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Who invested in Ecovative Design?
Ecovative Design's investors include 3M New Ventures, National Science Foundation, Viking Global and DOEN Foundation.
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?Round$14MVenture$9.3MVentureUnited States · Venture startup
Who invested in Ecovative Design
3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$23Mraised across 3 rounds since 2011, from 3 sources
$14MVenture$9.3MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $9.3MMar 2025
- Biggest round
- $14MVenture · Nov 2013
- Investors
- 4
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round May 2011
- Biggest round
- $14M Venture · Nov 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 11.3 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Mar 2025
- Nov 2013Venture$14M1 new1 returning
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $2.6M sold, first sale Sept 2013
- May 2011RoundAmount undisclosed1 new
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $6.5M sold, first sale May 2011
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.
Round2011Venture2013Venture2025
3M New Ventures
National Science Foundation
Viking GlobalDOEN Foundation
3M New VenturesNational Science FoundationViking GlobalDOEN FoundationEveryone who backed them
DOEN FoundationInvestment firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Ecovative Design 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.
Quick answers about Ecovative Design
How much has Ecovative Design raised?
Ecovative Design has raised $23M across 3 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Ecovative Design last raise?
Ecovative Design's most recent round was a Venture of $9.3M in Mar 2025.
What was Ecovative Design's biggest round?
Ecovative Design's largest round on record is $14M (Venture), in Nov 2013.
Who backed Ecovative Design first?
Ecovative Design's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by 3M New Ventures.
What stage is Ecovative Design at?
Ecovative Design's latest named round is a Venture, in Mar 2025.
Where is Ecovative Design based?
Ecovative Design is based in the United States.
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