# Affectiva funding: rounds and investors > Affectiva has raised $48M across 6 rounds since 2009. Investors include Myrian Capital, Aptiv PLC and National Science Foundation. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/affectiva (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$48M** raised across 6 rounds since 2009, from 6 sources **$1.7M** Venture **$2.0M** Series A **$5.7M** Series B **$500K** Grant **$12M** Series C **$26M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $26M Apr 2019 - **Led by:** Aptiv PLC - **Step-up i:** 2.2× - **Investors:** 9 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 **$1.7M** Venture **$2.0M** Series A **$5.7M** Series B **$500K** Grant **$12M** Series C **$26M** Round - **First round:** Venture, $1.7M - **Biggest round:** $26M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2019** Round **$26M** *4 new* Aptiv PLC Lead [Motley Fool Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motley-fool-ventures) [Trend Forward Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trend-forward-capital) [CAC CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cac-capital) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Dec 2018 - **Aug 2012** Series C **$12M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [WPP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wpp) [Myrian Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myrian-capital) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Aug 2012 - **Jun 2012** Grant **$500K** *1 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Aug 2012 - **Jul 2011** Series B **$5.7M** *1 new* [Myrian Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myrian-capital) Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $5.7M sold, first sale Jul 2011 - **Feb 2010** Series A **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Oct 2009 - **Oct 2009** Venture **$1.7M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by xconomy.com SEC filing: $1.7M sold, first sale Oct 2009 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Rana el Kaliouby** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Andrew Zeilman* *Hans Lindroth* *Jason Mahoney* *Jeff Krentz* *Md Anis Uzzaman* *Tim 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. **Venture** 2009 **Series A** 2010 **Series B** 2011 **Grant** 2012 **Series C** 2012 **Round** 2019 [Myrian Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myrian-capital) Aptiv PLC L [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Motley Fool Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motley-fool-ventures) [WPP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wpp) [Trend Forward Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trend-forward-capital) [CAC CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cac-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Myrian Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myrian-capital) Growth equity **2** rounds Aptiv PLC no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **1** round [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Motley Fool Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motley-fool-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [WPP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wpp) Growth equity **1** round [Trend Forward Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trend-forward-capital) VC firm **1** round [CAC CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cac-capital) Corporate VC **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=affectiva). ## 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 Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e14-fund) VC firm Per its own site [B&Y Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-and-y-venture-partners) VC firm Per 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. ### How much has Affectiva raised? Affectiva has raised $48M across 6 rounds since 2009. ### When did Affectiva last raise? Affectiva's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $26M in Apr 2019, led by Aptiv PLC. ### What was Affectiva's biggest round? Its most recent round, $26M in Apr 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Affectiva first? Affectiva's first round on record, in Jul 2011, was backed by Myrian Capital. ### What stage is Affectiva at? Affectiva's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Apr 2019. ### Where is Affectiva based? Affectiva is based in the United States. ### Who led Affectiva's rounds? Aptiv PLC led the Undisclosed round in 2019. ## Companies like Affectiva In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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