Photon Seed (2026)
Photon raised $4.5 million in a Seed round, announced on 2026-10-01. The round was co-led by Gradient Ventures and A*.
- Company
- Photon
- Round type
- Seed
- Date
- 2026-10-01
- Amount
- $4.5M
- Industry
- AI developer tools, agents for messaging apps
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Summary
Photon raised $4.5 million in seed funding, announced on 2026-10-01. Gradient and A* co-led the round, with participation from Vercel, HongShan and Z Fellows. FinSMEs also names Llama Ventures and Karman as participants.
Investors
Lead
- Gradient Ventures lead
- A* lead
Participating
- Vercel participant
- HongShan participant
- Z Fellows participant
- Llama Ventures participant
- Karman participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/photon-held-a-funeral-for-mobile-apps-now-it-has-4-5m-to-help-replace-them-with-agents/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-06.
TechCrunch article dated 2026-10-01. Reports $4.5 million in seed funding and describes the product and the company's developer growth. - https://www.gradient.com/blog/posts/photon-codes/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-06.
Gradient post dated 2026-10-01. Says Gradient co-led the $4.5 million seed round with A*, with participation from Vercel, HongShan and Z Fellows. - https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/photon-raises-usd4-5m-in-seed-funding.html
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-06.
FinSMEs article dated 2026-10-02. Source of the San Francisco, CA location. Also names Llama Ventures and Karman as participants.