# Presto funding: rounds and investors > Presto has raised $55M across 3 rounds since 2019. Investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel and Union Square Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/presto (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Presto* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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 Raised 10 months ago Y Combinator: S10 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$55M** raised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 3 sources **$30M** Round **$15M** Seed **$10M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $10M Jan 2026 - **Biggest round:** $30M Round · Feb 2019 - **Investors:** 11 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 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$30M** Round **$15M** Seed **$10M** Venture - **First round:** Round, $30M - **Biggest round:** $30M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.9 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Venture **$10M** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [Link Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/link-ventures) Source recorded - **Feb 2025** Seed **$15M** *3 new* [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Powerhouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/powerhouse-ventures-limited) [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) Source recorded - **Feb 2019** Round **$30M** *4 new* [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) [Brainchild Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainchild-holdings) [EG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eg) Romulus Capital/ I2BF Global Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From Presto's own website: 2 founders, 8 on the team. **Krishna Gupta** Co-founder/CEO **Gail Zauder** Managing Partner and Founder | Elixir Advisors - **Kat Hoffman-Flynt** COO, Acting President - **Bill Healey** Chief Technology Officer - **Kareem Nouraldeen** Chief of Staff - **Lillian Meyer** Chief Financial Officer - **Tewfik Cassis** Chief Product Officer | Lean Technologies - **Ed Scheetz** Chairman - **Matt MacDonald** Managing Director | Erithmitic - **Susan Shinoff** General Counsel & Corporate Secretary ## 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** 2025 **Venture** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [Powerhouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/powerhouse-ventures-limited) [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) [Link Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/link-ventures) [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) [Brainchild Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainchild-holdings) [EG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eg) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) VC firm **1** round [Powerhouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/powerhouse-ventures-limited) VC firm **1** round [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Link Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/link-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) Growth equity **1** round [Brainchild Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainchild-holdings) VC firm **1** round [EG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eg) Investment firm **1** round Romulus Capital/ I2BF Global 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=presto). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Presto 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. [Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) VC firm Per its own site [Horizon Technology Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon-technology-finance) Venture debt Per its own site [3SPOKE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3spoke) Private credit Per its own site [Das & Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/das-and-co) Family office Per its own site [Flucas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flucas-ventures) Angel network Per its own site [REMUS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/remus-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Presto ### Who invested in Presto? Presto's investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel, Union Square Ventures, Lightbank and Powerhouse Ventures, and 6 more on record. ### How much has Presto raised? Presto has raised $55M across 3 rounds since 2019. ### When did Presto last raise? Presto's most recent round was a Venture of $10M in Jan 2026. ### What was Presto's biggest round? Presto's largest round on record is $30M (Undisclosed round), in Feb 2019. ### Who backed Presto first? Presto's first round on record, in Feb 2019, was backed by Recruit Holdings, Brainchild Holdings and EG and 1 others. ### What stage is Presto at? Presto's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2026. ### Where is Presto based? Presto is based in the United States. ## Companies like Presto In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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