# C3Nano funding: rounds and investors

> C3Nano has raised $37M across 4 rounds since 2011. Investors include GSR Ventures, Phoenix VC and Phoenix Venture Partners. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/c3nano (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *C3Nano*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$37M** raised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources

**$3.2M** Series A **$6.7M** Series B **$12M** Series C **$15M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $15M Feb 2017
- **Step-up i:** 1.3×
- **Investors:** 6

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.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

**$3.2M** Series A

**$6.7M** Series B

**$12M** Series C

**$15M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $3.2M
- **Biggest round:** $15M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **Feb 2017** Round **$15M** *2 new* *1 returning* [GSR Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr-ventures) Nissha Printing Xinjiang Guoli Minsheng/ Phoenix Venture Reported by FinSMEs
- **Nov 2014** Series C **$12M** *2 new* *1 returning* [GSR Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr-ventures) [Phoenix VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-venture-partners) [Nagase America Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nagase-america-corp) From a historical funding record
- **Feb 2012** Series B **$6.7M** *1 new* *1 returning* [GSR Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr-ventures) [Phoenix Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-venture-partners-llc) Reported by c3nano.com
- **Feb 2011** Series A **$3.2M** *1 new* [GSR Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr-ventures) Reported by gigaom.com

## 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** 2011 **Series B** 2012 **Series C** 2014 **Round** 2017 [GSR Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr-ventures) [Phoenix VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-venture-partners) [Phoenix Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-venture-partners-llc) [Nagase America Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nagase-america-corp) Nissha Printing Xinjiang Guoli Minsheng/ Phoenix Venture

## Everyone who backed them

[GSR Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Phoenix VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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

[Nagase America Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nagase-america-corp) Growth equity **1** round

Nissha Printing no record of our own yet **1** round

Xinjiang Guoli Minsheng/ Phoenix Venture no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about C3Nano

### Who invested in C3Nano?

C3Nano's investors include GSR Ventures, Phoenix VC, Phoenix Venture Partners, Nagase America Corp. and Nissha Printing, and 1 more on record.

### How much has C3Nano raised?

C3Nano has raised $37M across 4 rounds since 2011.

### When did C3Nano last raise?

C3Nano's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $15M in Feb 2017.

### What was C3Nano's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Feb 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed C3Nano first?

C3Nano's first round on record, in Feb 2011, was backed by GSR Ventures.

### What stage is C3Nano at?

C3Nano's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Feb 2017.

### Where is C3Nano based?

C3Nano is based in the United States.

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