ has raised $13M across 2 rounds since 2015. ### When did HQ last raise? HQ's most recent round was a Series B of $13M in Dec 2024. ### What was HQ's biggest round? Its most recent round, $13M in Dec 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed HQ first? HQ's first round on record, in Aug 2015, was backed by Ascension Ventures. ### What stage is HQ at? HQ's latest named round is a Series B, in Dec 2024. ### Where is HQ based? HQ is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like HQ In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Marrow** $2.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/marrow)[**Cognitive Credit** $64M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognitive-credit)[**Opply** $23M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opply)[**XRlabs** $8.4M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xrlabs)[**Salience Labs** $169M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs)[**Affinity Labs** $3.2M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/affinity-labs) ## 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