# Aras funding: rounds and investors > Aras has raised $112M across 4 rounds since 2010. Investors include Blue Cloud Ventures and Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GE. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/aras (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Switzerland · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Aras* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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. Software Collaboration Tools Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$112M** raised across 4 rounds since 2010, from 4 sources **$1.2M** Venture **$1.0M** Venture **$40M** Round **$70M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $70M Nov 2018 - **Step-up i:** 1.8× - **Investors:** 2 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 2012 2014 2016 2018 **$1.2M** Venture **$1.0M** Venture **$40M** Round **$70M** Series D - **First round:** Venture, $1.2M - **Biggest round:** $70M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.6 years ## The rounds - **Nov 2018** Series D **$70M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $70M sold, first sale Nov 2018 - **Sept 2017** Round **$40M** *1 new* Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GE Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $40M sold, first sale Sept 2017 - **Dec 2013** Venture **$1.0M** *1 new* [Blue Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-cloud-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.0M sold, first sale Dec 2013 - **May 2010** Venture **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC 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. Schroer** Board Member *Named on its 2018 Form D* - **Leon Lauritsen** Chief Executive Officer - **Don Cooper** Senior Vice President of Global Alliances - **Matthias Fohrer** Vice President of Sales, EMEA - **Sam Abu-Hamdan** Vice President of Sales, North America - **Josh Epstein** Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer - **Rob McAveney** Chief Product & Technology Officer - **Sam Zawaideh** Chief Operating Officer - **Will Porter** Chief Financial Officer - **John K. Yee** Mr. Yee is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer. i - **Lalitha Gunturi** General Counsel & Corporate Secretary - **Michael K. Barron** Mr. Barron is the Secretary of the Issuer. i On the board, as filed i *Anthony J. Affuso* *Hillel H. Moerman* *Martin H. Fichtner* *William 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. **Venture** 2010 **Venture** 2013 **Round** 2017 **Series D** 2018 [Blue Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-cloud-ventures) Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GE ## Everyone who backed them [Blue Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-cloud-ventures) VC firm **1** round Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GE no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=aras). ## 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. [Boston Harbor Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-harbor-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Savano Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/savano-capital-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Exposition Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/exposition-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Aras ### Who invested in Aras? Aras's investors include Blue Cloud Ventures and Silver Lake Kraftwerk/ GE. ### 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. ## Companies like Aras In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Unicity Labs** $3.0M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/unicity-labs)[**Akselos** $10M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/akselos)[**deskbird** $23M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/deskbird)[**MineMind** $1.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/minemind)[**Legora** $1.3B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/legora)[**TruAgents** $3.4M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/truagents) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app