# Phenom People funding: rounds and investors > Phenom People has raised $28M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include Sierra Ventures, Omidyar Network and Sigma Prime Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/phenom-people (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Phenom People* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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. Enterprise Valuation: $1.4B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$28M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources **$6.0M** Series A **$22M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $22M May 2018 - **Step-up i:** 3.7× - **Investors:** 6 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. 2016 2017 2018 **$6.0M** Series A **$22M** Series B - **First round:** Series A, $6.0M - **Biggest round:** $22M - **Between rounds:** 2.6 years ## The rounds - **May 2018** Series B **$22M** *3 new* [Omidyar Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network) [Sigma Prime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-prime-ventures) AXA Venture Partners/ Sierra Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $19M sold, first sale May 2018 - **Oct 2015** Series A **$6.0M** *3 new* [Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) [Karlani Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karlani-capital) Tim Guleri From a historical funding record SEC filing: $7.0M sold, first sale Oct 2015 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team. - **Brad Goldoor** Executive Officer, Director i - **Ed Newman** Executive Officer i - **Hari Bayireddi** Executive Officer, Director i - **Joseph Smith** Executive Officer i - **Mahe Bayireddi** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Alex Scherbakovsky* *Rudy Karsan* *Tim Guleri* ## 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** 2015 **Series B** 2018 [Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) [Omidyar Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network) [Sigma Prime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-prime-ventures) [Karlani Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karlani-capital) AXA Venture Partners/ Sierra Tim Guleri ## Everyone who backed them [Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Omidyar Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network) Family office **1** round [Sigma Prime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-prime-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Karlani Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karlani-capital) VC firm **1** round AXA Venture Partners/ Sierra no record of our own yet **1** round Tim Guleri 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=phenom-people). ## Quick answers about Phenom People ### Who invested in Phenom People? Phenom People's investors include Sierra Ventures, Omidyar Network, Sigma Prime Ventures, Karlani Capital and AXA Venture Partners/ Sierra, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Phenom People raised? Phenom People has raised $28M across 2 rounds since 2015. ### When did Phenom People last raise? Phenom People's most recent round was a Series B of $22M in May 2018. ### What was Phenom People's biggest round? Its most recent round, $22M in May 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Phenom People first? Phenom People's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by Sierra Ventures, Karlani Capital and Tim Guleri. ### What stage is Phenom People at? Phenom People's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2018. ### Where is Phenom People based? Phenom People is based in the United States. ## Companies like Phenom People In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**MURAL** $67M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mural)[**Fireworks AI** $1.7B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireworks-ai)[**Otter.ai** $360M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/otter-ai)[**Town** $241M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)[**Opsin** $21M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsin)[**Clueso** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clueso) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app