# Parley funding: rounds and investors

> Parley has raised across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Y Combinator and Team Ignite Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Parley*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors 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

**Undisclosed** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2025
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jan 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Parley's own website: 3 on the team.

- **Philip Smart** Chief Executive Officer
- **Ian Edwards** Chief Technical Officer
- **Jackson Perry** Chief Operations Officer

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Parley 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.

[Pegasus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-capital-advisors) Private equity Per its own site

[Sterling Road](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sterling-road) VC firm Per its own site

[Product10x - AI Studio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/product10x-ai-studio) Accelerator Per its own site

## Quick answers about Parley

### Who invested in Parley?

Parley's investors include Y Combinator and Team Ignite Ventures.

### How much has Parley raised?

Parley has raised 1 round since 2025, none with a disclosed amount.

### When did Parley last raise?

Parley's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2025.

### Who backed Parley first?

Parley's first round on record, in Jan 2025, was backed by Y Combinator and Team Ignite Ventures.

### What stage is Parley at?

Parley's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2025.

### Where is Parley based?

Parley is based in the United States.

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