Who invested in HyLight

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

ConstructionEnergyRobotics

Raised this monthY Combinator: S23

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$18Mraised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 5 sources

$3.9MSeed$15MSeries A

Latest round: Series A, $15MOct 2026
Led by: Rubio Impact Ventures
Step-upi: 3.7×
Investors: 8 (1 led)

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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.

20252026

$3.9MSeed$15MSeries A

First round: Seed, $3.9M
Biggest round: $15M
Between rounds: 2.5 years

The rounds

Oct 2026
Series A$15M3 new2 returning
Reported by Pulse 2.0 and 3 others
Apr 2024
Seed$3.9M5 new
Source recorded

Founders and team

From HyLight's own website: 3 founders, 21 on the team.

Martin BockenC0-Founder & CEO

Josef RokusekC0-Founder & CTO

Thomas LaporteC0-Founder & Cbo

Erwan PiquetChief of Staff
Charbel Bou MalhamHead Of Operations
Lois LeboulangerHead of Safety
Quentin DedeurwaerdereHead of Mechanical engineering
Sadek AmroucheHead of Industrialisation
Amine SlimouneGNC Engineer
Anatolii RainovOperations Manager
Christophe BéesauWeather Engineer
Fares SaadeSoftware engineer
Francisco OliveiraSenior Autonomous Drones Engineer
Jay TakahashiSoftware Development Intern
Jean DescazeaudEmbedded systems engineer
Jules SanglierFullstack engineer
Kossi Sylvanus AmeyidaEmbedded Data Analyst Intern
Louis RobFullstack engineer
Lounis KhiatSenior Embedded Software Engineer
Mischa MassonAerospace Engineer
Nicolas BoyéSenior Electrical Engineer

And 3 more on the team.

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.

Seed2024Series A2026

Y Combinator

Ring Capital

Rubio Impact VenturesL

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds

Ring CapitalVC firm2rounds

Rubio Impact VenturesVC firm1round, led 1

Kima VenturesVC firm1round

Collaborative FundVC firm1round

Berkeley SkyDeckAccelerator1round

DRWVC firm1round

Teampact venturesPrivate equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists HyLight as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

MyAsiaVCVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about HyLight

Who invested in HyLight?

HyLight's investors include Y Combinator, Ring Capital, Rubio Impact Ventures, Kima Ventures and Collaborative Fund, and 3 more on record. Rubio Impact Ventures led its latest round.