# Poetiq funding: rounds and investors

> Poetiq has raised $46M across 1 round since 2026. Investors include Surface Ventures, FYRFLY Venture Partners and Y Combinator. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Poetiq*

One round we have observed, with the 8 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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Raised 9 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$46M** raised across 1 round since 2026, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $46M Jan 2026
- **Led by:** Surface Ventures and FYRFLY Venture Partners
- **Investors:** 8 (2 led)

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## The rounds

- **Jan 2026** Seed **$46M** [Surface Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/surface-ventures) Lead [FYRFLY Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fyrfly-venture-partners) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) [Operator Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-collective) [Ace Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-ventures-2) [Hico Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hico-ventures) [Neuron Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neuron-venture-partners) Reported by Ventureburn

## Founders and team

From Poetiq's own website: 6 founders, 1 on the team.

**Ian Fischer** Founder, Co-CEO

**Shumeet Baluja** Founder, Co-CEO

**Ashwin Baluja** Founding Research Engineer

**Michael Hale** Founding Research Engineer

**Saurabh Singh** Founding Research Scientist

**Yair Alon** Founding Research Scientist

- **Michele Covell** Research Scientist

## Everyone who backed them

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

[FYRFLY Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fyrfly-venture-partners) Angel network **1** round, led 1

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Operator Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-collective) VC firm **1** round

[Ace Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-ventures-2) Venture studio **1** round

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

[Neuron Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neuron-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Poetiq 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.

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

[archon.capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archon-capital) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Poetiq

### Who invested in Poetiq?

Poetiq's investors include Surface Ventures, FYRFLY Venture Partners, Y Combinator, 468 Capital and Operator Collective, and 3 more on record. Surface Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Poetiq raised?

Poetiq has raised $46M across 1 round since 2026.

### When did Poetiq last raise?

Poetiq's most recent round was a Seed of $46M in Jan 2026, led by Surface Ventures.

### What was Poetiq's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $46M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Poetiq first?

Poetiq's first round on record, in Jan 2026, was backed by Surface Ventures, FYRFLY Venture Partners and Y Combinator and 5 others.

### What stage is Poetiq at?

Poetiq's latest named round is a Seed, in Jan 2026.

### Who led Poetiq's rounds?

Surface Ventures led the Seed in 2026.

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