# Pulse funding: rounds and investors

> Pulse has raised $11M across 5 rounds since 2021. Investors include Y Combinator, EIC Accelerator and Liquid 2 Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Pulse*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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.

Hardware & Electronics

Y Combinator: W18

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$11M** raised across 5 rounds since 2021, from 5 sources

**$603K** Pre-seed **$250K** Pre-seed **$4.4M** Grant **$1.8M** Pre-seed **$3.9M** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $3.9M Feb 2025
- **Biggest round:** $4.4M Grant · Jul 2023
- **Step-up i:** 2.2×
- **Investors:** 10

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.

2022 2023 2024 2025

**$603K** Pre-seed

**$250K** Pre-seed

**$4.4M** Grant

**$1.8M** Pre-seed

**$3.9M** Seed

- **First round:** Pre-seed, $603K
- **Biggest round:** $4.4M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2025** Seed **$3.9M** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) [DG VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures) Source recorded
- **Nov 2024** Pre-seed **$1.8M** *3 new* [Delphi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delphi-ventures) [Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) [Lemniscap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemniscap) Source recorded
- **Jul 2023** Grant **$4.4M** *1 new* [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Source recorded
- **Jun 2022** Pre-seed **$250K** *1 new* [Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) Source recorded
- **Jul 2021** Pre-seed **$603K** *1 new* [Depo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/depo-ventures) Source recorded

## 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** 2021 **Pre-seed** 2022 **Grant** 2023 **Pre-seed** 2024 **Seed** 2025 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) [Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) [Delphi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delphi-ventures) [Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) [Lemniscap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemniscap) [DG VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures) [Depo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/depo-ventures)

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) $90M Apr 2013

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

## Everyone who backed them

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

[EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government **1** round

[Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) Accelerator **1** round

[Delphi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delphi-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Lemniscap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemniscap) VC firm **1** round

[DG VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures) Accelerator **1** round

[Depo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/depo-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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

## Quick answers about Pulse

### Who invested in Pulse?

Pulse's investors include Y Combinator, EIC Accelerator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Soma Capital and Expert Dojo, and 5 more on record.

### How much has Pulse raised?

Pulse has raised $11M across 5 rounds since 2021.

### When did Pulse last raise?

Pulse's most recent round was a Seed of $3.9M in Feb 2025.

### What was Pulse's biggest round?

Pulse's largest round on record is $4.4M (Grant), in Jul 2023.

### Who backed Pulse first?

Pulse's first round on record, in Jul 2021, was backed by Depo Ventures.

### What stage is Pulse at?

Pulse's latest named round is a Seed, in Feb 2025.

### Where is Pulse based?

Pulse is based in the United States.

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