# People.ai funding: rounds and investors > People.ai has raised $97M across 3 rounds since 2017. Investors include Y Combinator, GGV Capital and Iconiq Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/people-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Education Fintech Valuation: $1.1B, Mar 2026 Y Combinator: S16 Follow People.ai and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fpeople-ai) Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$97M** raised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources **$7.0M** Series A **$30M** Series B **$60M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $60M May 2019 - **Led by:** Iconiq Capital - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 9 (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. 2018 2019 **$7.0M** Series A **$30M** Series B **$60M** Series C - **First round:** Series A, $7.0M - **Biggest round:** $60M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months ## The rounds - **May 2019** Series C **$60M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) Reported by FinSMEs - **Oct 2018** Series B **$30M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz/ Lightspeed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz-lightspeed) Reported by FinSMEs - **May 2017** Series A **$7.0M** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) Lightspeed Venture Partners/ Index Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From People.ai's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team. **Oleg Rogynskyy** Founder & Board Member - **Jason Ambrose** CEO & Board Member - **Chad O'Connor** Chief Revenue Officer - **Victor Chang** Chief Information Security Officer - **Sonya Subramaniam** VP, Product Management - **Andrey Akselrod** Board Member - **Elisa Steele** Board Member - **Nakul Mandan** Board Member - **Peter Levine** Board Member - **Robin Matlock** Board Member - **Will Griffith** Board 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. **Series A** 2017 **Series B** 2018 **Series C** 2019 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) L [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Andreessen Horowitz/ Lightspeed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz-lightspeed) Lightspeed Venture Partners/ Index ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **3** rounds [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Andreessen Horowitz/ Lightspeed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz-lightspeed) Growth equity **1** round Lightspeed Venture Partners/ Index no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=people-ai). ## 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 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Garage Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garage-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Irregular Expressions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/irregular-expressions) Angel network Per its own site [Akkadian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/akkadian-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Dnipro VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dnipro-vc) VC firm Per its own site [Smart Partnership Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smart-partnership-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Spearhead](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spearhead-2) VC firm Per its own site [Taurus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taurus-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [1802 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1802-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [CapitalX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalx) Private equity Series D, per its site [Hickory Falls Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hickory-falls-ventures) Family office Per its own site [Leap Takers Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leap-takers-podcast) VC firm Per its own site [Realm Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/realm-capital-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [UpVentures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upventures-capital) VC firm Per 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. ## Companies like People.ai In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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