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Who invested in Unkey?
Unkey's investors include Essence VC and Uncork Capital.
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$1.6MPre-seed$4.5MSeed
United States · Seed startup
Who invested in Unkey
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$6.1Mraised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources
$1.6MPre-seed$4.5MSeed
- Latest round
- Seed, $4.5MApr 2026
- Step-upi
- 2.8×
- Investors
- 2
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Pre-seed, $1.6M Nov 2023
- Biggest round
- $4.5M Seed · Apr 2026
- Between rounds
- 2.4 years from the last two
The rounds
- Apr 2026
- Nov 2023
Founders and team
From Unkey's own website: 2 founders, 1 on the team.
James PerkinsFounder and CEO
Andreas ThomasFounder and CTO
- Andy McLoughlinTeam
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.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Unkey 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.
Quick answers about Unkey
How much has Unkey raised?
Unkey has raised $6.1M across 2 rounds since 2023.
When did Unkey last raise?
Unkey's most recent round was a Seed of $4.5M in Apr 2026.
What was Unkey's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $4.5M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Unkey first?
Unkey's first round on record, in Nov 2023, was backed by Essence VC.
What stage is Unkey at?
Unkey's latest named round is a Seed, in Apr 2026.
Where is Unkey based?
Unkey is based in the United States.
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