# BlueTalon funding: rounds and investors

> BlueTalon has raised $27M across 4 rounds since 2014. Investors include DCVC, Bloomberg Beta and Maverick Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/bluetalon (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *BlueTalon*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

Cybersecurity

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$27M** raised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources

**$1.5M** Seed **$6.5M** Series A **$3.4M** Venture **$16M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $16M Aug 2016
- **Step-up i:** 4.7×
- **Investors:** 8

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

**$1.5M** Seed

**$6.5M** Series A

**$3.4M** Venture

**$16M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $16M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2016** Series A **$16M** *1 new* [Maverick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-ventures) Reported by Finance SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Aug 2016
- **Jul 2015** Venture **$3.4M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.4M sold, first sale Jul 2015
- **Feb 2015** Series A **$6.5M** *6 new* *1 returning* [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [Signia Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signia-venture-partners) [STARTX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startx) [Divergent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/divergent-ventures) [Berggruen Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berggruen-holdings) [Biosys Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biosys-capital) From a historical funding record
- **Feb 2014** Seed **$1.5M** *1 new* [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Eric Tilenius** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Pratik Verma** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Ed Cluss* *Matt Ocko* *Matthew Kinsella* *Scott Barclay*

## 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.

**Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Venture** 2015 **Series A** 2016 [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [Maverick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-ventures) [Signia Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signia-venture-partners) [STARTX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startx) [Divergent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/divergent-ventures) [Berggruen Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berggruen-holdings) [Biosys Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biosys-capital)

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) undisclosed Jul 2019

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bluetalon).

## Everyone who backed them

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **2** rounds

[Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) VC firm **1** round

[Maverick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Signia Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signia-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[STARTX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startx) VC firm **1** round

[Divergent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/divergent-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Berggruen Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berggruen-holdings) Family office **1** round

[Biosys Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biosys-capital) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bluetalon).

## Quick answers about BlueTalon

### Who invested in BlueTalon?

BlueTalon's investors include DCVC, Bloomberg Beta, Maverick Ventures, Signia Venture Partners and STARTX, and 3 more on record.

### How much has BlueTalon raised?

BlueTalon has raised $27M across 4 rounds since 2014.

### When did BlueTalon last raise?

BlueTalon's most recent round was a Series A of $16M in Aug 2016.

### What was BlueTalon's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $16M in Aug 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed BlueTalon first?

BlueTalon's first round on record, in Feb 2014, was backed by DCVC.

### What stage is BlueTalon at?

BlueTalon's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2016.

### Where is BlueTalon based?

BlueTalon is based in the United States.

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