# Rael funding: rounds and investors > Rael has raised $55M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include BAM Ventures, GS Retail Fund/ Softbank Ventures Korea and Strong Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rael (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Rael* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. Beauty Biotech Healthcare Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$55M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources **$2.1M** Round **$18M** Series A **$35M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $35M May 2022 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 7 (1 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. 2019 2020 2021 2022 **$2.1M** Round **$18M** Series A **$35M** Series B - **First round:** Round, $2.1M - **Biggest round:** $35M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.5 years ## The rounds - **May 2022** Series B **$35M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Strong Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures) [SBVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbva) [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) [Colopl Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colopl-next) Source recorded SEC filing: $35M sold, first sale Aug 2021 - **Nov 2018** Series A **$18M** *3 new* GS Retail Fund/ Softbank Ventures Korea Lead [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) [Mirae Asset](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirae-asset) Reported by Crunchbase News SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Aug 2018 - **May 2018** Round **$2.1M** *1 new* SoftBank Ventures Korea/ Thrive Market Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.8M sold, first sale Mar 2018 ## 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** 2018 **Series A** 2018 **Series B** 2022 [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) GS Retail Fund/ Softbank Ventures Korea L [Strong Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures) [SBVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbva) [Colopl Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colopl-next) [Mirae Asset](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirae-asset) SoftBank Ventures Korea/ Thrive Market ## Everyone who backed them [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds GS Retail Fund/ Softbank Ventures Korea no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1 [Strong Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures) VC firm **1** round [SBVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbva) VC firm **1** round [Colopl Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colopl-next) Corporate VC **1** round [Mirae Asset](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirae-asset) VC firm **1** round SoftBank Ventures Korea/ Thrive Market 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=rael). ## Quick answers about Rael ### Who invested in Rael? Rael's investors include BAM Ventures, GS Retail Fund/ Softbank Ventures Korea, Strong Ventures, SBVA and Colopl Next, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Rael raised? Rael has raised $55M across 3 rounds since 2018. ### When did Rael last raise? Rael's most recent round was a Series B of $35M in May 2022. ### What was Rael's biggest round? Its most recent round, $35M in May 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Rael first? Rael's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by SoftBank Ventures Korea/ Thrive Market. ### What stage is Rael at? Rael's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2022. ### Where is Rael based? Rael is based in the United States. ### Who led Rael's rounds? GS Retail Fund/ Softbank Ventures Korea led the Series A in 2018. ## Companies like Rael In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines)[**AI** $18M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai)[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app