# Polymath funding: rounds and investors

> Polymath has raised $1.4M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Blackbird Ventures, GD1 and Y Combinator. Every round with its source.

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

New Zealand · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Polymath*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 Edtech Education Gaming

Raised 8 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$1.4M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$860K** Pre-seed **$500K** Pre-seed

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $500K Mar 2026
- **Biggest round:** $860K Pre-seed · Feb 2025
- **Investors:** 4 (2 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

**$860K** Pre-seed

**$500K** Pre-seed

- **First round:** Pre-seed, $860K
- **Biggest round:** $860K
- **Between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2026** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded
- **Feb 2025** Pre-seed **$860K** *3 new* [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) Lead [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) Lead [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) Reported by Startup Daily

## Founders and team

From Polymath's own website: 3 on the team.

- **Ben Hassler** Partner
- **Sean Mahsoul** Partner
- **Vic Yeh** Partner

## 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.

**Pre-seed** 2025 **Pre-seed** 2026 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) L [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate)

## Everyone who backed them

[Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) VC firm **1** round, led 1

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

[Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) Accelerator **1** round

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## Quick answers about Polymath

### Who invested in Polymath?

Polymath's investors include Blackbird Ventures, GD1, Y Combinator and Startmate.

### How much has Polymath raised?

Polymath has raised $1.4M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Polymath last raise?

Polymath's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Mar 2026.

### What was Polymath's biggest round?

Polymath's largest round on record is $860K (Pre-seed), in Feb 2025, led by Blackbird Ventures.

### Who backed Polymath first?

Polymath's first round on record, in Feb 2025, was backed by Blackbird Ventures, GD1 and Startmate.

### What stage is Polymath at?

Polymath's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Mar 2026.

### Where is Polymath based?

Polymath is based in New Zealand.

### Who led Polymath's rounds?

Blackbird Ventures led the Pre-seed in 2025.

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