# Birdi funding: rounds and investors > Birdi has raised $2.1M across 5 rounds since 2014. Investors include Kapor Capital, MassChallenge and Innovate UK. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/birdi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Birdi* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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. Hardware & Electronics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$2.1M** raised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources **$72K** Crowdfunding **$700K** Seed **$500K** Seed **$500K** Venture **$297K** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $297K Mar 2018 - **Biggest round:** $700K Seed · Jul 2014 - **Investors:** 10 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. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$72K** Crowdfunding **$700K** Seed **$500K** Seed **$500K** Venture **$297K** Grant - **First round:** Crowdfunding, $72K - **Biggest round:** $700K - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2018** Grant **$297K** *4 new* [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) [Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) Source recorded - **Aug 2015** Venture **$500K** *2 new* *1 returning* [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) [7percent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/7percent-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Apr 2015** Seed **$500K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jul 2014** Seed **$700K** *4 new* [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) John Galbraith From a historical funding record - **Feb 2014** Crowdfunding **$72K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Birdi's own website: 2 founders, 7 on the team. **Sebastian Robertson** CEO & Co-founder **Abraham Robertson** Director & Co-founder - **Tom Baldry** CTO - **Aaron Brockley** Sales Director - **Ajoy Mallik** Director - **Chris Chapman** Director - **Kayley Greenland** Product Manager - **Peter Baldry** Lead Software Engineer (AI) - **Ray Gillinder** Operations Manager & Drone Pilot Advisers *Chris Cuffe* *Jude Blankfield* *Manfred Hasseler* *Maria Atkinson* *Mitch Ribar* *Ross Allen* ## 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. **Crowdfunding** 2014 **Seed** 2014 **Seed** 2015 **Venture** 2015 **Grant** 2018 [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) [Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) [7percent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/7percent-ventures) [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) John Galbraith ## Everyone who backed them [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator **1** round [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) Government **1** round [Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) VC firm **1** round [7percent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/7percent-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) VC firm **1** round [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) Angel **1** round John Galbraith 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=birdi). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Birdi 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. [AfterWork Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afterwork-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Birdi ### Who invested in Birdi? Birdi's investors include Kapor Capital, MassChallenge, Innovate UK, Scottish Enterprise and Frontline Ventures, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Birdi raised? Birdi has raised $2.1M across 5 rounds since 2014. ### When did Birdi last raise? Birdi's most recent round was a Grant of $297K in Mar 2018. ### What was Birdi's biggest round? Birdi's largest round on record is $700K (Seed), in Jul 2014. ### Who backed Birdi first? Birdi's first round on record, in Jul 2014, was backed by Kapor Capital, Jason Calacanis and Eric Ries and 1 others. ### What stage is Birdi at? Birdi's latest named round is a Grant, in Mar 2018. ### Where is Birdi based? Birdi is based in the United States. ## Companies like Birdi In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Optivolt** $37M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/optivolt)[**Tenstorrent** $3.0B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)[**Sabi** $50M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sabi)[**Ringon** $70K · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ringon)[**Relay** $207M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay)[**SiMa.ai** $235M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sima-ai) ## 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