# DFRobot funding: rounds and investors

> DFRobot has raised $2.9M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include Walden International. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *DFRobot*

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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.

Hardware & Electronics

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.9M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

**$40K** Crowdfunding **$2.9M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $2.9M Jan 2020
- **Step-up i:** 72×
- **Investors:** 1

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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.

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

**$40K** Crowdfunding

**$2.9M** Round

- **First round:** Crowdfunding, $40K
- **Biggest round:** $2.9M
- **Between rounds:** 4.5 years

## The rounds

- **Jan 2020** Round **$2.9M** *1 new* [Walden International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international) Source recorded
- **Jul 2015** Crowdfunding **$40K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Everyone who backed them

[Walden International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about DFRobot

### Who invested in DFRobot?

DFRobot's investors include Walden International.

### How much has DFRobot raised?

DFRobot has raised $2.9M across 2 rounds since 2015.

### When did DFRobot last raise?

DFRobot's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $2.9M in Jan 2020.

### What was DFRobot's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.9M in Jan 2020, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed DFRobot first?

DFRobot's first round on record, in Jan 2020, was backed by Walden International.

### What stage is DFRobot at?

DFRobot's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jan 2020.

### Where is DFRobot based?

DFRobot is based in China.

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