# Authentic8 funding: rounds and investors > Authentic8 has raised $12M across 3 rounds since 2010. Investors include Foundry Group and Merus Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/authentic8 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Authentic8* 3 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. Cloud Cybersecurity Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$12M** raised across 3 rounds since 2010, from 3 sources - **Latest round:** Debt, $12M Oct 2025 - **Investors:** 2 (1 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. 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 **?** Round **?** Round **$12M** Debt - **First round:** Round - **Biggest round:** $12M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14.3 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Debt **$12M** *1 returning* [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) Source recorded - **Jun 2011** Round **Amount undisclosed** *1 returning* [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) Lead Reported by Foundry Group - **Dec 2010** Round **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Merus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merus-capital) Reported by authentic8.com ## Founders and team From Authentic8's own website: 2 founders, 6 on the team. **Ramesh Rajagopal** Co-Founder and CEO **Scott Petry** Co-Founder And Executive Chairman - **Chirag Vasavada** Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer - **Kevin Lund** Chief Technology Officer - **Matt Ashburn** Chief Customer Officer - **Miguel Ramos** Chief Product Officer - **Nabeel Ahmadieh** Chief Revenue Officer - **Christina Calderon** Head of Human Resources ## 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** 2010 **Round** 2011 **Debt** 2025 [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) L [Merus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merus-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1 [Merus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merus-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=authentic8). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Authentic8 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. [Shield Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shield-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Eastward Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastward-capital-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Razor's Edge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/razor-s-edge-ventures) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about Authentic8 ### Who invested in Authentic8? Authentic8's investors include Foundry Group and Merus Capital. ### How much has Authentic8 raised? Authentic8 has raised $12M across 3 rounds since 2010. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Authentic8 last raise? Authentic8's most recent round was a Debt of $12M in Oct 2025. ### What was Authentic8's biggest round? Its most recent round, $12M in Oct 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Authentic8 first? Authentic8's first round on record, in Dec 2010, was backed by Foundry Group and Merus Capital. ### What stage is Authentic8 at? Authentic8's latest named round is a Debt, in Oct 2025. ### Where is Authentic8 based? Authentic8 is based in the United States. ### Who led Authentic8's rounds? Foundry Group led the funding round in 2011. ## Companies like Authentic8 In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Blacksmith** $131M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blacksmith)[**Opsin** $21M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsin)[**Harmonic Security** $68M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmonic-security)[**Reach Security** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/reach-security) ## 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