# Ambiq Micro funding: rounds and investors > Ambiq Micro has raised $244M across 11 rounds since 2010. Investors include Mercury Fund, John Ives and DFJ. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ambiq-micro (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Ambiq Micro* 11 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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 Manufacturing Raised 5 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$244M** raised across 11 rounds since 2010, from 11 sources **$250K** Seed **$2.4M** Seed **$694K** Debt **$1.1M** Venture **$3.6M** Series B **$3.2M** Venture **$10M** Series B **$16M** Series C **$90K** Round **$28M** Series E **$179M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $179M Jun 2026 - **Step-up i:** 6.4× - **Investors:** 13 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. 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 **$250K** Seed **$2.4M** Seed **$694K** Debt **$1.1M** Venture **$10M** Series B **$16M** Series C **$90K** Round **$28M** Series E **$179M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $250K - **Biggest round:** $179M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Round **$179M** *2 new* [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Taiwania Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taiwania-capital) Source recorded - **Nov 2018** Series E **$28M** *1 new* [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) Reported by DealStreetAsia SEC filing: $29M sold, first sale May 2018 - **May 2015** Round **$90K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $90K sold, first sale May 2015 - **Nov 2014** Series C **$16M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Austin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) [KPCB Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kpcb-holdings) [John Ives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ives) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Nov 2014 - **Aug 2013** Series B **$10M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Austin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures) [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) [John Ives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ives) [Arm Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arm-holdings) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Aug 2013 - **Jul 2013** Venture **$3.2M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $3.2M sold, first sale Jun 2013 - **Nov 2012** Series B **$3.6M** *2 returning* [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) Reported by bizjournals.com SEC filing: $3.7M sold, first sale Oct 2012 - **Jul 2012** Venture **$1.1M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $1.1M sold, first sale Jul 2012 - **Feb 2012** Debt **$694K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $694K sold, first sale Feb 2012 - **Nov 2010** Seed **$2.4M** *2 new* [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) Reported by fis.dowjones.com SEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Oct 2010 - **Jul 2010** Seed **$250K** *3 new* [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) [John Ives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ives) Reported by gcase.org SEC filing: $50K sold, first sale Aug 2010 ## Founders and team From Ambiq Micro's own website: 1 founder, 7 on the team. **Scott Hanson** Founder, CTO - **Fumihide Esaka** CEO - **Sean Chen** President - **Jeff Winzeler** CFO - **Dan Cermak** VP of Corporate Strategy - **Dr. Kris Potrafka** VP of Human Resources - **Jayesh Shah** VP of Software & Solutions - **Paula Floyd** VP of Finance ## 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** 2012 **Series B** 2012 **Venture** 2013 **Series B** 2013 **Series C** 2014 **Round** 2015 **Series E** 2018 **Round** 2026 [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) [John Ives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ives) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Austin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures) [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) ## Everyone who backed them [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) VC firm **4** rounds [John Ives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ives) Angel **3** rounds [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) VC firm **2** rounds [Austin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **1** round [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) Investment firm **1** round [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) Corporate VC **1** round [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) VC firm **1** round [Taiwania Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taiwania-capital) Growth equity **1** round [KPCB Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kpcb-holdings) Investment firm **1** round [Arm Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arm-holdings) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ambiq-micro). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Ambiq Micro 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. [Tyche Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tyche-partners) VC firm Per its own site [West Fountain Global Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/west-fountain-global-fund) VC firm Per its own site [New Future Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-future-capital) Growth equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about Ambiq Micro ### Who invested in Ambiq Micro? Ambiq Micro's investors include Mercury Fund, John Ives, DFJ, Austin Ventures and Huron River Ventures, and 8 more on record. ### How much has Ambiq Micro raised? Ambiq Micro has raised $244M across 11 rounds since 2010. ### When did Ambiq Micro last raise? Ambiq Micro's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $179M in Jun 2026. ### What was Ambiq Micro's biggest round? Its most recent round, $179M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Ambiq Micro first? Ambiq Micro's first round on record, in Jul 2010, was backed by DFJ, Cisco and John Ives. ### What stage is Ambiq Micro at? Ambiq Micro's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2026. ### Where is Ambiq Micro based? Ambiq Micro is based in the United States. ## Companies like Ambiq Micro In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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