# Inception funding: rounds and investors > Inception has raised $50M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Menlo Ventures, Mayfield Fund and Neo. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/inception (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI VR & AR Raised 12 months ago Follow Inception and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Finception) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$50M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Seed, $50M Nov 2025 - **Led by:** Menlo Ventures - **Investors:** 16 (1 led) See who backed them ## The rounds - **Nov 2025** Seed **$50M** [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) Lead [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) [Dreamit Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dreamit-ventures) [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) [Amplify Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners) [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) [Neotribe Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neotribe-ventures) [Andrej Karpathy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrej-karpathy) [Snowflake Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowflake-startup-challenge) [Microsoft's M12 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft-s-m12-fund) [Andrew Ng](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-ng) [Databricks Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/databricks-investment) [Nvidia's venture arm NVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia-s-venture-arm-nventures) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other SEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Jan 2026 ## Everyone who backed them [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) VC firm **1** round [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) Accelerator **1** round [Dreamit Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dreamit-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) VC firm **1** round [Amplify Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners) VC firm **1** round [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) Corporate VC **1** round [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Corporate VC **1** round [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) VC firm **1** round [Neotribe Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neotribe-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Andrej Karpathy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrej-karpathy) VC firm **1** round [Snowflake Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowflake-startup-challenge) Corporate VC **1** round [Microsoft's M12 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft-s-m12-fund) VC firm **1** round [Andrew Ng](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-ng) Angel **1** round [Databricks Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/databricks-investment) VC firm **1** round [Nvidia's venture arm NVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia-s-venture-arm-nventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=inception). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Inception 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. [Ataria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ataria) Corporate VC Per its own site ## Quick answers about Inception ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like Inception In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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