# Sturdy funding: rounds and investors

> Sturdy has raised $1.5M across 1 round since 2021. Investors include Y Combinator, Unpopular Ventures and J12 Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

Sweden · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Sturdy*

One round we have observed, with the 3 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.

Education

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.5M** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $1.5M Jul 2021
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2021** Seed **$1.5M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Unpopular Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures) [J12 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j12) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Sturdy's own website: 3 founders, 1 on the team.

**Steve Hazelton** Co-founder & CEO

**Nathaniel Hazelton** Co-founder & CTO

**Joel Passen** Co-founder & CRO

- **John Monteith** COO

## Everyone who backed them

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

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

[J12 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j12) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sturdy).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Sturdy 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.

[Grotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grotech-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[TheVentureCity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/theventurecity) VC firm Per its own site

[AppWorks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/appworks) Accelerator Per its own site

## Quick answers about Sturdy

### Who invested in Sturdy?

Sturdy's investors include Y Combinator, Unpopular Ventures and J12 Ventures.

### How much has Sturdy raised?

Sturdy has raised $1.5M across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Sturdy last raise?

Sturdy's most recent round was a Seed of $1.5M in Jul 2021.

### What was Sturdy's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.5M in Jul 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Sturdy first?

Sturdy's first round on record, in Jul 2021, was backed by Y Combinator, Unpopular Ventures and J12 Ventures.

### What stage is Sturdy at?

Sturdy's latest named round is a Seed, in Jul 2021.

### Where is Sturdy based?

Sturdy is based in Sweden.

## Companies like Sturdy

In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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