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Who invested in Inception?
Inception's investors include Menlo Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Neo, Dreamit Ventures and Innovation Endeavors, and 11 more on record. Menlo Ventures led its latest round.
United States · Seed startup
Who invested in Inception
One round we have observed, with the 16 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 12 months ago
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$50Mraised across 1 round since 2025, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- Seed, $50MNov 2025
- Led by
- Menlo Ventures
- Investors
- 16 (1 led)
The rounds
- Nov 2025Seed$50M
Menlo VenturesLead
Mayfield Fund
Neo
Dreamit Ventures
Innovation Endeavors
Amplify Partners
Endeavor
Microsoft
nVentures
Neotribe Ventures- Andrej Karpathy
Snowflake Ventures- Microsoft's M12 fund
Andrew Ng- Databricks Investment
- Nvidia's venture arm NVentures
Reported by TechCrunch and 1 otherSEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Jan 2026
Everyone who backed them
Andrej KarpathyVC firm1round
Microsoft's M12 fundVC firm1round
Databricks InvestmentVC firm1round
Nvidia's venture arm NVenturesVC firm1round
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Quick answers about Inception
How much has Inception raised?
Inception has raised $50M across 1 round since 2025.
When did Inception last raise?
Inception's most recent round was a Seed of $50M in Nov 2025, led by Menlo Ventures.
What was Inception's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $50M in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Inception first?
Inception's first round on record, in Nov 2025, was backed by Menlo Ventures, Mayfield Fund and Neo and 13 others.
What stage is Inception at?
Inception's latest named round is a Seed, in Nov 2025.
Where is Inception based?
Inception is based in the United States.
Who led Inception's rounds?
Menlo Ventures led the Seed in 2025.
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