# Plato funding: rounds and investors > Plato has raised $40M across 6 rounds since 2016. Investors include Cherry Ventures, Charlie Songhurst and Atomico. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/plato (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Plato* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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 Big Data & Analytics Education Gaming Raised this month Follow Plato and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fplato) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$40M** raised across 6 rounds since 2016, from 11 sources **$15M** Seed **$16M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $16M Oct 2026 - **Led by:** Nava Ventures - **Investors:** 15 (3 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 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$3.0M** Seed **?** Venture **$6.5M** Pre-seed **$351K** Seed **$15M** Seed **$16M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $3.0M - **Biggest round:** $16M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.3 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Series A **$16M** *4 new* [Nava Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nava-ventures) Lead [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) [Transpose Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transpose-platform) [Mustafa Suleyman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mustafa-suleyman) Reported by Google News search and 5 others - **Feb 2026** Seed **$15M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) Lead [D11Z. Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d11z-ventures) Lead [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) [Discovery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/discovery-ventures) [Cofounder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cofounder-ventures) Reported by Ventureburn - **Feb 2026** Seed **$351K** *1 new* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) Source recorded - **Nov 2024** Pre-seed **$6.5M** *2 new* [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) Source recorded SEC filing: $300K sold, first sale May 2022 - **Aug 2021** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Mar 2021 - **Dec 2016** Seed **$3.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs ## 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. **Seed** 2016 **Venture** 2021 **Pre-seed** 2024 **Seed** 2026 **Seed** 2026 **Series A** 2026 [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) L [D11Z. Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d11z-ventures) L [Nava Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nava-ventures) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) VC firm **2** rounds [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [D11Z. Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d11z-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Nava Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nava-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) Angel network **1** round [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) VC firm **1** round [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) VC firm **1** round [Transpose Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transpose-platform) VC firm **1** round [Mustafa Suleyman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mustafa-suleyman) Angel **1** round [Discovery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/discovery-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Cofounder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cofounder-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=plato). ## Quick answers about Plato ### Who invested in Plato? Plato's investors include Cherry Ventures, Charlie Songhurst, Atomico, D11Z. Ventures and Nava Ventures, and 10 more on record. Nava Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Plato raised? Plato has raised $40M across 6 rounds since 2016. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Plato last raise? Plato's most recent round was a Series A of $16M in Oct 2026, led by Nava Ventures. ### What was Plato's biggest round? Its most recent round, $16M in Oct 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Plato first? Plato's first round on record, in Aug 2021, was backed by Y Combinator, Salesforce Ventures and FundersClub and 1 others. ### What stage is Plato at? Plato's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2026. ### Where is Plato based? Plato is based in the United States. ### Who led Plato's rounds? Atomico led the Seed in 2026; Nava Ventures led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Plato In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Traversal** $125M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)[**Fal** $1.4B · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fal)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs) ## 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