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Who invested in Aras?
Aras's investors include Blue Cloud Ventures and Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GE.
20102012201420162018
$1.2MVenture$1.0MVenture$40MRound$70MSeries D
Switzerland · Series D startup
Who invested in Aras
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$112Mraised across 4 rounds since 2010, from 4 sources
$1.2MVenture$1.0MVenture$40MRound$70MSeries D
- Latest round
- Series D, $70MNov 2018
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- Investors
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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.
- First round
- Venture, $1.2M May 2010
- Biggest round
- $70M Series D · Nov 2018
- Usual gap between rounds
- 3.6 years the median of 3
The rounds
- Nov 2018Series D$70M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $70M sold, first sale Nov 2018
- Sept 2017Round$40M1 new
- Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GE
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $40M sold, first sale Sept 2017
- Dec 2013Venture$1.0M1 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.0M sold, first sale Dec 2013
- May 2010Venture$1.2M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Aug 2009
Founders and team
From Aras's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 11 on the team.
Peter H. SchroerBoard MemberNamed on its 2018 Form D
- Leon LauritsenChief Executive Officer
- Don CooperSenior Vice President of Global Alliances
- Matthias FohrerVice President of Sales, EMEA
- Sam Abu-HamdanVice President of Sales, North America
- Josh EpsteinChief Marketing & Strategy Officer
- Rob McAveneyChief Product & Technology Officer
- Sam ZawaidehChief Operating Officer
- Will PorterChief Financial Officer
- John K. YeeMr. Yee is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.i
- Lalitha GunturiGeneral Counsel & Corporate Secretary
- Michael K. BarronMr. Barron is the Secretary of the Issuer.i
On the board, as filediAnthony J. AffusoHillel H. MoermanMartin H. FichtnerWilliam H. Nyhan
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.
Everyone who backed them
Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GEno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Aras 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.
Quick answers about Aras
How much has Aras raised?
Aras has raised $112M across 4 rounds since 2010.
When did Aras last raise?
Aras's most recent round was a Series D of $70M in Nov 2018.
What was Aras's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $70M in Nov 2018, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Aras first?
Aras's first round on record, in Dec 2013, was backed by Blue Cloud Ventures.
What stage is Aras at?
Aras's latest named round is a Series D, in Nov 2018.
Where is Aras based?
Aras is based in Switzerland.
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