# Pilgrim funding: rounds and investors

> Pilgrim has raised $48M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Buckley Ventures, Vertex Ventures and Firstminute Capital. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Pilgrim*

2 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$48M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$23M** Venture **$25M** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $25M Sept 2026
- **Led by:** Buckley Ventures
- **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.

2026

**$23M** Venture

**$25M** Seed

- **First round:** Venture, $23M
- **Biggest round:** $25M
- **Between rounds:** 19 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Seed **$25M** *8 new* [Buckley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buckley-ventures) Lead [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) [MANTIS Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantis-venture-capital) [Shine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shine-capital) [Cantos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cantos) [Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam) [Sholto Douglas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sholto-douglas) [Logan Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/logan-graham) Reported by TechStartups
- **Mar 2025** Venture **$23M** *1 new* [Vertex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures) Source recorded

## 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** 2025 **Seed** 2026 [Buckley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buckley-ventures) L [Vertex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures) [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) [MANTIS Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantis-venture-capital) [Shine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shine-capital) [Cantos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cantos) [Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam) [Sholto Douglas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sholto-douglas) [Logan Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/logan-graham)

## Everyone who backed them

[Buckley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buckley-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

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

[Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) VC firm **1** round

[MANTIS Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantis-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Shine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shine-capital) VC firm **1** round

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

[Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam) VC firm **1** round

[Sholto Douglas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sholto-douglas) VC firm **1** round

[Logan Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/logan-graham) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Pilgrim

### Who invested in Pilgrim?

Pilgrim's investors include Buckley Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Firstminute Capital, MANTIS Venture Capital and Shine Capital, and 4 more on record. Buckley Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Pilgrim raised?

Pilgrim has raised $48M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Pilgrim last raise?

Pilgrim's most recent round was a Seed of $25M in Sept 2026, led by Buckley Ventures.

### What was Pilgrim's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $25M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Pilgrim first?

Pilgrim's first round on record, in Mar 2025, was backed by Vertex Ventures.

### What stage is Pilgrim at?

Pilgrim's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Pilgrim based?

Pilgrim is based in the United States.

### Who led Pilgrim's rounds?

Buckley Ventures led the Seed in 2026.

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