# Zest Protocol funding: rounds and investors > Zest Protocol has raised $7.8M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Draper Associates, YZi Labs and Hyperithm. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/zest-protocol (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Cayman Islands · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Zest Protocol* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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. Consumer Apps Raised 7 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$7.8M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources **$3.5M** Seed **$4.3M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $4.3M Apr 2026 - **Step-up i:** 1.2× - **Investors:** 3 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. 2025 2026 **$3.5M** Seed **$4.3M** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $3.5M - **Biggest round:** $4.3M - **Between rounds:** 23 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Seed **$4.3M** *3 returning* [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) [Hyperithm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperithm) Source recorded SEC filing: $4.3M sold - **May 2024** Seed **$3.5M** *3 new* [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) [Hyperithm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperithm) Source recorded ## 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** 2024 **Seed** 2026 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) [Hyperithm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperithm) ## Everyone who backed them [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) VC firm **2** rounds [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) VC firm **2** rounds [Hyperithm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperithm) VC firm **2** rounds Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=zest-protocol). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Zest Protocol 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. [Trust Machines](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trust-machines) VC firm Per its own site [Marin Digital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marin-digital-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Miton C](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitonc) VC firm Per its own site [Tykhe Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tykhe-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Zest Protocol ### Who invested in Zest Protocol? Zest Protocol's investors include Draper Associates, YZi Labs and Hyperithm. ### How much has Zest Protocol raised? Zest Protocol has raised $7.8M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Zest Protocol last raise? Zest Protocol's most recent round was a Seed of $4.3M in Apr 2026. ### What was Zest Protocol's biggest round? Its most recent round, $4.3M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Zest Protocol first? Zest Protocol's first round on record, in May 2024, was backed by Draper Associates, YZi Labs and Hyperithm. ### What stage is Zest Protocol at? Zest Protocol's latest named round is a Seed, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Zest Protocol based? Zest Protocol is based in Cayman Islands. ## Companies like Zest Protocol In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Mika Games** $10M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mika-games)[**Punch** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/punch)[**Albert** $57M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Arena** $401M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena)[**Bloom** $418M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app