# Amber funding: rounds and investors

> Amber has raised $148M across 6 rounds since 2019. Investors include ETF Partners, Virescent Ventures and ARENA. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/amber (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Australia · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Amber*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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.

Automotive & EVs Cleantech Climate Tech Energy

Raised 2 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$148M** raised across 6 rounds since 2019, from 7 sources

**$45M** Growth **$79M** Growth

- **Latest round:** Growth, $79M Sept 2026
- **Led by:** 1GT
- **Step-up i:** 9.7×
- **Investors:** 14 (4 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.

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$2.5M** Round

**$45M** Growth

**$4.5M** Round

**$9.8M** Grant

**$8.1M** Series A

**$79M** Growth

- **First round:** Round, $2.5M
- **Biggest round:** $79M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 4 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Growth **$79M** *4 new* [1GT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1gt) Lead [Environmental Technologies Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/environmental-technologies-fund) [e.on](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-on) [Innovation Victoria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-victoria) Reported by ETF Partners
- **Aug 2026** Series A **$8.1M** *1 new* [Ventech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventech) Source recorded
- **Jun 2026** Grant **$9.8M** *1 new* [ARENA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arena) Lead Reported by Startup Daily
- **Oct 2025** Round **$4.5M** *1 new* [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures) Lead Reported by Virescent Ventures
- **Jun 2025** Growth **$45M** *7 new* [ETF Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etf-partners-the-environmental-technologies-fund) Lead [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Rubio Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rubio-impact-ventures) [Square Peg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/square-peg-2) [Breakthrough Victoria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-victoria) [Gentrack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentrack) Reported by Startup Daily and 1 other
- **Sept 2019** Round **$2.5M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Afr SEC filing: $550K sold, first sale Aug 2019

## Founders and team

From Amber's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Mihai Pohontu** Chief Executive Officer
- **Andreea Enache** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Scott Humphries** Chief Product Officer
- **Cristiana Fernbach** General Counsel

## 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.

**Round** 2019 **Growth** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Grant** 2026 **Series A** 2026 **Growth** 2026 [ETF Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etf-partners-the-environmental-technologies-fund) L [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures) L [ARENA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arena) L [1GT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1gt) L [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Ventech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventech) [Rubio Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rubio-impact-ventures) [Square Peg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/square-peg-2) [Environmental Technologies Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/environmental-technologies-fund)

## Everyone who backed them

[ETF Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etf-partners-the-environmental-technologies-fund) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[ARENA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arena) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[1GT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1gt) Growth equity **1** round, led 1

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm **1** round

[Ventech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventech) VC firm **1** round

[Rubio Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rubio-impact-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Square Peg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/square-peg-2) VC firm **1** round

[Environmental Technologies Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/environmental-technologies-fund) Investment firm **1** round

[e.on](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-on) VC firm **1** round

[Breakthrough Victoria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-victoria) VC firm **1** round

[Innovation Victoria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-victoria) Growth equity **1** round

[Gentrack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentrack) Growth equity **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Amber 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.

[Emona Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emona-capital-llp) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Amber

### Who invested in Amber?

Amber's investors include ETF Partners, Virescent Ventures, ARENA, 1GT and National Science Foundation, and 9 more on record. 1GT led its latest round.

### How much has Amber raised?

Amber has raised $148M across 6 rounds since 2019.

### When did Amber last raise?

Amber's most recent round was a Growth of $79M in Sept 2026, led by 1GT.

### What was Amber's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $79M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Amber first?

Amber's first round on record, in Jun 2025, was backed by ETF Partners, National Science Foundation and Temasek Holdings and 4 others.

### What stage is Amber at?

Amber's latest named round is a Growth, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Amber based?

Amber is based in Australia.

### Who led Amber's rounds?

ETF Partners led the Growth in 2025; Virescent Ventures led the Undisclosed round in 2025; ARENA led the Grant in 2026; 1GT led the Growth in 2026.

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