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Who invested in Hylete

3 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

E-commerce

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.6Mraised across 3 rounds since 2009, from 3 sources

$300KVenture$1.3MVenture
Latest round
VentureSept 2021
Biggest round
$1.3MVenture · Mar 2015
Investors
2
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2009201120132015201720192021
$300KVenture$1.3MVenture?Venture
First round
Venture, $300K
Oct 2009
Biggest round
$1.3M
Venture · Mar 2015
Usual gap between rounds
6.5 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Sept 2021
    VentureAmount undisclosed2 new

    Source recordedSEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Jun 2021

  2. Mar 2015
    Venture$1.3M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.3M sold, first sale Feb 2014

  3. Oct 2009
    Venture$300K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

Funding filed with regulators

Hylete filed 4 raises, $7.3M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Mar 2020$1.3Mof $12M offeredRegulation A
  2. Feb 2020$1.1Motherof $1.1M offeredCrowdfunding
  3. May 2018$3.9Mof $5.0M offeredRegulation A
  4. May 2017$1.0Mcommon stockCrowdfunding

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed.

On the board, as filediDavid FraserGreg SeareSteven Roy

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.

Venture2009Venture2015Venture2021StartEngineCircle Up

Everyone who backed them

StartEngineAngel network1round
Circle UpHedge fund1round

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Quick answers about Hylete

Who invested in Hylete?

Hylete's investors include StartEngine and Circle Up.

How much has Hylete raised?

Hylete has raised $1.6M across 3 rounds since 2009. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Hylete last raise?

Hylete's most recent round was a Venture in Sept 2021.

What was Hylete's biggest round?

Hylete's largest round on record is $1.3M (Venture), in Mar 2015.

Who backed Hylete first?

Hylete's first round on record, in Sept 2021, was backed by StartEngine and Circle Up.

What stage is Hylete at?

Hylete's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2021.

Where is Hylete based?

Hylete is based in the United States.

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