# Mystery Science funding: rounds and investors > Mystery Science has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include 500 Global, Learn Capital and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/mystery-science (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Mystery Science* 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. Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$2.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources **$500K** Seed **$2.0M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $2.0M Oct 2017 - **Step-up i:** 4× - **Investors:** 5 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. 2015 2016 2017 **$500K** Seed **$2.0M** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $500K - **Biggest round:** $2.0M - **Between rounds:** 3.4 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2017** Seed **$2.0M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) Source recorded - **Apr 2014** Seed **$500K** *3 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) From a historical funding record ## 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** 2014 **Seed** 2017 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) VC firm **1** round [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=mystery-science). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Mystery Science 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. [Imagine K12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imagine-k12) Accelerator Per its own site [Catapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-vc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Mystery Science ### Who invested in Mystery Science? Mystery Science's investors include 500 Global, Learn Capital, Y Combinator, Reach and NewSchools Venture Fund. ### How much has Mystery Science raised? Mystery Science has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds since 2014. ### When did Mystery Science last raise? Mystery Science's most recent round was a Seed of $2.0M in Oct 2017. ### What was Mystery Science's biggest round? Its most recent round, $2.0M in Oct 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Mystery Science first? Mystery Science's first round on record, in Apr 2014, was backed by 500 Global, Learn Capital and NewSchools Venture Fund. ### What stage is Mystery Science at? Mystery Science's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2017. ### Where is Mystery Science based? Mystery Science is based in the United States. ## Companies like Mystery Science In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Sharp Performance** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharp-performance)[**Clasp** $28M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clasp)[**Scholar Education** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/scholar-education)[**Snorkel AI** $350M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/snorkel-ai)[**Positron** $732M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/positron)[**Wild Zebra** $8.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/wild-zebra) ## 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