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Who invested in Berkeley Lights?
Berkeley Lights's investors include Cota Capital, Sequoia Capital, Celesta Capital, Atinum Investment and ShangBay Capital, and 7 more on record.
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United States · Funded startup
Who invested in Berkeley Lights
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$165Mraised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources
$95MRound$70MDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $70MJan 2023
- Biggest round
- $95MRound · Oct 2018
- Investors
- 12
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round, $95M Oct 2018
- Biggest round
- $95M Round · Oct 2018
- Between rounds
- 4.3 years from the last two
The rounds
- Jan 2023
- Oct 2018Round$95M10 new
Cota Capital
Atinum Investment
ShangBay Capital
Black Diamond Ventures- Walden Riverwood
- KTB
Varian
PAXION
AJS Capital- Nikon/ Sequoia
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $95M sold, first sale Mar 2018
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.
- Andy LastExecutive Officeri
- Eric HobbsExecutive Officer, Directori
- Shaun HoltExecutive Officeri
- Stuart MerkadeauExecutive Officeri
On the board, as filediIgor KhandrosJames RothmanJohn GunnMakoto ShintaniMichael MarksMichael MoritzMing WuWilliam Davidow
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
Walden RiverwoodGrowth equity1round
KTBInvestment firm1round
Nikon/ Sequoiano record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Berkeley Lights as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Berkeley Lights
How much has Berkeley Lights raised?
Berkeley Lights has raised $165M across 2 rounds since 2018.
When did Berkeley Lights last raise?
Berkeley Lights's most recent round was a Debt of $70M in Jan 2023.
What was Berkeley Lights's biggest round?
Berkeley Lights's largest round on record is $95M (Undisclosed round), in Oct 2018.
Who backed Berkeley Lights first?
Berkeley Lights's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by Cota Capital, Atinum Investment and ShangBay Capital and 7 others.
What stage is Berkeley Lights at?
Berkeley Lights's latest named round is a Debt, in Jan 2023.
Where is Berkeley Lights based?
Berkeley Lights is based in the United States.
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