Who invested in Factored?

Investors on record for Factored: AI Fund.

Who founded Factored?

Factored was founded by Chenyi Shi and Israel Niezen.

Where is Factored based?

Factored is based in Palo Alto, United States.

Factored

Factored helps companies build world-class, rigorously vetted data science, machine-learning, and AI engineering teams.

Education

Latest funding

Seed · October 13, 2026

Amount not disclosed in a source on record.

Funding history ↓

Website: factored.ai.

X: @factoredai · 1,007 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Category: Education.

Sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Software.

Stage: Seed.

Based in: Palo Alto, United States.

Last round: Oct 13, 2026 · 10 days ago.

X account age: 7 years.

Domain age: 7 years.

On Recent Funding since: Oct 16, 2026.

About Factored

Factored is a company based in Palo Alto, United States. Recent Funding lists it under Education. Its latest known round is a Seed round (October 2026); no sourced amount is on record for it yet. Investors on record for it include AI Fund. It was founded by Chenyi Shi and Israel Niezen.

TIMELINE · MILESTONES

Factored | 2576 days from website to first raise on record

@factoredai·1 round·2 signals before the first raise

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Funding rounds

October 13, 2026
Seed · amount undisclosed
Source: sec.gov
September 30, 2019
X account created
September 24, 2019
Website created

Founders and team

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Chenyi Shi Founder
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Israel Niezen Founder

Investors

AAI Fund

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Questions and sources

Factored: questions and answers

Who invested in Factored?: Investors on record for Factored: AI Fund.
Who founded Factored?: Factored was founded by Chenyi Shi and Israel Niezen.
Where is Factored based?: Factored is based in Palo Alto, United States.

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