# Straiker funding: rounds and investors > Straiker has raised $85M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures and Citi Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/straiker (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Straiker* 2 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. AI Cybersecurity Raised 5 months ago Follow Straiker and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fstraiker) Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026 **$85M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources **$21M** Series A **$64M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $64M Jun 2026 - **Led by:** Citi Ventures and Illuminate Financial Management and 2 more - **Step-up i:** 3× - **Investors:** 7 (4 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. 2026 **$21M** Series A **$64M** Series A - **First round:** Series A, $21M - **Biggest round:** $64M - **Between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Series A **$64M** *5 new* *2 returning* [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) Lead [Illuminate Financial Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-financial) Lead [Workday Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/workday-ventures) Lead [Marathon Management Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marathon-management-partners) Lead [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Reported by TechStartups - **Mar 2025** Series A **$21M** *2 new* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Straiker's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team. **Ankur Shah** Co-Founder & CEO **Sreenath Kurupati** Co-Founder & CTO - **Venkata Sai Kishore Modalavalasa** Chief Architect - **Michelle Marchand** Head of Channel - **Parth Shah** Head of Products - **Lawrence St. John** Product Designer ## 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. **Series A** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) L [Illuminate Financial Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-financial) L [Workday Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/workday-ventures) L [Marathon Management Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marathon-management-partners) L [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) ## Everyone who backed them [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Illuminate Financial Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-financial) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Workday Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/workday-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Marathon Management Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marathon-management-partners) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Accelerator **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=straiker). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Straiker 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. [Rain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rain-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Straiker ### Who invested in Straiker? Straiker's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Citi Ventures, Illuminate Financial Management and Workday Ventures, and 2 more on record. Citi Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Straiker raised? Straiker has raised $85M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Straiker last raise? Straiker's most recent round was a Series A of $64M in Jun 2026, led by Citi Ventures. ### What was Straiker's biggest round? Its most recent round, $64M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Straiker first? Straiker's first round on record, in Mar 2025, was backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures. ### What stage is Straiker at? Straiker's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2026. ### Where is Straiker based? Straiker is based in the United States. ### Who led Straiker's rounds? Citi Ventures led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Straiker In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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