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Who invested in Joy

4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

B2CConsumer GoodsSoftware

Raised 12 months agoY Combinator: S16

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$24Mraised across 4 rounds since 2016, from 4 sources

$2.5MSeed$7.0MRound$14MSeries A
Latest round
Series A, $14MNov 2025
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2018202020222024
$2.5MSeed$7.0MRound?Venture$14MSeries A
First round
Seed, $2.5M
Oct 2016
Biggest round
$14M
Series A · Nov 2025
Usual gap between rounds
3 years
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Nov 2025
    Series A$14M1 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Nov 2022
    VentureAmount undisclosed4 new

    Source recorded

  3. Dec 2017
    Round$7.0M1 returning

    Reported by TechCrunch

  4. Oct 2016
    Seed$2.5M3 new

    Reported by TechCrunch

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.

Seed2016Round2017Venture2022Series A2025Obvious VenturesY CombinatorGeneral CatalystGaingelsBoxGroupSierra VenturesForerunner VenturesThe Chernin Group

Everyone who backed them

Obvious VenturesAccelerator3rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
General CatalystVC firm1round
GaingelsPrivate equity1round
BoxGroupVC firm1round
Sierra VenturesVC firm1round
Forerunner VenturesVC firm1round
The Chernin GroupVC firm1round

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Quick answers about Joy

Who invested in Joy?

Joy's investors include Obvious Ventures, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Gaingels and BoxGroup, and 3 more on record.

How much has Joy raised?

Joy has raised $24M across 4 rounds since 2016. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Joy last raise?

Joy's most recent round was a Series A of $14M in Nov 2025.

What was Joy's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $14M in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Joy first?

Joy's first round on record, in Oct 2016, was backed by BoxGroup, Obvious Ventures and The Chernin Group.

What stage is Joy at?

Joy's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2025.

Where is Joy based?

Joy is based in the United States.

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