# Vida funding: rounds and investors > Vida has raised $4.5M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Google Ventures, Slow Ventures and Cusp Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/vida (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Vida* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$4.5M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources **$1.3M** Seed **$3.2M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $3.2M Sept 2023 - **Led by:** Cusp Capital - **Step-up i:** 2.5× - **Investors:** 9 (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. 2016 2018 2020 2022 **$1.3M** Seed **?** Venture **$3.2M** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $1.3M - **Biggest round:** $3.2M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 7.8 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2023** Venture **$3.2M** *3 new* [Cusp Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cusp-capital) Lead [Katapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/katapult) [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) Reported by Firms' own news pages and 1 other SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Apr 2023 - **Sept 2022** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *2 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) Source recorded - **Nov 2014** Seed **$1.3M** *5 new* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Universal Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/universal-music-group) [Jesse Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jesse-draper) [Beehive Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beehive-holdings) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Vida's own website: 2 on the team. - **Sandra Stapleton** Chief Operating Officer - **Todd Johnson** Chief Technology Officer ## 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** 2014 **Venture** 2022 **Venture** 2023 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Cusp Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cusp-capital) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Katapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/katapult) [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) [Universal Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/universal-music-group) [Jesse Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jesse-draper) [Beehive Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beehive-holdings) ## Everyone who backed them [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Cusp Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cusp-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Katapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/katapult) VC firm **1** round [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) Corporate VC **1** round [Universal Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/universal-music-group) Corporate VC **1** round [Jesse Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jesse-draper) Angel **1** round [Beehive Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beehive-holdings) Angel network **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=vida). ## Quick answers about Vida ### Who invested in Vida? Vida's investors include Google Ventures, Slow Ventures, Cusp Capital, Y Combinator and Katapult, and 4 more on record. Cusp Capital led its latest round. ### How much has Vida raised? Vida has raised $4.5M across 3 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Vida last raise? Vida's most recent round was a Venture of $3.2M in Sept 2023, led by Cusp Capital. ### What was Vida's biggest round? Its most recent round, $3.2M in Sept 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Vida first? Vida's first round on record, in Nov 2014, was backed by Google Ventures, Slow Ventures and Universal Music Group and 2 others. ### What stage is Vida at? Vida's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2023. ### Where is Vida based? Vida is based in the United States. ### Who led Vida's rounds? 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