# Efficient Drivetrains funding: rounds and investors > Efficient Drivetrains has raised $12M across 3 rounds since 2011. Investors include H&Q Asia Pacific, Jinyuan Development Company and Shanghai Gui Guo... Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-drivetrains (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Efficient Drivetrains* 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. Automotive & EVs Manufacturing Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$12M** raised across 3 rounds since 2011, from 3 sources **$625K** Venture **$3.5M** Series A **$7.8M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $7.8M Sept 2016 - **Step-up i:** 2.2× - **Investors:** 4 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. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 **$625K** Venture **$3.5M** Series A **$7.8M** Series C - **First round:** Venture, $625K - **Biggest round:** $7.8M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.1 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2016** Series C **$7.8M** *1 new* [H&Q Asia Pacific](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everbright-financial-holding-h-and-q-asia-pacific) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $7.9M sold, first sale May 2016 - **Jul 2014** Series A **$3.5M** *3 new* [Jinyuan Development Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jinyuan-development-company) Shanghai Gui Guo Assets Management Partnership Silicon Valley China Venture Partners From a historical funding record - **Jun 2011** Venture **$625K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $625K sold, first sale Apr 2011 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team. - **Andy A. Frank** Executive Officer, Director i - **Joerg A. Ferchau** Executive Officer, Director i - **Laurie A. Miller** Executive Officer, Director i - **Stuart A. Kaler** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Dajian A. Yu* *Robert A. Shen* *Ta-Lin A. Hsu* *Zheng A. Wang* ## 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. **Venture** 2011 **Series A** 2014 **Series C** 2016 [H&Q Asia Pacific](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everbright-financial-holding-h-and-q-asia-pacific) [Jinyuan Development Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jinyuan-development-company) Shanghai Gui Guo Assets Management Partnership Silicon Valley China Venture Partners ## Everyone who backed them [H&Q Asia Pacific](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everbright-financial-holding-h-and-q-asia-pacific) VC firm **1** round [Jinyuan Development Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jinyuan-development-company) VC firm **1** round Shanghai Gui Guo Assets Management Partnership no record of our own yet **1** round Silicon Valley China Venture Partners 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=efficient-drivetrains). ## Quick answers about Efficient Drivetrains ### Who invested in Efficient Drivetrains? Efficient Drivetrains's investors include H&Q Asia Pacific, Jinyuan Development Company, Shanghai Gui Guo Assets Management Partnership and Silicon Valley China Venture Partners. ### How much has Efficient Drivetrains raised? Efficient Drivetrains has raised $12M across 3 rounds since 2011. ### When did Efficient Drivetrains last raise? Efficient Drivetrains's most recent round was a Series C of $7.8M in Sept 2016. ### What was Efficient Drivetrains's biggest round? Its most recent round, $7.8M in Sept 2016, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Efficient Drivetrains first? Efficient Drivetrains's first round on record, in Jul 2014, was backed by Jinyuan Development Company, Shanghai Gui Guo Assets Management Partnership and Silicon Valley China Venture Partners. ### What stage is Efficient Drivetrains at? Efficient Drivetrains's latest named round is a Series C, in Sept 2016. ### Where is Efficient Drivetrains based? Efficient Drivetrains is based in the United States. ## Companies like Efficient Drivetrains In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Apex** $1.1B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex)[**ZwitterCo** $58M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zwitterco)[**Peak Energy** $163M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peak-energy)[**Arda** $233M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arda)[**Origin** $121M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin)[**Jeevy Fabrication** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/jeevy-fabrication) ## 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