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Who invested in Reality Defender?
Reality Defender's investors include DCVC, Fusion Fund, Y Combinator, Gaingels and Pioneer Fund, and 3 more on record.
2026
?Venture$86KVenture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Reality Defender
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$86Kraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- Venture, $86KSept 2026
- Investors
- 8
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture Apr 2025
- Biggest round
- $86K Venture · Sept 2026
- Between rounds
- 17 months from the last two
The rounds
- Sept 2026
- Apr 2025VentureAmount undisclosed6 new
Source recorded
Founders and team
From Reality Defender's own website: 3 founders, 5 on the team.
Andrew RubinCEO & Founder at Illumio
Ben ColmanCo-Founder and CEO
Gaurav BharajReality Defender, Co-founder
- Alex LisleCTO
- Milos FultonCOO
- Bennett MorrisonVP of Product
- Gabe ReganVP of Human Engagement
- Robert WeindlDirector, Product Engineering
AdvisersAli Shahriyari
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.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 5 firms list Reality Defender 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.
Quick answers about Reality Defender
How much has Reality Defender raised?
Reality Defender has raised $86K across 2 rounds since 2025. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Reality Defender last raise?
Reality Defender's most recent round was a Venture of $86K in Sept 2026.
What was Reality Defender's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $86K in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Reality Defender first?
Reality Defender's first round on record, in Apr 2025, was backed by Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund and DCVC and 3 others.
What stage is Reality Defender at?
Reality Defender's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2026.
Where is Reality Defender based?
Reality Defender is based in the United States.
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