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Financials
Funding and backers
Total raised
$2.7M
1 round on record
Latest round
$2.7M
Venture round · Nov 2021 · 4 yr ago
Team
10
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -17% in a year
Backers
2
Y Combinator, Greatpoint Investment Management, LLC
The money's age
Long since its last round
58 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jan 2023
Went through Y Combinator
Nov 30, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $2.7M · SEC Form D
2019
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Nov 2021 | $2.7M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Diffuse Inc | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Ayla KrembExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Kenneth EstesExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Y Combinator 
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News
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People
Ayla Kremb
Executive Officer, Director
Kenneth Estes
Executive Officer, Director
Dennis Chookasian
Director
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Chicago
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff
Financials
Total raised
$2.7M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $2.7M | Details |