# Pollen funding: rounds and investors > Pollen has raised $236M across 7 rounds since 2019. Investors include Northzone, Y Combinator and Founder Collective. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/pollen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Pollen* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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. Events Internet Raised 6 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$236M** raised across 7 rounds since 2019, from 7 sources **$60M** Round **$5.0M** Seed **$162M** Series C **$4.0M** Seed **$500K** Seed **$500K** Pre-seed **$3.8M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $3.8M May 2026 - **Biggest round:** $162M Series C · Apr 2022 - **Step-up i:** 7.6× - **Investors:** 16 (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. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$60M** Round **$5.0M** Seed **$162M** Series C **$4.0M** Seed **$500K** Seed **$500K** Pre-seed **$3.8M** Seed - **First round:** Round, $60M - **Biggest round:** $162M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months ## The rounds - **May 2026** Seed **$3.8M** *3 new* [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) [Bynd Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bynd-venture-capital) [Pale blue dot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pale-blue-dot) Source recorded - **Mar 2026** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded - **Oct 2023** Seed **$500K** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded SEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Oct 2023 - **Jun 2023** Seed **$4.0M** *4 new* [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $200K sold, first sale Jul 2023 - **Apr 2022** Series C **$162M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) [Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) [Backed VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backed-vc) [Kindred Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-capital-vc) Source recorded SEC filing: $75M sold, first sale Dec 2021 - **Sept 2021** Seed **$5.0M** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded SEC filing: $250K sold, first sale Jan 2020 - **Oct 2019** Round **$60M** *5 new* [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) Lead [Kindred Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-ventures) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [Backed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backed) Sienna Capital Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $200M sold, first sale Aug 2019 ## 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. **Round** 2019 **Seed** 2021 **Series C** 2022 **Seed** 2023 **Seed** 2023 **Pre-seed** 2026 **Seed** 2026 [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [Kindred Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-ventures) [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) [Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) ## Everyone who backed them [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) VC firm **1** round [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) VC firm **1** round [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [Kindred Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-ventures) VC firm **1** round [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) VC firm **1** round [Backed VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backed-vc) VC firm **1** round [Kindred Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-capital-vc) VC firm **1** round [Bynd Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bynd-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [Pale blue dot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pale-blue-dot) VC firm **1** round [Backed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backed) VC firm **1** round Sienna Capital 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=pollen). ## Quick answers about Pollen ### Who invested in Pollen? Pollen's investors include Northzone, Y Combinator, Founder Collective, K Fund and Precursor Ventures, and 11 more on record. ### How much has Pollen raised? Pollen has raised $236M across 7 rounds since 2019. ### When did Pollen last raise? Pollen's most recent round was a Seed of $3.8M in May 2026. ### What was Pollen's biggest round? Pollen's largest round on record is $162M (Series C), in Apr 2022. ### Who backed Pollen first? Pollen's first round on record, in Oct 2019, was backed by Northzone, Kindred Ventures and Draper Esprit and 2 others. ### What stage is Pollen at? Pollen's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2026. ### Where is Pollen based? Pollen is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led Pollen's rounds? Northzone led the Undisclosed round in 2019. ## Companies like Pollen In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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