# Phonely funding: rounds and investors

> Phonely has raised $18M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund and Team Ignite Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Phonely*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 Customer Experience

Raised 7 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$18M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Series A, $18M Apr 2026
- **Led by:** Base10 Partners
- **Investors:** 7 (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.

2025 2026

**?** Venture

**$18M** Series A

- **First round:** Venture
- **Biggest round:** $18M
- **Between rounds:** 18 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2026** Series A **$18M** *4 new* *3 returning* [Base10 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) [Engage CX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage-cx) [Etech Global Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etech-global-services) [TSA Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsa-group) Reported by Startup Daily SEC filing: $18M sold, first sale Dec 2025
- **Oct 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

Phonely filed one raise, $18M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Mar 2026 **$18M** 31 investors SEC Form D

## Founders and team

From Phonely's own website: 2 on the team.

- **Matthew Dillender** CTO · Engage CX
- **Lead Capture Rate** Time to Lead

## 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.

**Venture** 2024 **Series A** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) [Base10 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners) L [Engage CX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage-cx) [Etech Global Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etech-global-services) [TSA Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsa-group)

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity **2** rounds

[Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Base10 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Engage CX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage-cx) VC firm **1** round

[Etech Global Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etech-global-services) VC firm **1** round

[TSA Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsa-group) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Phonely 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.

[Phosphor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phosphor-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[CoreNest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corenest-capital) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Phonely

### Who invested in Phonely?

Phonely's investors include Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Team Ignite Ventures, Base10 Partners and Engage CX, and 2 more on record. Base10 Partners led its latest round.

### How much has Phonely raised?

Phonely has raised $18M across 2 rounds since 2024. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Phonely last raise?

Phonely's most recent round was a Series A of $18M in Apr 2026, led by Base10 Partners.

### What was Phonely's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $18M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Phonely first?

Phonely's first round on record, in Oct 2024, was backed by Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund and Team Ignite Ventures.

### What stage is Phonely at?

Phonely's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2026.

### Where is Phonely based?

Phonely is based in the United States.

### Who led Phonely's rounds?

Base10 Partners led the Series A in 2026.

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