United States · Series C startup

Who invested in Comprehend Systems

4 rounds we have observed, with the 22 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.

BiotechHealthcare

Y Combinator: W11

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$46Mraised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources

$1.2MSeed$8.4MSeries A$21MSeries B$15MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $15MFeb 2017
Biggest round
$21MSeries B · Aug 2014
Investors
22
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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.

201220132014201520162017
$1.2MSeed$8.4MSeries A$21MSeries B$15MSeries C
First round
Seed, $1.2M
Nov 2011
Biggest round
$21M
Series B · Aug 2014
Usual gap between rounds
20 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Feb 2017
    Series C$15M1 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Jan 2017

  2. Aug 2014
    Series B$21M2 new3 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $21M sold, first sale Aug 2014

  3. Jul 2013
    Series A$8.4M8 new

    Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $8.5M sold, first sale Jun 2013

  4. Nov 2011

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

  • Paul Judson GardnerExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Richard V MorrisonExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Terence Judson CunninghamExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediKristopher Judson KokaMike Judson DixonPeter V Nieh

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.

Everyone who backed them

Sequoia CapitalVC firm2rounds
Quotidian VenturesVC firm2rounds
Farzad (Zod) NazemVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
SV AngelVC firm1round
Menlo VenturesVC firm1round
Crosslink CapitalVC firm1round
Ulu VenturesVC firm1round
Alexis OhanianAngel1round
Paul BuchheitAngel1round
Yuri MilnerVC firm1round
Start FundVC firm1round
Garry TanAngel1round
Aaron LevieVC firm1round
Nils JohnsonVC firm1round
Azimuth VenturesVC firm1round
Josh AbramsAngel1round
Zod NazemInvestment firm1round
Eminence Capital/ Sequoia Capitalno record of our own yet1round
Zorba Liebermanno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Comprehend Systems 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.

Easton CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Comprehend Systems

Who invested in Comprehend Systems?

Comprehend Systems's investors include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Quotidian Ventures, Farzad (Zod) Nazem and Y Combinator, and 17 more on record.

How much has Comprehend Systems raised?

Comprehend Systems has raised $46M across 4 rounds since 2011.

When did Comprehend Systems last raise?

Comprehend Systems's most recent round was a Series C of $15M in Feb 2017.

What was Comprehend Systems's biggest round?

Comprehend Systems's largest round on record is $21M (Series B), in Aug 2014.

Who backed Comprehend Systems first?

Comprehend Systems's first round on record, in Nov 2011, was backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel and Menlo Ventures and 8 others.

What stage is Comprehend Systems at?

Comprehend Systems's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2017.

Where is Comprehend Systems based?

Comprehend Systems is based in the United States.

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