# Orkes funding: rounds and investors > Orkes has raised $80M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Battery Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and Nexus Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/orkes (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Orkes* 2 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. AI Consumer Apps Raised 6 months ago Follow Orkes and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Forkes) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$80M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources **$20M** Series A **$60M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $60M Apr 2026 - **Led by:** AVP - **Step-up i:** 3× - **Investors:** 8 (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. 2024 2025 2026 **$20M** Series A **$60M** Series B - **First round:** Series A, $20M - **Biggest round:** $60M - **Between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Series B **$60M** *3 new* *4 returning* [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) Lead [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) [Vertex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures) [Prosperity7 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosperity7-ventures) [Vertex Ventures US](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures-us) Reported by Ventureburn - **Feb 2024** Series A **$20M** *5 new* [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) [Vertex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures) [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Orkes's own website: 3 founders. **Jeu George** CEO and Co-Founder **Dilip Lukose** CPO and Co-Founder **Viren Baraiya** CTO and Co-Founder ## 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. **Series A** 2024 **Series B** 2026 [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) [Vertex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures) [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) L [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) [Prosperity7 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosperity7-ventures) [Vertex Ventures US](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures-us) ## Everyone who backed them [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) VC firm **2** rounds [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Vertex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) Angel **1** round [Prosperity7 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosperity7-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Vertex Ventures US](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures-us) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=orkes). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Orkes as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Olima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/olima-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Orkes ### Who invested in Orkes? Orkes's investors include Battery Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures and AVP, and 3 more on record. AVP led its latest round. ### How much has Orkes raised? Orkes has raised $80M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Orkes last raise? Orkes's most recent round was a Series B of $60M in Apr 2026, led by AVP. ### What was Orkes's biggest round? Its most recent round, $60M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Orkes first? Orkes's first round on record, in Feb 2024, was backed by Battery Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and Nexus Venture Partners and 2 others. ### What stage is Orkes at? Orkes's latest named round is a Series B, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Orkes based? Orkes is based in the United States. ### Who led Orkes's rounds? AVP led the Series B in 2026. ## Companies like Orkes In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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