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Who invested in AcuFocus

5 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

BiotechHealthcare

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$170Mraised across 5 rounds since 2007, from 5 sources

$18MSeries D$65MSeries F$21MVenture$66MRound
Latest round
Round, $66MSept 2016
Step-upi
3.1×
Investors
10
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20072009201120132015
?Growth$18MSeries D$65MSeries F$21MVenture$66MRound
First round
Growth
Jan 2007
Biggest round
$66M
Round · Sept 2016
Usual gap between rounds
2.8 years
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Sept 2016
    Round$66M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Aug 2016

  2. Sept 2014
    Venture$21M6 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Aug 2014

  3. Nov 2011
  4. Jan 2007
  5. Jan 2007
    GrowthAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

  • Alan WaterhousePresident and Chief Executive Officeri
  • Gloria SeftonSecretaryi

On the board, as filediAli J. SatvatArjun J. AroraBuzz BensonConrad WangGreg MaddenRichard L. LindstromWilliam J. Link

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Versant VenturesVC firm3rounds
SV Life SciencesVC firm3rounds
The Carlyle GroupPrivate equity3rounds
Bausch & LombCorporate VC3rounds
MedtronicGrowth equity2rounds
HealthCare Royalty PartnersPrivate equity2rounds
Pequot CapitalGrowth equity1round
Three Arch PartnersGrowth equity1round
KKRVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list AcuFocus as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Evidity Health CapitalPrivate equityPer its own site
Flying L PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about AcuFocus

Who invested in AcuFocus?

AcuFocus's investors include Versant Ventures, SV Life Sciences, The Carlyle Group, Accuitive Medical Ventures and Bausch & Lomb, and 5 more on record.

How much has AcuFocus raised?

AcuFocus has raised $170M across 5 rounds since 2007. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did AcuFocus last raise?

AcuFocus's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $66M in Sept 2016.

What was AcuFocus's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $66M in Sept 2016, is also its largest on record.

Who backed AcuFocus first?

AcuFocus's first round on record, in Jan 2007, was backed by Bausch & Lomb.

What stage is AcuFocus at?

AcuFocus's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Sept 2016.

Where is AcuFocus based?

AcuFocus is based in the United States.

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