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Who invested in Metal

3 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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.

AISaaSSoftware

Raised 2 months agoY Combinator: W23

Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026

$31Mraised across 3 rounds since 2025, from 5 sources

$5.0MSeed$26MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $26MSept 2026
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Investors
11 (1 led)
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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.

2026
$5.0MSeed?Venture$26MVenture
First round
Seed, $5.0M
Sept 2025
Biggest round
$26M
Venture · Sept 2026
Usual gap between rounds
8 months
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Sept 2026
    Venture$26M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Source recorded

  2. Jun 2026
    VentureAmount undisclosed3 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  3. Sept 2025

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.

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
Base10 PartnersVC firm1round, led 1
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm1round
FJ LabsVC firm1round
Pioneer FundPrivate equity1round
Goodwater CapitalVC firm1round
FirstMarkVC firm1round
Shunwei CapitalVC firm1round
Innoangel FundVC firm1round
Yonghua CapitalVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Metal 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.

Phaze VenturesAcceleratorPer its own site
Indus Valley CapitalVC firmPer its own site
AngelsBandAngel networkPer its own site

Quick answers about Metal

Who invested in Metal?

Metal's investors include Y Combinator, Base10 Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, FJ Labs and Pioneer Fund, and 6 more on record.

How much has Metal raised?

Metal has raised $31M across 3 rounds since 2025. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Metal last raise?

Metal's most recent round was a Venture of $26M in Sept 2026.

What was Metal's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $26M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Metal first?

Metal's first round on record, in Sept 2025, was backed by Base10 Partners, Y Combinator and FJ Labs and 5 others.

What stage is Metal at?

Metal's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2026.

Where is Metal based?

Metal is based in the United States.

Who led Metal's rounds?

Base10 Partners led the Seed in 2025.

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