# InsightFinder funding: rounds and investors > InsightFinder has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Yu Galaxy, National Science Foundation and Eight Roads Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/insightfinder (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *InsightFinder* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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. AI DevOps Education Raised 7 months ago Follow InsightFinder and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Finsightfinder) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$17M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources **$2.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $15M Apr 2026 - **Led by:** Yu Galaxy - **Step-up i:** 7.5× - **Investors:** 5 (1 led) 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. 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$2.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B - **First round:** Series A, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $15M - **Between rounds:** 8 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Series B **$15M** *4 new* [Yu Galaxy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yu-galaxy) Lead [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Eight Roads Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads) [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other - **Apr 2018** Series A **$2.0M** *1 new* Eight Roads Ventures/ The Propel(x) Network Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.1M sold, first sale Feb 2018 ## Funding filed with regulators InsightFinder filed 5 raises, $17M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - May 2022 **$9.9M** 27 investors equity SEC Form D - May 2021 **$2.0M** 10 investors options, securities on exercise SEC Form D - Jul 2020 **$725K** 7 investors debt, options, securities on exercise of $750K offered SEC Form D - Dec 2019 **$2.0M** 8 investors equity SEC Form D - Feb 2018 **$2.1M** 5 investors equity of $2.4M offered SEC Form D ## Founders and team From InsightFinder's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 7 on the team. **Dr. Helen Gu** Founder & CEO & Chief Scientist - **John Whittington** Chief Operating Officer - **Joe Starofsky** VP of Customer Success - **Josh Bollin** VP of Sales - **Banji Zhang** Director of Engineering - **Dr. Ting Dai** Senior Staff Data Scientist - **Theresa Potratz** Director of Growth Marketing - **Xiaohui Gu** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Chao Huang* *Ju Zhang* *Lister Delgado* *Miao Hong* ## 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. **Series A** 2018 **Series B** 2026 [Yu Galaxy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yu-galaxy) L [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Eight Roads Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads) [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) Eight Roads Ventures/ The Propel(x) Network ## Everyone who backed them [Yu Galaxy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yu-galaxy) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Eight Roads Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads) VC firm **1** round [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) VC firm **1** round Eight Roads Ventures/ The Propel(x) Network no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=insightfinder). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list InsightFinder as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Comcast](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast) Accelerator Per its own site [Eastlink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastlink-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about InsightFinder ### Who invested in InsightFinder? InsightFinder's investors include Yu Galaxy, National Science Foundation, Eight Roads Ventures, Triangle Tweener Fund and Eight Roads Ventures/ The Propel(x) Network. Yu Galaxy led its latest round. ### How much has InsightFinder raised? InsightFinder has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2018. ### When did InsightFinder last raise? InsightFinder's most recent round was a Series B of $15M in Apr 2026, led by Yu Galaxy. ### What was InsightFinder's biggest round? Its most recent round, $15M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed InsightFinder first? InsightFinder's first round on record, in Apr 2018, was backed by Eight Roads Ventures/ The Propel(x) Network. ### What stage is InsightFinder at? InsightFinder's latest named round is a Series B, in Apr 2026. ### Where is InsightFinder based? InsightFinder is based in the United States. ### Who led InsightFinder's rounds? Yu Galaxy led the Series B in 2026. ## Companies like InsightFinder In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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