Who invested in Populus

2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$14Mraised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

$3.1MRound$11MSeries A

Latest round: Series A, $11MAug 2022
Step-upi: 3.5×
Investors: 6

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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.

2019202020212022

$3.1MRound$11MSeries A

First round: Round, $3.1M
Biggest round: $11M
Between rounds: 3.4 years

The rounds

Aug 2022
Series A$11M4 new2 returning
Source recordedSEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Aug 2022
Mar 2019
Round$3.1M2 new
- Precursor Ventures
- Relay Ventures
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $3.8M sold, first sale Jan 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.

Round2019Series A2022

Everyone who backed them

Precursor VenturesVC firm2rounds

Relay VenturesVC firm2rounds

Alumni VenturesVC firm1round

Plug and PlayAccelerator1round

Storm VenturesVC firm1round

Ulu VenturesVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Populus 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.