# Populus funding: rounds and investors > Populus has raised $14M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Precursor Ventures, Relay Ventures and Alumni Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/populus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Big Data & Analytics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$14M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources **$3.1M** Round **$11M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $11M Aug 2022 - **Step-up i:** 3.5× - **Investors:** 6 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. 2019 2020 2021 2022 **$3.1M** Round **$11M** Series A - **First round:** Round, $3.1M - **Biggest round:** $11M - **Between rounds:** 3.4 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2022** Series A **$11M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Aug 2022 - **Mar 2019** Round **$3.1M** *2 new* [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs SEC 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. **Round** 2019 **Series A** 2022 [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **1** round [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=populus). ## 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. [American Family Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/american-family-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Zero Infinity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zero-infinity-partners) VC firm Per its own site [SparkLabs Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-group) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Populus ### Who invested in Populus? Populus's investors include Precursor Ventures, Relay Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Plug and Play and Storm Ventures, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Populus raised? Populus has raised $14M across 2 rounds since 2019. ### When did Populus last raise? Populus's most recent round was a Series A of $11M in Aug 2022. ### What was Populus's biggest round? Its most recent round, $11M in Aug 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Populus first? Populus's first round on record, in Mar 2019, was backed by Precursor Ventures and Relay Ventures. ### What stage is Populus at? Populus's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2022. ### Where is Populus based? Populus is based in the United States. ## Companies like Populus In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**STRIVE** $1.3B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/strive)[**Xona** $512M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xona)[**DrizzleX** $9.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizzlex)[**Prism Data** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prism-data)[**Homa** $5.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/homa) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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