# Pyka funding: rounds and investors > Pyka has raised $77M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Prelude Ventures, Piva Capital and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/pyka (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Pyka* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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. Aerospace & Space Agtech Aviation Robotics Y Combinator: S17 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$77M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources **$37M** Series A **$40M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $40M Sept 2024 - **Investors:** 9 (2 led) 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. 2023 2024 **$37M** Series A **$40M** Series B - **First round:** Series A, $37M - **Biggest round:** $40M - **Between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2024** Series B **$40M** *7 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) [Fly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fly-ventures) Source recorded - **Apr 2022** Series A **$37M** *2 new* [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) Lead [Piva Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/piva-capital) Lead Reported by Lightbank VC ## Founders and team From Pyka's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team. **Nathan White** Co-Founder, Head of Flight Operations - **Volker Fabian** Chief Commercial Officer - **Adam Howat** VP of Finance - **Alexis Couturier** Head of Cargo Engineering - **Andrew Schultz** Head of Technical Infrastructure - **Hannah Droesbeke** Director of Software - **Hira Ahmad** Director of Manufacturing - **Jay Spansel** Certification Manager - **Karan Goyal** Director of Manufacturing Operations - **William Mouat** General Counsel - **Xiao Cao** Senior Director of Hardware ## 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. **Series A** 2022 **Series B** 2024 [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) L [Piva Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/piva-capital) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) [Fly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fly-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Piva Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/piva-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **1** round [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) VC firm **1** round [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Accelerator **1** round [Fly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fly-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=pyka). ## Quick answers about Pyka ### Who invested in Pyka? Pyka's investors include Prelude Ventures, Piva Capital, Y Combinator, Gaingels and Greycroft, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Pyka raised? Pyka has raised $77M across 2 rounds since 2022. ### When did Pyka last raise? Pyka's most recent round was a Series B of $40M in Sept 2024. ### What was Pyka's biggest round? Its most recent round, $40M in Sept 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Pyka first? Pyka's first round on record, in Apr 2022, was backed by Prelude Ventures and Piva Capital. ### What stage is Pyka at? Pyka's latest named round is a Series B, in Sept 2024. ### Where is Pyka based? Pyka is based in the United States. ### Who led Pyka's rounds? Prelude Ventures led the Series A in 2022. ## Companies like Pyka In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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