# Certona funding: rounds and investors

> Certona has raised $37M across 2 rounds since 2008. Investors include ABS Ventures, Primus Capital Partners and Express Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Certona*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.

Martech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$37M** raised across 2 rounds since 2008, from 2 sources

**$7.0M** Series A **$30M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $30M Sept 2016
- **Step-up i:** 4.3×
- **Investors:** 3

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.

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

**$7.0M** Series A

**$30M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $7.0M
- **Biggest round:** $30M
- **Between rounds:** 8.2 years

## The rounds

- **Sept 2016** Round **$30M** *1 new* [Primus Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/primus-capital-partners) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jul 2008** Series A **$7.0M** *2 new* [ABS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-ventures) [Express Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/express-ventures) Reported by freshnews.com

## Founders and team

From Certona's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Steve Maher** CEO
- **Austin Rochford** CTO
- **Gopal Mehta** CFO
- **Jeff McBride** COO

## 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 **Round** 2016 [ABS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-ventures) [Primus Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/primus-capital-partners) [Express Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/express-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Primus Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/primus-capital-partners) Private equity **1** round

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

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

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Certona 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.

[Escalate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/escalate-capital) Private credit Per its own site

## Quick answers about Certona

### Who invested in Certona?

Certona's investors include ABS Ventures, Primus Capital Partners and Express Ventures.

### How much has Certona raised?

Certona has raised $37M across 2 rounds since 2008.

### When did Certona last raise?

Certona's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $30M in Sept 2016.

### What was Certona's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $30M in Sept 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Certona first?

Certona's first round on record, in Jul 2008, was backed by ABS Ventures and Express Ventures.

### What stage is Certona at?

Certona's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Sept 2016.

### Where is Certona based?

Certona is based in the United States.

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