# Refer funding: rounds and investors

> Refer has raised $3.2M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include Bpifrance, NFX and Norte Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Refer*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$3.2M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources

**$749K** Pre-seed **$2.5M** Pre-seed

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $2.5M May 2024
- **Step-up i:** 3.3×
- **Investors:** 4

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

**$749K** Pre-seed

**$2.5M** Pre-seed

- **First round:** Pre-seed, $749K
- **Biggest round:** $2.5M
- **Between rounds:** 16 months

## The rounds

- **May 2024** Pre-seed **$2.5M** *3 new* [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) [Peterson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jan 2023** Pre-seed **$749K** *1 new* [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) 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** 2023 **Pre-seed** 2024 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) [Peterson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government **1** round

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

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

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

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## Quick answers about Refer

### Who invested in Refer?

Refer's investors include Bpifrance, NFX, Norte Ventures and Peterson Ventures.

### How much has Refer raised?

Refer has raised $3.2M across 2 rounds since 2023.

### When did Refer last raise?

Refer's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $2.5M in May 2024.

### What was Refer's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.5M in May 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Refer first?

Refer's first round on record, in Jan 2023, was backed by Bpifrance.

### What stage is Refer at?

Refer's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in May 2024.

### Where is Refer based?

Refer is based in the United States.

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