# Instant funding: rounds and investors > Instant has raised $23M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Hummingbird Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and Hearst Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/instant (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Australia · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Instant* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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. E-commerce Fintech Follow Instant and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Finstant) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$23M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources **$5.3M** Seed **$18M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $18M Mar 2025 - **Led by:** Hummingbird Ventures - **Step-up i:** 3.4× - **Investors:** 12 (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. 2023 2024 2025 **$5.3M** Seed **$18M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $5.3M - **Biggest round:** $18M - **Between rounds:** 2.5 years ## The rounds - **Mar 2025** Series A **$18M** *9 new* [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) Lead [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) [Inventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure) [Justin Mateen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-mateen) [Reinventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reinventure) [TEN13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ten13) [Larry Diamond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-diamond) [Accel Ventures scout fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel-ventures-scout-fund) Reported by Startup Daily - **Sept 2022** Seed **$5.3M** *3 new* [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) 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. **Seed** 2022 **Series A** 2025 [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) L [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) [Inventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure) [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) [Justin Mateen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-mateen) [Reinventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reinventure) [TEN13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ten13) ## Everyone who backed them [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) VC firm **1** round [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) VC firm **1** round [Inventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure) VC firm **1** round [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) VC firm **1** round [Justin Mateen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-mateen) VC firm **1** round [Reinventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reinventure) VC firm **1** round [TEN13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ten13) VC firm **1** round [Larry Diamond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-diamond) VC firm **1** round [Accel Ventures scout fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel-ventures-scout-fund) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=instant). ## Quick answers about Instant ### Who invested in Instant? Instant's investors include Hummingbird Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Hearst Ventures, HV Capital and N1, and 7 more on record. Hummingbird Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Instant raised? Instant has raised $23M across 2 rounds since 2022. ### When did Instant last raise? Instant's most recent round was a Series A of $18M in Mar 2025, led by Hummingbird Ventures. ### What was Instant's biggest round? Its most recent round, $18M in Mar 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Instant first? Instant's first round on record, in Sept 2022, was backed by Hearst Ventures, HV Capital and Firstminute Capital. ### What stage is Instant at? Instant's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2025. ### Where is Instant based? Instant is based in Australia. ### Who led Instant's rounds? Hummingbird Ventures led the Series A in 2025. ## Companies like Instant In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Athena** $115M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/athena)[**Bizcap** $175M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizcap)[**Archa** $72M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/archa)[**OpenDebt** $2.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendebt)[**Pearler** $16M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearler)[**Apate.AI** $11M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apate-ai) ## 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