# Runlayer funding: rounds and investors

> Runlayer has raised $41M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Khosla Ventures and Felicis. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Runlayer*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

AI Cybersecurity

Raised 5 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$41M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$11M** Seed **$30M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $30M Jun 2026
- **Step-up i:** 2.7×
- **Investors:** 2

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026

**$11M** Seed

**$30M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $11M
- **Biggest round:** $30M
- **Between rounds:** 6 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Series A **$30M** *2 returning* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) Source recorded
- **Nov 2025** Seed **$11M** *2 new* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) Reported by Ventureburn

## Founders and team

From Runlayer's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team.

**Tristan Handy** CEO & Founder - dbt Labs

- **Nikita Shamgunov** CEO - Neon
- **Travis McPeak** Head of Security - Cursor
- **Ben Lang** DevRel Lead - Cursor
- **Eric Zakariasson** DevRel Lead - Cursor

## 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.

**Seed** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Runlayer 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.

[Cold Start](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cold-start) VC firm Per its own site

[SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svci-silicon-valley-ciso-investments) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Runlayer

### Who invested in Runlayer?

Runlayer's investors include Khosla Ventures and Felicis.

### How much has Runlayer raised?

Runlayer has raised $41M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Runlayer last raise?

Runlayer's most recent round was a Series A of $30M in Jun 2026.

### What was Runlayer's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $30M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Runlayer first?

Runlayer's first round on record, in Nov 2025, was backed by Khosla Ventures and Felicis.

### What stage is Runlayer at?

Runlayer's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2026.

### Where is Runlayer based?

Runlayer is based in the United States.

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