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Palona AI: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Palona AI provides various artificial intelligence technologies that enhance direct-to-consumer expansion.

palona.ai LinkedIn Palo Alto, United States 11-50 employees Founded 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software
Total raised
$58.3M
Rounds
3
Latest
Series A
Aug 2026

Palona AI has raised $58.3M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series A of $20.0M announced in Aug 2026.

That round is above the $5.7M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Palona AI Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$58.3M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Series A
$20.0M in Aug 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States
Investors on record
10
5 named below

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2026.

Palona AI Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series A
$20.0M
Undisclosed round
$28.3M
Seed
$10.0M

Palona AI raised $10.0M in a Seed announced in Jan 2025.

1.6 years later, an undisclosed round of $28.3M was announced in Aug 2026.

A Series A of $20.0M was announced in Aug 2026.

Palona AI Investors

Defy.vc Fusion Fund UpHonest Capital Webb Investment Network Turbo Partners

10 investors are recorded in total; the 5 named above are those the record identifies.

Palona AI Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Jonathan Opiyo
Chief Executive Officer
Locked
Maria Zhang
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Palona AI team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file, 2 have a LinkedIn profile.

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Palona AI Funding Compared to Other Artificial Intelligence Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
29,795
$7.5M
8,378
$15M

Palona AI's latest round of $20.0M is above the median round in Artificial Intelligence. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Palona AI Funding FAQs

What does Palona AI do?

Palona AI provides various artificial intelligence technologies that enhance direct-to-consumer expansion.

How much funding has Palona AI raised?

Palona AI has raised $58.3M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series A of $20.0M announced in Aug 2026.

When did Palona AI last raise funding?

Palona AI's most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $20.0M, announced in Aug 2026.

Who has invested in Palona AI?

Investors on record for Palona AI include Defy.vc, Fusion Fund, UpHonest Capital, Webb Investment Network, Turbo Partners. FundedIQ records 10 investors in total.

Who founded Palona AI?

FundedIQ lists Maria Zhang (Founder) at Palona AI.

Who is the CEO of Palona AI?

Jonathan Opiyo is listed as Chief Executive Officer at Palona AI.

Where is Palona AI headquartered?

Palona AI is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.

How many employees does Palona AI have?

Palona AI is in the 11-50 employee band.

When was Palona AI founded?

Palona AI was founded in 2024.

How does Palona AI's funding compare to other Artificial Intelligence startups?

Palona AI's latest round of $20.0M is above the $5.7M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies on FundedIQ across 7,234 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Palona AI Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Palona AI is left off this page rather than filled in.

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