# SurrealDB funding: rounds and investors

> SurrealDB has raised $44M across 4 rounds since 2022. Investors include Chalfen Ventures, Alumni Ventures and FirstMark. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *SurrealDB*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 Cloud Data Infrastructure

Raised 9 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026

**$44M** raised across 4 rounds since 2022, from 5 sources

**$6.0M** Seed **$12M** Series A **$3.0M** Series A **$23M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $23M Feb 2026
- **Led by:** Chalfen Ventures
- **Step-up i:** 7.7×
- **Investors:** 6 (1 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.

2023 2024 2025 2026

**$6.0M** Seed

**$12M** Series A

**$3.0M** Series A

**$23M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $6.0M
- **Biggest round:** $23M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2026** Series A **$23M** *6 new* [Chalfen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chalfen-ventures) Lead [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Georgian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georgian) [Fen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fen-ventures) [Begin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/begin-capital) Reported by TechStartups and 1 other
- **Apr 2024** Series A **$3.0M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Jan 2024
- **Jan 2024** Series A **$12M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Jan 2024
- **Nov 2022** Seed **$6.0M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Nov 2022

## Funding filed with regulators

SurrealDB filed 4 raises, $21M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Apr 2024 **$1.5M** UK share allotment
- Apr 2024 **$1.5M** UK share allotment
- Jan 2024 **$12M** UK share allotment
- Nov 2022 **$6.0M** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From SurrealDB's own website: 2 founders, 21 on the team.

**Tobie Morgan Hitchcock** Co-founder and CEO

**Jaime Morgan Hitchcock** Co-founder and COO

- **Lorena Szerman** Fractional Chief Revenue Officer
- **Lizzie Holmes** Head of Customer and Implementation
- **Stu Schwartz** Head of Engineering
- **Charli Baptie** People and Experience Manager
- **Chiru Boggavarapu** Senior Developer Experience Engineer
- **Daniel Climent** Senior Backend Platform Engineer
- **Emmanuel Keller** Senior Staff Engineer
- **Ganesh Tenkam** FinOps Analyst
- **Julian Mills** Senior Software Engineer
- **Konstantin Datz** Creative Director
- **Manel Montilla** Senior Cloud Engineer
- **Mees Delzenne** Senior Software Engineer
- **Meriel Cunningham** Data and Systems Lead
- **Michael Isteed** Finance Director
- **Ned Rudkins-Stow** Events and Media Programmes Lead
- **Neeraj Gupta** FinOps Associate
- **Nikita Shinde** FinOps Associate
- **Rushmore Mushambi** Senior Software Engineer

And 3 more on the team.

## 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** 2022 **Series A** 2024 **Series A** 2024 **Series A** 2026 [Chalfen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chalfen-ventures) L [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Georgian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georgian) [Fen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fen-ventures) [Begin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/begin-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Chalfen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chalfen-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

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

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

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

[Begin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/begin-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about SurrealDB

### Who invested in SurrealDB?

SurrealDB's investors include Chalfen Ventures, Alumni Ventures, FirstMark, Georgian and Fen Ventures, and 1 more on record. Chalfen Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has SurrealDB raised?

SurrealDB has raised $44M across 4 rounds since 2022.

### When did SurrealDB last raise?

SurrealDB's most recent round was a Series A of $23M in Feb 2026, led by Chalfen Ventures.

### What was SurrealDB's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $23M in Feb 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed SurrealDB first?

SurrealDB's first round on record, in Feb 2026, was backed by Chalfen Ventures, Alumni Ventures and FirstMark and 3 others.

### What stage is SurrealDB at?

SurrealDB's latest named round is a Series A, in Feb 2026.

### Where is SurrealDB based?

SurrealDB is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led SurrealDB's rounds?

Chalfen Ventures led the Series A in 2026.

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