# Better Place funding: rounds and investors > Better Place has raised $1.0B across 10 rounds since 2007. Investors include Mizuho Capital, UTokyo Innovation Platform and Israel Corp. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/better-place (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Better Place* 10 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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. Community Professional Services Raised 7 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$1.0B** raised across 10 rounds since 2007, from 10 sources **$111M** Series A **$200M** Series A **$25M** Series A **$350M** Series B **$200M** Series C **$50M** Debt **$100M** Debt **$3.7M** Series D **$2.6M** Series D **$314K** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $314K Apr 2026 - **Biggest round:** $350M Series B · Jan 2010 - **Investors:** 13 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. 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 **$111M** Series A **$200M** Series A **$25M** Series A **$350M** Series B **$200M** Series C **$50M** Debt **$3.7M** Series D **$2.6M** Series D **$314K** Venture - **First round:** Series A, $111M - **Biggest round:** $350M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Venture **$314K** *2 returning* [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) Source recorded - **Apr 2025** Series D **$2.6M** *2 new* [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) Source recorded - **Mar 2025** Series D **$3.7M** *3 new* [Jungle Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jungle-ventures) [3one4 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital) [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) Source recorded - **Nov 2012** Debt **$100M** *1 returning* Israel Corp Reported by gigaom.com SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Nov 2012 - **Aug 2012** Debt **$50M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by gigaom.com SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Nov 2012 - **Nov 2011** Series C **$200M** *4 new* *1 returning* [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) [Maniv Energy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maniv-energy-capital) Israel Corp Ofer Hi-Tech Reported by ewallstreeter.com SEC filing: $201M sold, first sale Dec 2011 - **Jan 2010** Series B **$350M** *3 new* [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners) Ofer Hi-Tech Reported by blogs.wsj.com - **Dec 2008** Series A **$25M** *1 new* [Lendlease](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lend-lease-ventures) Reported by themotorreport.com.au - **Nov 2007** Series A **$200M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jan 2007** Series A **$111M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov ## 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. **Series A** 2008 **Series B** 2010 **Series C** 2011 **Debt** 2012 **Debt** 2012 **Series D** 2025 **Series D** 2025 **Venture** 2026 [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) Israel Corp Ofer Hi-Tech [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners) [Jungle Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jungle-ventures) [3one4 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital) [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired Sunrise Group $12M Jul 2013 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=better-place). ## Everyone who backed them [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) Growth equity **2** rounds Israel Corp no record of our own yet **2** rounds Ofer Hi-Tech no record of our own yet **2** rounds [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) Private equity **1** round [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) Growth equity **1** round [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round [Jungle Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jungle-ventures) VC firm **1** round [3one4 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital) VC firm **1** round [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) Government **1** round [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Lendlease](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lend-lease-ventures) Private equity **1** round [Maniv Energy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maniv-energy-capital) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=better-place). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Better Place 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. [Alteria Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alteria-capital) Venture debt Per its own site ## Quick answers about Better Place ### Who invested in Better Place? Better Place's investors include Mizuho Capital, UTokyo Innovation Platform, Israel Corp, Ofer Hi-Tech and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and 8 more on record. ### How much has Better Place raised? Better Place has raised $1.0B across 10 rounds since 2007. ### When did Better Place last raise? Better Place's most recent round was a Venture of $314K in Apr 2026. ### What was Better Place's biggest round? Better Place's largest round on record is $350M (Series B), in Jan 2010. ### Who backed Better Place first? Better Place's first round on record, in Dec 2008, was backed by Lendlease. ### What stage is Better Place at? Better Place's latest named round is a Venture, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Better Place based? Better Place is based in the United States. ## Companies like Better Place In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Qualitate** $32M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qualitate)[**Platform Accounting Group** $355M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/platform-accounting-group)[**Gradient** $24M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient)[**Remitian** $27M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/remitian)[**Fortastra** $38M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortastra)[**Confido** $82M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/confido) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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