# Comprehend Systems funding: rounds and investors > Comprehend Systems has raised $46M across 4 rounds since 2011. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Quotidian Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/comprehend-systems (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Biotech Healthcare Y Combinator: W11 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$46M** raised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources **$1.2M** Seed **$8.4M** Series A **$21M** Series B **$15M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $15M Feb 2017 - **Biggest round:** $21M Series B · Aug 2014 - **Investors:** 22 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. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 **$1.2M** Seed **$8.4M** Series A **$21M** Series B **$15M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $1.2M - **Biggest round:** $21M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months ## The rounds - **Feb 2017** Series C **$15M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Eminence Capital/ Sequoia Capital Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Jan 2017 - **Aug 2014** Series B **$21M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) [Farzad (Zod) Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem) [Azimuth Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azimuth-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $21M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Jul 2013** Series A **$8.4M** *8 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) [Farzad (Zod) Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem) [Aaron Levie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie) [Nils Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nils-johnson) [Life Sciences Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/life-sciences-angel-network) [Zod Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zod-nazem) Zorba Lieberman Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $8.5M sold, first sale Jun 2013 - **Nov 2011** Seed **$1.2M** *11 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan) [Josh Abrams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-abrams) Reported by comprehend.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Paul Judson Gardner** Executive Officer, Director i - **Richard V Morrison** Executive Officer, Director i - **Terence Judson Cunningham** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Kristopher Judson Koka* *Mike Judson Dixon* *Peter 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. **Seed** 2011 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2017 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) [Farzad (Zod) Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) ## Everyone who backed them [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Farzad (Zod) Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) VC firm **1** round [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) Angel **1** round [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) Angel **1** round [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) VC firm **1** round [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) VC firm **1** round [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan) Angel **1** round [Aaron Levie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie) VC firm **1** round [Nils Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nils-johnson) VC firm **1** round [Life Sciences Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/life-sciences-angel-network) VC firm **1** round [Azimuth Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azimuth-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Josh Abrams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-abrams) Angel **1** round [Zod Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zod-nazem) Investment firm **1** round Eminence Capital/ Sequoia Capital no record of our own yet **1** round Zorba Lieberman no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=comprehend-systems). ## 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 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easton-capital-investment-group) VC firm Per 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. ## Companies like Comprehend Systems In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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