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Who invested in People.ai

3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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.

AIEducationFintech

Valuation: $1.1B, Mar 2026Y Combinator: S16

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$97Mraised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources

$7.0MSeries A$30MSeries B$60MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $60MMay 2019
Led by
Iconiq Capital
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Investors
9 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20182019
$7.0MSeries A$30MSeries B$60MSeries C
First round
Series A, $7.0M
May 2017
Biggest round
$60M
Series C · May 2019
Usual gap between rounds
17 months
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. May 2019
  2. Oct 2018
  3. May 2017
    Series A$7.0M4 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

Founders and team

From People.ai's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team.

Oleg RogynskyyFounder & Board Member
  • Jason AmbroseCEO & Board Member
  • Chad O'ConnorChief Revenue Officer
  • Victor ChangChief Information Security Officer
  • Sonya SubramaniamVP, Product Management
  • Andrey AkselrodBoard Member
  • Elisa SteeleBoard Member
  • Nakul MandanBoard Member
  • Peter LevineBoard Member
  • Robin MatlockBoard Member
  • Will GriffithBoard Member

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.

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator3rounds
GGV CapitalVC firm2rounds
Iconiq CapitalGrowth equity1round, led 1
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm1round
SV AngelVC firm1round
Shasta VenturesVC firm1round
Lightspeed Venture Partners/ Indexno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 14 firms list People.ai 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.

Frontline VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Garage CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Irregular ExpressionsAngel networkPer its own site
Akkadian VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Dnipro VCVC firmPer its own site
Smart Partnership CapitalVC firmPer its own site
SpearheadVC firmPer its own site
Taurus VenturesVC firmPer its own site
1802 VenturesVC firmPer its own site
CapitalXPrivate equitySeries D, per its site
Hickory Falls VenturesFamily officePer its own site
Leap Takers PodcastVC firmPer its own site
Realm Capital VenturesVC firmPer its own site
UpVentures CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about People.ai

Who invested in People.ai?

People.ai's investors include Y Combinator, GGV Capital, Iconiq Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and SV Angel, and 4 more on record. Iconiq Capital led its latest round.

How much has People.ai raised?

People.ai has raised $97M across 3 rounds since 2017.

When did People.ai last raise?

People.ai's most recent round was a Series C of $60M in May 2019, led by Iconiq Capital.

What was People.ai's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $60M in May 2019, is also its largest on record.

Who backed People.ai first?

People.ai's first round on record, in May 2017, was backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel and Shasta Ventures and 1 others.

What stage is People.ai at?

People.ai's latest named round is a Series C, in May 2019.

Where is People.ai based?

People.ai is based in the United States.

Who led People.ai's rounds?

Iconiq Capital led the Series C in 2019.

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