# Arda funding: rounds and investors > Arda has raised $233M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Accel, Khosla Ventures and Altimeter. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/arda (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Arda* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 Real Estate Robotics Raised 1 month ago Follow Arda and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Farda) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$233M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources **$3.0M** Pre-seed **$230M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $230M Oct 2026 - **Led by:** Accel and Khosla Ventures and 1 more - **Step-up i:** 76.7× - **Investors:** 4 (4 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. 2026 **$3.0M** Pre-seed **$230M** Round - **First round:** Pre-seed, $3.0M - **Biggest round:** $230M - **Between rounds:** 19 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Round **$230M** *3 new* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) Lead [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) Lead Reported by Google News search and 1 other - **Mar 2025** Pre-seed **$3.0M** *1 new* [Lightshift](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightshift) Lead Reported by TechStartups ## Founders and team From Arda's own website: 6 on the team. - **Mike Nelson** Chief Executive Officer, arrivia - **Brian Kaltenbaugh** Vice President, Technology & Innovation - **Elizabeth A. Baker** Vice President, State Legislative/Regulatory Official Outreach & ARDA-ROC - **Justin Vermuth** Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs and ARDA-ROC - **Robert Clements** Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel - **Jason Gamel** President & CEO, ARDA ## 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. **Pre-seed** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) L [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) L [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) L [Lightshift](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightshift) L ## Everyone who backed them [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Lightshift](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightshift) Venture studio **1** round, led 1 Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=arda). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Arda 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. [Forward Deployed VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-deployed-vc) VC firm Per its own site [Green Angel Syndicate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-angel-syndicate) VC firm Per its own site [Grid Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grid-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Lemonjuice Capital & Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemonjuice-capital-and-solutions) Company Per its own site ## Quick answers about Arda ### Who invested in Arda? Arda's investors include Accel, Khosla Ventures, Altimeter and Lightshift. Accel led its latest round. ### How much has Arda raised? Arda has raised $233M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Arda last raise? Arda's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $230M in Oct 2026, led by Accel. ### What was Arda's biggest round? Its most recent round, $230M in Oct 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Arda first? Arda's first round on record, in Mar 2025, was backed by Lightshift. ### What stage is Arda at? Arda's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2026. ### Where is Arda based? Arda is based in the United States. ### Who led Arda's rounds? Lightshift led the Pre-seed in 2025; Accel led the Undisclosed round in 2026. ## Companies like Arda In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. 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