# Aktana funding: rounds and investors > Aktana has raised $35M across 8 rounds since 2011. Investors include Starfish Ventures, Safeguard Scientifics and Charles River Associates. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/aktana (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Aktana* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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 Software Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$35M** raised across 8 rounds since 2011, from 8 sources **$2.9M** Series A **$2.1M** Series A **$1.1M** Venture **$2.1M** Series A **$1.0M** Venture **$5.5M** Series A **$2.5M** Series B **$18M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $18M Jun 2016 - **Led by:** Safeguard Scientifics - **Step-up i:** 7× - **Investors:** 3 (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. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 **$2.9M** Series A **$2.1M** Series A **$1.1M** Venture **$2.1M** Series A **$1.0M** Venture **$5.5M** Series A **$2.5M** Series B **$18M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $2.9M - **Biggest round:** $18M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2016** Round **$18M** *1 new* [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) Lead Reported by Prnewswire SEC filing: $9.6M sold, first sale Jun 2016 - **Jul 2013** Series B **$2.5M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Jun 2013 - **Jun 2013** Series A **$5.5M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Jun 2013 - **Jan 2013** Venture **$1.0M** *1 returning* [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) Reported by venturedeal.com SEC filing: $2.1M sold, first sale May 2012 - **Jan 2013** Series A **$2.1M** *1 returning* [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.1M sold, first sale May 2012 - **Jun 2012** Venture **$1.1M** *1 returning* [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) Reported by dealipedia.com SEC filing: $1.1M sold, first sale May 2012 - **May 2012** Series A **$2.1M** *1 returning* [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.1M sold, first sale May 2012 - **Aug 2011** Series A **$2.9M** *2 new* [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) [Charles River Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-river-asso) Reported by techcrunch.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Colm J. Callan** Executive Officer i - **David J. Ehrlich** Executive Officer, Director i - **Derek J. Choy** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Doug J. Dennerline* *Gary J. Kurtzman* *Jared J. Kesselheim* *John J. Dyson* *Robert J. Mittendorff* ## 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. **Series A** 2011 **Series A** 2012 **Venture** 2012 **Series A** 2013 **Venture** 2013 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2013 **Round** 2016 [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) L [Charles River Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-river-asso) ## Everyone who backed them [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) VC firm **5** rounds [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [Charles River Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-river-asso) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=aktana). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Aktana as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [HLM Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hlm-investment-partners) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Aktana ### Who invested in Aktana? Aktana's investors include Starfish Ventures, Safeguard Scientifics and Charles River Associates. Safeguard Scientifics led its latest round. ### How much has Aktana raised? Aktana has raised $35M across 8 rounds since 2011. ### When did Aktana last raise? Aktana's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $18M in Jun 2016, led by Safeguard Scientifics. ### What was Aktana's biggest round? Its most recent round, $18M in Jun 2016, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Aktana first? Aktana's first round on record, in Aug 2011, was backed by Starfish Ventures and Charles River Associates. ### What stage is Aktana at? Aktana's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2016. ### Where is Aktana based? Aktana is based in the United States. ### Who led Aktana's rounds? Safeguard Scientifics led the Undisclosed round in 2016. ## Companies like Aktana In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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