# Phaidra funding: rounds and investors

> Phaidra has raised $50M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Index Ventures, Collaborative Fund and NVIDIA. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Phaidra*

One round we have observed, with the 5 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

**$50M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series B, $50M Oct 2025
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Oct 2025** Series B **$50M** [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [S32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s32) [Flying Fish Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fish-partners) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Phaidra's own website: 3 founders, 8 on the team.

**Jim Gao** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

**Katie Hoffman** Co-Founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer

**Veda Panneershelvam** Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer

- **Christopher Vause** Chief Product Officer
- **David Harrison** Chief Financial Officer
- **Heather Lo Gullo** Head of Business and People Operations
- **Parker Reed** VP of Legal
- **Tim Cheadle** VP of Engineering
- **Torbjorn Svensson** VP of Sales
- **Chadwick Thresher** Director of Cyber Enablement
- **Kenzo Spaulding** Director of Infrastructure Engineering

## Everyone who backed them

[Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **1** round

[NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **1** round

[S32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s32) VC firm **1** round

[Flying Fish Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fish-partners) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 6 firms list Phaidra 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.

[Section 32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/section-32) VC firm Per its own site

[Vela Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vela-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Character](https://millionrounds.com/fund/character-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Cool Climate Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cool-climate-collective) Angel network Per its own site

[Growth Enjin Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growth-enjin-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Root and Shoot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/root-and-shoot-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Phaidra

### Who invested in Phaidra?

Phaidra's investors include Index Ventures, Collaborative Fund, NVIDIA, S32 and Flying Fish Partners.

### How much has Phaidra raised?

Phaidra has raised $50M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Phaidra last raise?

Phaidra's most recent round was a Series B of $50M in Oct 2025.

### What was Phaidra's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $50M in Oct 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Phaidra first?

Phaidra's first round on record, in Oct 2025, was backed by Index Ventures, Collaborative Fund and NVIDIA and 2 others.

### What stage is Phaidra at?

Phaidra's latest named round is a Series B, in Oct 2025.

### Where is Phaidra based?

Phaidra is based in the United States.

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