# Hype funding: rounds and investors > Hype has raised $11M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Y Combinator, Gaingels and Bossa Invest. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/hype (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Hype* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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. B2C Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$11M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources **$500K** Pre-seed **$10M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $10M Apr 2023 - **Step-up i:** 20× - **Investors:** 6 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. 2023 **$500K** Pre-seed **$10M** Series A - **First round:** Pre-seed, $500K - **Biggest round:** $10M - **Between rounds:** 7 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2023** Series A **$10M** *5 new* [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [Stripe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripe) Source recorded - **Sept 2022** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded ## 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. **Pre-seed** 2022 **Series A** 2023 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [Stripe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripe) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) VC firm **1** round [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) VC firm **1** round [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) VC firm **1** round [Stripe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripe) Company **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=hype). ## Quick answers about Hype ### Who invested in Hype? Hype's investors include Y Combinator, Gaingels, Bossa Invest, Village Global and Bloomberg Beta, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Hype raised? Hype has raised $11M across 2 rounds since 2022. ### When did Hype last raise? Hype's most recent round was a Series A of $10M in Apr 2023. ### What was Hype's biggest round? Its most recent round, $10M in Apr 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Hype first? Hype's first round on record, in Sept 2022, was backed by Y Combinator. ### What stage is Hype at? Hype's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2023. ### Where is Hype based? Hype is based in the United States. ## Companies like Hype In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Dan-O's Seasoning** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dan-o-s-seasoning)[**VIVA Finance** $370M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/viva-finance)[**Town** $241M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)[**Tolan** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)[**Persona** $210M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/persona)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory) ## 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