# Velocity funding: rounds and investors

> Velocity has raised $105M across 9 rounds since 2014. Investors include FirstMark, Dragonfly Capital Partners and QED Investors. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Velocity*

9 rounds we have observed, with the 26 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.

Advertising & Adtech Fintech Internet Web3 & Crypto

Raised 2 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$105M** raised across 9 rounds since 2014, from 9 sources

**$23M** Series B **$38M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $10M Sept 2026
- **Biggest round:** $38M Series A · Aug 2026
- **Investors:** 26 (3 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.

2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026

**$416K** Seed

**$12M** Series A

**$4.0M** Series A

**$23M** Series B

**$17M** Series A

**?** Round

**$740K** Series A

**$38M** Series A

**$10M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $416K
- **Biggest round:** $38M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Series A **$10M** *2 new* *4 returning* [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Dragonfly Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragonfly-capital-partners) [Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) [Activant Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/activant-capital) Source recorded
- **Aug 2026** Series A **$38M** *9 new* [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) Lead [Dragonfly Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragonfly-capital-partners) Lead [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) [Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) [Wintermute Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wintermute-ventures) [Capital One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-one) [Activants Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/activants-capital) Reported by Ventureburn
- **Oct 2025** Series A **$740K** *4 new* [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [iSeed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iseed) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) [Presight Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presight-capital) Source recorded
- **May 2025** Round **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Digital Space Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-space-ventures) Lead Reported by Digital Space Ventures
- **Nov 2021** Series A **$17M** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) Source recorded
- **Aug 2016** Series B **$23M** *1 new* DIG Investments Reported by VentureBeat
- **Sept 2015** Series A **$4.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2015** Series A **$12M** *4 new* [Initial Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initial-capital) [Tom Glocer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-glocer) [Crystal Stream Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qingliu-capital) Shukri Shammas From a historical funding record
- **Apr 2014** Seed **$416K** *1 new* Alex Macdonald From a historical funding record SEC filing: $383M sold, first sale May 2014

## Founders and team

From Velocity's own website: 1 founder, 7 on the team.

**Krysta Traianovski** Associate Director, Founder Development

- **Matthew Elliott** Operations Coordinator
- **Grace Gomashie** Entrepreneurship & Industry Relations Manager
- **Hillary Graham** Operations Officer
- **Saeed Habibpour** Lab Operations Specialist
- **Suleyman Begenjov** Communications Specialist
- **Tina Wilton** Manager, Strategic Partnerships
- **Zach Haime** Lead, Core Facility Operations

Advisers *Eric Blondeel* *Eric Pigden*

## 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** 2015 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2016 **Series A** 2021 **Round** 2025 **Series A** 2025 **Series A** 2026 **Series A** 2026 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) L [Dragonfly Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragonfly-capital-partners) L [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) [Digital Space Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-space-ventures) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)

## Everyone who backed them

[FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[Dragonfly Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragonfly-capital-partners) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) VC firm **2** rounds

[Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) Investment firm **2** rounds

[Digital Space Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-space-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

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

[FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) VC firm **1** round

[Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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

[Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) Corporate VC **1** round

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

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

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

[Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) VC firm **1** round

[Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) VC firm **1** round

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

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

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

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

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

[Tom Glocer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-glocer) Angel **1** round

[Crystal Stream Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qingliu-capital) VC firm **1** round

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

Alex Macdonald no record of our own yet **1** round

DIG Investments no record of our own yet **1** round

Shukri Shammas no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Velocity

### Who invested in Velocity?

Velocity's investors include FirstMark, Dragonfly Capital Partners, QED Investors, Ripple and Digital Space Ventures, and 21 more on record.

### How much has Velocity raised?

Velocity has raised $105M across 9 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Velocity last raise?

Velocity's most recent round was a Series A of $10M in Sept 2026.

### What was Velocity's biggest round?

Velocity's largest round on record is $38M (Series A), in Aug 2026, led by FirstMark.

### Who backed Velocity first?

Velocity's first round on record, in Apr 2014, was backed by Alex Macdonald.

### What stage is Velocity at?

Velocity's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Velocity based?

Velocity is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Velocity's rounds?

Digital Space Ventures led the funding round in 2025; FirstMark led the Series A in 2026.

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