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Who invested in DirectScale

3 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$13Mraised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources

$4.0MSeries A$8.5MSeries B$300KDebt
Latest round
Debt, $300KMay 2022
Biggest round
$8.5MSeries B · Oct 2017
Investors
6
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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.

2016201720182019202020212022
$4.0MSeries A$8.5MSeries B$300KDebt
First round
Series A, $4.0M
Oct 2015
Biggest round
$8.5M
Series B · Oct 2017
Usual gap between rounds
4.5 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. May 2022
    Debt$300K3 new

    Source recordedSEC filing: $300K sold, first sale May 2022

  2. Oct 2017
    Series B$8.5M1 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $8.5M sold, first sale Sept 2017

  3. Oct 2015
    Series A$4.0M2 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.7M sold, first sale Jun 2015

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Rodger SmithExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri

On the board, as filediDalton WrightJim MarksLawson DeVriesMichael Lohner

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.

Everyone who backed them

Kickstart Seed FundVC firm2rounds
KickstartVC firm1round
Origin VenturesVC firm1round
NetSuiteCorporate VC1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list DirectScale 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.

Grotech VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Flow CapitalPrivate creditPer its own site

Quick answers about DirectScale

Who invested in DirectScale?

DirectScale's investors include Kickstart Seed Fund, Service Provider Capital, Kickstart, Origin Ventures and Grotech Ventures/ Origin, and 1 more on record.

How much has DirectScale raised?

DirectScale has raised $13M across 3 rounds since 2015.

When did DirectScale last raise?

DirectScale's most recent round was a Debt of $300K in May 2022.

What was DirectScale's biggest round?

DirectScale's largest round on record is $8.5M (Series B), in Oct 2017.

Who backed DirectScale first?

DirectScale's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by Kickstart Seed Fund and NetSuite.

What stage is DirectScale at?

DirectScale's latest named round is a Debt, in May 2022.

Where is DirectScale based?

DirectScale is based in the United States.

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