# Prolific funding: rounds and investors

> Prolific has raised $32M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund and Partech Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Prolific*

One round we have observed, with the 5 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

IT Services

Y Combinator: S19

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$32M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $32M Jul 2023
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

[**Prolific** Crowdsourcing 1 / 12 Their pitch deck **Prolific's pitch deck, 12 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/prolific)

## The rounds

- **Jul 2023** Series A **$32M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) [Altair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altair-capital-2) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) Source recorded SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale Apr 2023

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [ARM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arm) undisclosed Nov 2011

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=prolific).

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity **1** round

[Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) VC firm **1** round

[Altair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altair-capital-2) Private equity **1** round

[Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=prolific).

## Quick answers about Prolific

### Who invested in Prolific?

Prolific's investors include Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Partech Ventures, Altair Capital and Oxford Science Enterprises.

### How much has Prolific raised?

Prolific has raised $32M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Prolific last raise?

Prolific's most recent round was a Series A of $32M in Jul 2023.

### What was Prolific's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $32M in Jul 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Prolific first?

Prolific's first round on record, in Jul 2023, was backed by Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund and Partech Ventures and 2 others.

### What stage is Prolific at?

Prolific's latest named round is a Series A, in Jul 2023.

### Where is Prolific based?

Prolific is based in the United Kingdom.

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