# Palenca funding: rounds and investors > Palenca has raised $4.0M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global and Foundation Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/palenca (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Brazil · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Palenca* 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. Big Data & Analytics Raised 6 months ago Y Combinator: S21 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$4.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 3 sources - **Latest round:** Seed, $4.0M May 2026 - **Led by:** Experian - **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. 2025 2026 **?** Venture **$4.0M** Seed - **First round:** Venture - **Biggest round:** $4.0M - **Between rounds:** 2.1 years ## The rounds - **May 2026** Seed **$4.0M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Experian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/experian) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) [Gilgamesh Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gilgamesh-ventures) [Dhow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhow-ventures) Reported by Contxto and 1 other - **Apr 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *5 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) [Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) Source recorded ## 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. **Venture** 2024 **Seed** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) [Experian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/experian) L [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) [Gilgamesh Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gilgamesh-ventures) [Dhow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhow-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Experian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/experian) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) VC firm **1** round [Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Gilgamesh Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gilgamesh-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Dhow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhow-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=palenca). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Palenca 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. [99 Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/99-startups) VC firm Per its own site [Nido Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nido-ventures) VC firm 2022, per its site [GG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gg-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Sur Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sur-ventures) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about Palenca ### Who invested in Palenca? Palenca's investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global, Foundation Capital, Experian and Bossa Invest, and 3 more on record. Experian led its latest round. ### How much has Palenca raised? Palenca has raised $4.0M across 2 rounds since 2024. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Palenca last raise? Palenca's most recent round was a Seed of $4.0M in May 2026, led by Experian. ### What was Palenca's biggest round? Its most recent round, $4.0M in May 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Palenca first? Palenca's first round on record, in Apr 2024, was backed by Y Combinator, 500 Global and Bossa Invest and 2 others. ### What stage is Palenca at? Palenca's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2026. ### Where is Palenca based? Palenca is based in Brazil. ### Who led Palenca's rounds? Experian led the Seed in 2026. ## Companies like Palenca In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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