# Shone funding: rounds and investors

> Shone has raised $4.0M across 1 round since 2018. Investors include Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures and Pioneer Fund. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Shone*

One round we have observed, with the 5 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AI

Y Combinator: W18

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$4.0M** raised across 1 round since 2018, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $4.0M Jun 2018
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jun 2018** Seed **$4.0M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) [Hack VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hack-vc) Source recorded

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

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

[Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity **1** round

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

[Hack VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hack-vc) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Shone as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[C3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/c3-ventures) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Shone

### Who invested in Shone?

Shone's investors include Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Alven and Hack VC.

### How much has Shone raised?

Shone has raised $4.0M across 1 round since 2018.

### When did Shone last raise?

Shone's most recent round was a Seed of $4.0M in Jun 2018.

### What was Shone's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $4.0M in Jun 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Shone first?

Shone's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures and Pioneer Fund and 2 others.

### What stage is Shone at?

Shone's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2018.

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