United States · Who invested in CipherOptics?
CipherOptics's investors include Adams Capital Management, Nextstage Capital, Blue Heron Capital, INTUITIVE VENTURE PARTNERS and Kestrel Asset Management.
2005200620072008200920102011
$10MSeries C$3.5MVenture$21MVentureUnited States · Venture startup
Who invested in CipherOptics
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$35Mraised across 3 rounds since 2004, from 3 sources
$10MSeries C$3.5MVenture$21MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $21MJan 2011
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The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series C, $10M Sept 2004
- Biggest round
- $21M Venture · Jan 2011
- Usual gap between rounds
- 6 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Jan 2011Venture$21M5 new
Adams Capital Management- Nextstage Capital
Blue Heron Capital
INTUITIVE VENTURE PARTNERS- Kestrel Asset Management
Reported by localtechwire.comSEC filing: $21M sold, first sale Nov 2010
- Oct 2010Venture$3.5M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $3.5M sold, first sale Feb 2010
- Sept 2004
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 C2004Venture2010Venture2011Adams Capital ManagementNextstage CapitalBlue Heron CapitalINTUITIVE VENTURE PARTNERSKestrel Asset Management
Adams Capital ManagementNextstage CapitalBlue Heron CapitalINTUITIVE VENTURE PARTNERSKestrel Asset ManagementEveryone who backed them
Nextstage CapitalVC firm1round
Kestrel Asset Managementno record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about CipherOptics
How much has CipherOptics raised?
CipherOptics has raised $35M across 3 rounds since 2004.
When did CipherOptics last raise?
CipherOptics's most recent round was a Venture of $21M in Jan 2011.
What was CipherOptics's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $21M in Jan 2011, is also its largest on record.
Who backed CipherOptics first?
CipherOptics's first round on record, in Jan 2011, was backed by Adams Capital Management, Nextstage Capital and Blue Heron Capital and 2 others.
What stage is CipherOptics at?
CipherOptics's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2011.
Where is CipherOptics based?
CipherOptics is based in the United States.
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