# Operative funding: rounds and investors

> Operative has raised $500K across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Y Combinator. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/operative (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Operative*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$500K** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $500K Jun 2025
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jun 2025** Pre-seed **$500K** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Operative's own website: 8 on the team.

- **Mike Napodano** CEO
- **Ben Tatta** Chief Strategy Officer
- **Dang Ly** Chief Product & Technology Officer
- **David Azoulay** Chief Information Security Officer
- **Hanan Aharoni** Chief Financial and Operations Officer
- **Karthik Marimuthu** Chief Information Officer
- **Michael Pollard** Chief Customer Officer
- **Alyssa Greenspan** General Counsel

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

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## Quick answers about Operative

### Who invested in Operative?

Operative's investors include Y Combinator.

### How much has Operative raised?

Operative has raised $500K across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Operative last raise?

Operative's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Jun 2025.

### What was Operative's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $500K in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Operative first?

Operative's first round on record, in Jun 2025, was backed by Y Combinator.

### What stage is Operative at?

Operative's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Jun 2025.

### Where is Operative based?

Operative is based in the United States.

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