# Dandelion funding: rounds and investors > Dandelion has raised $4.5M across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Collaborative Fund and GroundUp. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/dandelion (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Dandelion* 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$4.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources **$50K** Seed **$4.5M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $4.5M Mar 2018 - **Led by:** New Enterprise Associates - **Step-up i:** 90× - **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. 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$50K** Seed **$4.5M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $50K - **Biggest round:** $4.5M - **Between rounds:** 3.5 years ## The rounds - **Mar 2018** Round **$4.5M** *7 new* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Lead [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [GroundUp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groundup) Borealis Daniel Yates NEA/ BoxGroup Zhen Reported by TechCrunch - **Sept 2014** Seed **$50K** *2 new* Dan Goikhman Krish Arvapally From a historical funding record ## 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** 2014 **Round** 2018 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) L [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [GroundUp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groundup) Borealis Dan Goikhman Daniel Yates Krish Arvapally NEA/ BoxGroup Zhen ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [Metric Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metric-collective) undisclosed Apr 2015 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=dandelion). ## Everyone who backed them [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **1** round [GroundUp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groundup) VC firm **1** round Borealis no record of our own yet **1** round Dan Goikhman no record of our own yet **1** round Daniel Yates no record of our own yet **1** round Krish Arvapally no record of our own yet **1** round NEA/ BoxGroup no record of our own yet **1** round Zhen 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). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Dandelion 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. [Boro Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boro-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Dandelion ### Who invested in Dandelion? Dandelion's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Collaborative Fund, GroundUp, Borealis and Dan Goikhman, and 4 more on record. New Enterprise Associates led its latest round. ### How much has Dandelion raised? Dandelion has raised $4.5M across 2 rounds since 2014. ### When did Dandelion last raise? Dandelion's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $4.5M in Mar 2018, led by New Enterprise Associates. ### What was Dandelion's biggest round? Its most recent round, $4.5M in Mar 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Dandelion first? Dandelion's first round on record, in Sept 2014, was backed by Dan Goikhman and Krish Arvapally. ### What stage is Dandelion at? Dandelion's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2018. ### Where is Dandelion based? Dandelion is based in the United States. ### Who led Dandelion's rounds? New Enterprise Associates led the Undisclosed round in 2018. ## Companies like Dandelion In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Amogy** $125M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/amogy)[**LanzaJet** $67M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanzajet)[**Pivot Energy** $500M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot-energy)[**Peak Energy** $163M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peak-energy)[**Renew** $207M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/renew)[**Optivolt** $37M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/optivolt) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app