# Dandelion Energy funding: rounds and investors > Dandelion Energy has raised $56M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, ZhenFund and GV. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/dandelion-energy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Dandelion Energy* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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. Cleantech Raised 4 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$56M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources **$16M** Series A **$40M** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $40M Jul 2026 - **Step-up i:** 2.5× - **Investors:** 9 (1 led) 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. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$16M** Series A **$40M** Grant - **First round:** Series A, $16M - **Biggest round:** $40M - **Between rounds:** 7.4 years [**Dandelion Energy** Cleantech 1 / 15 Their pitch deck **Dandelion Energy's pitch deck, 15 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/dandelion-energy) ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Grant **$40M** *2 new* *2 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) Source recorded - **Feb 2019** Series A **$16M** *7 new* [GV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv-8) Lead [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [GroundUp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groundup) [Lennar Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lennar-corporation) Comcast Ventures/ GV Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Feb 2019 ## Founders and team From Dandelion Energy's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 8 on the team. **Kathy Hannun** Founder & CTO - **Dan Yates** CEO - **Donald Saelinger** President - **Alex Menke** VP Drilling Operations - **Mike Russo** VP Finance - **Ryan Palacheck** VP Customer Success - **Pete Curtice** Board of Directors - **Kathleen Hannun** Executive Officer, Director i - **Michael Sachse** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Daniel Yates* *Elizabeth Wayman* *Erik Nordlander* *Maritza Liaw* *Scott Rednor* ## 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** 2019 **Grant** 2026 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [GV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv-8) L [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) [GroundUp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groundup) [Lennar Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lennar-corporation) Comcast Ventures/ GV ## Everyone who backed them [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **2** rounds [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) VC firm **2** rounds [GV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv-8) Angel **1** round, led 1 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **1** round [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **1** round [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) VC firm **1** round [GroundUp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groundup) VC firm **1** round [Lennar Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lennar-corporation) Investment firm **1** round Comcast Ventures/ GV 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=dandelion-energy). ## Also claim to have backed them These 5 firms list Dandelion Energy as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [Ground Up Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ground-up-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Indicator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indicator-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Cool Climate Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cool-climate-collective) Angel network Per its own site [RM Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rm-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Dandelion Energy ### Who invested in Dandelion Energy? Dandelion Energy's investors include New Enterprise Associates, ZhenFund, GV, BoxGroup and Collaborative Fund, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Dandelion Energy raised? Dandelion Energy has raised $56M across 2 rounds since 2019. ### When did Dandelion Energy last raise? Dandelion Energy's most recent round was a Grant of $40M in Jul 2026. ### What was Dandelion Energy's biggest round? Its most recent round, $40M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Dandelion Energy first? Dandelion Energy's first round on record, in Feb 2019, was backed by GV, New Enterprise Associates and ZhenFund and 4 others. ### What stage is Dandelion Energy at? Dandelion Energy's latest named round is a Grant, in Jul 2026. ### Where is Dandelion Energy based? Dandelion Energy is based in the United States. ### Who led Dandelion Energy's rounds? GV led the Series A in 2019. ## Companies like Dandelion Energy In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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