# Deep Lens funding: rounds and investors

> Deep Lens has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Tamarind Hill, Northpond Ventures and Sierra Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-lens (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Deep Lens*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$17M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$3.2M** Seed **$14M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $14M Apr 2019
- **Led by:** Northpond Ventures
- **Step-up i:** 4.4×
- **Investors:** 5 (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

**$3.2M** Seed

**$14M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $3.2M
- **Biggest round:** $14M
- **Between rounds:** 6 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2019** Series A **$14M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) Lead [Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) [Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) [Tamarind Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tamarind-hill) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $14M sold, first sale Apr 2019
- **Oct 2018** Seed **$3.2M** *2 new* [Tamarind Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tamarind-hill) Sierra Ventures/ Rev1 Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $3.1M sold, first sale Sept 2018

## Founders and team

From Deep Lens's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 8 on the team.

- **Kent Thoelke** Chief Executive Officer
- **Elijah Meerson** Chief Technology Officer
- **Jay Trepanier** Chief Financial Officer
- **Jonathan Hirsch** Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
- **Michelle Lee** Chief Operating Officer
- **Dave Billiter** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i
- **Simon Arkell** Executive Officer, Promoter i
- **Tim Bowen** Executive Officer, Promoter i

On the board, as filed i *Jeffrey Elton* *Mark Shary*

Advisers *Dr. David Shulkin*

## 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** 2018 **Series A** 2019 [Tamarind Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tamarind-hill) [Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) L [Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) [Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) Sierra Ventures/ Rev1

## Everyone who backed them

[Tamarind Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tamarind-hill) VC firm **2** rounds

[Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

Sierra Ventures/ Rev1 no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Deep Lens

### Who invested in Deep Lens?

Deep Lens's investors include Tamarind Hill, Northpond Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Rev1 Ventures and Sierra Ventures/ Rev1. Northpond Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Deep Lens raised?

Deep Lens has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Deep Lens last raise?

Deep Lens's most recent round was a Series A of $14M in Apr 2019, led by Northpond Ventures.

### What was Deep Lens's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $14M in Apr 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Deep Lens first?

Deep Lens's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by Tamarind Hill and Sierra Ventures/ Rev1.

### What stage is Deep Lens at?

Deep Lens's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2019.

### Where is Deep Lens based?

Deep Lens is based in the United States.

### Who led Deep Lens's rounds?

Northpond Ventures led the Series A in 2019.

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