Different at a glance
As of- [1] Equity raised: Sum of the 1 sourced equity round in the funding history below (debt, tender offers and rumored rounds excluded), October 21, 2026
- [2] Lead investors: Pulse 2.0, October 21, 2026
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Recent changes
- Oct 21, 2026Oct 21, 2026Raised $48M Seed Pulse 2.0
- Oct 21, 2026Oct 21, 2026New investor: Lightspeed Venture Partners Pulse 2.0
- Oct 21, 2026Oct 21, 2026New investor: General Catalyst Pulse 2.0
- Oct 21, 2026Oct 21, 2026New investor: Haystack Pulse 2.0
- Oct 21, 2026Oct 21, 2026New investor: Together Fund Pulse 2.0
Earlier changes (2)
- Sep 8, 2026Sep 8, 2026Backlog vs. Balance Sheet: Two Very Different Energy IPOs Pulse story
- Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026The IPO Window Is Splitting Into Two Very Different Tiers Pulse story
Funding history
1 equity event · newest first · sources dated per row| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Seed | $48M | — | General Catalystunverified WithLightspeed Venture PartnersunverifiedTogether FundunverifiedHaystackunverifiedMXV CapitalFirebolt Ventures | Pulse 2.0 |
Equity only. “Equity raised” above sums the rounds with a dated, linked source; rumored rounds, tender offers and secondary sales are listed but not counted, and debt financing is listed separately.
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Oct 11, 2026TriGemX Bio Raises $94M For Migraine DrugTriGemX Bio, formerly Kallyope, raised $94 million co-led by The Column Group, TCGX and Viking Global to push its migraine drug elismetrep through Phase 3.→
- Oct 8, 2026SEVA Growth Closes Oversubscribed $160M Fund IISEVA Growth closed its second fund, SEVA II, at $160 million -- well above its $125 million target and more than the firm's entire first fund -- in under one month.→
- Oct 8, 2026Endeavor Catalyst Closes $320M Fund to Back Founders 'Elsewhere'Endeavor Catalyst closed an oversubscribed $320 million fifth fund, pushing total assets under management past $850 million, to keep co-investing in founders building outside Silicon Valley.→
- Oct 5, 2026Siemens Bets €1B On Europe's Industrial AI EdgeSiemens plans to invest more than €1 billion in industrial AI over three years, betting Europe's century-old manufacturing data is a moat general-purpose language models can't replicate.→
- Oct 1, 2026Hilbert Raises $28M Series A For B2C AI AnalyticsHilbert raised a $28 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in April 2026 to build AI-driven analytics for business-to-consumer brands.→
- Oct 1, 2026Judge Dismisses Publisher Suits Over Google AIA federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits from Chegg and Penske Media against Google over AI Overviews, a ruling that narrows one of the clearest legal theories publishers have used against AI search features.→
- Sep 30, 2026General Intuition Closes $220M At $6.2BGeneral Intuition closed a $220 million round at a $6.2 billion valuation, confirming the mark Pulse reported the company approaching earlier this month.→
- Sep 28, 2026Florida AG Moves To Bar OpenAI From New ModelsFlorida's attorney general is asking a court to stop OpenAI from developing new frontier models until it adopts stronger safety guardrails, escalating the state's fight with the company.→
- Sep 27, 2026Trump, Anthropic's Amodei Set Private White House DinnerPresident Trump will host Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for a private White House dinner tonight, their first one-on-one meeting after months of open conflict over AI safety and a Pentagon contract ban.→
- Sep 25, 2026Meta Made Three Different Bets On AI Hardware This WeekMeta unveiled three distinct AI hardware products at Connect this week -- the Charm AI pendant, $1,299 VR Glasses and $349 camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses -- a multi-form-factor bet rather than a single flagship device.→
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Different FAQ
How much has Different raised?
Different has raised at least $48M in equity across 1 sourced funding round tracked by Value Add VC. The most recent was a $48M Seed in October 2026, reported by Pulse 2.0. Debt financing, tender offers and secondary sales are not counted.
Who invested in Different?
Lead investors in Different's sourced funding rounds include General Catalyst. Per round: its October 2026 Seed was led by General Catalyst.
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Where these figures come from
- Pulse 2.0Value Add VC data1 fact
Figures are labelled Reported (a source states it), Estimated, Derived (computed from other facts) or Rumored (in talks / unconfirmed). Rumors never replace a confirmed figure. Each figure keeps its own as-of date; history is preserved rather than overwritten.