Who invested in Affectiva

6 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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.

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$48Mraised across 6 rounds since 2009, from 6 sources

$1.7MVenture$2.0MSeries A$5.7MSeries B$500KGrant$12MSeries C$26MRound

Latest round: Round, $26MApr 2019
Led by: Aptiv PLC
Step-upi: 2.2×
Investors: 9 (1 led)

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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.

20112013201520172019

$1.7MVenture$2.0MSeries A$5.7MSeries B$500KGrant$12MSeries C$26MRound

First round: Venture, $1.7M
Biggest round: $26M
Usual gap between rounds: 10 months

The rounds

Apr 2019
Round$26M4 new
- Aptiv PLCLead
- Motley Fool Ventures
- Trend Forward Capital
- CAC CAPITAL
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Dec 2018
Aug 2012
Series C$12M3 new1 returning
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Aug 2012
Jun 2012
Grant$500K1 new
- National Science Foundation
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Aug 2012
Jul 2011
Series B$5.7M1 new
- Myrian Capital
Reported by masshightech.comSEC filing: $5.7M sold, first sale Jul 2011
Feb 2010
Series A$2.0M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Oct 2009
Oct 2009
Venture$1.7M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by xconomy.comSEC filing: $1.7M sold, first sale Oct 2009

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

Rana el KalioubyExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediAndrew ZeilmanHans LindrothJason MahoneyJeff KrentzMd Anis UzzamanTim Peacock

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.

Venture2009Series A2010Series B2011Grant2012Series C2012Round2019Myrian CapitalAptiv PLCL

National Science Foundation

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Horizons Ventures

Motley Fool Ventures

WPP

Trend Forward CapitalCAC CAPITAL

Everyone who backed them

Myrian CapitalGrowth equity2rounds

Aptiv PLCno record of our own yet1round, led 1

National Science FoundationGovernment1round

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm1round

Horizons VenturesVC firm1round

Motley Fool VenturesCorporate VC1round

WPPGrowth equity1round

Trend Forward CapitalVC firm1round

CAC CAPITALCorporate VC1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Affectiva 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.

The E14 FundVC firmPer its own site

B&Y Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Affectiva

Who invested in Affectiva?

Affectiva's investors include Myrian Capital, Aptiv PLC, National Science Foundation, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Horizons Ventures, and 4 more on record. Aptiv PLC led its latest round.