# ElectroCore funding: rounds and investors > ElectroCore has raised $121M across 3 rounds since 2012. Investors include Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Easton Capital and Core Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/electrocore (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *ElectroCore* 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. Biotech Healthcare Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$121M** raised across 3 rounds since 2012, from 3 sources **$500K** Seed **$50M** Series A **$70M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $70M Nov 2017 - **Step-up i:** 1.4× - **Investors:** 6 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. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 **$500K** Seed **$50M** Series A **$70M** Series B - **First round:** Seed, $500K - **Biggest round:** $70M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.4 years ## The rounds - **Nov 2017** Series B **$70M** *3 new* Core Ventures/ Merck Global Health Gakasa Vinik Family Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $71M sold, first sale Aug 2017 - **Jun 2014** Series A **$50M** *3 new* [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) [Easton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easton-capital-investment-group) [Core Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-ventures-group) From a historical funding record - **Nov 2012** Seed **$500K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Nov 2012 ## 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** 2012 **Series A** 2014 **Series B** 2017 [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) [Easton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easton-capital-investment-group) [Core Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-ventures-group) Core Ventures/ Merck Global Health Gakasa Vinik Family ## Everyone who backed them [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) Corporate VC **1** round [Easton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easton-capital-investment-group) VC firm **1** round [Core Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-ventures-group) VC firm **1** round Core Ventures/ Merck Global Health no record of our own yet **1** round Gakasa no record of our own yet **1** round Vinik Family 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=electrocore). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list ElectroCore 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. [Tullis Health Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tullis-health-investors) Private equity Per its own site [TullisDickerson & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tullisdickerson-and-co) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about ElectroCore ### Who invested in ElectroCore? ElectroCore's investors include Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Easton Capital, Core Ventures, Core Ventures/ Merck Global Health and Gakasa, and 1 more on record. ### How much has ElectroCore raised? ElectroCore has raised $121M across 3 rounds since 2012. ### When did ElectroCore last raise? ElectroCore's most recent round was a Series B of $70M in Nov 2017. ### What was ElectroCore's biggest round? Its most recent round, $70M in Nov 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed ElectroCore first? ElectroCore's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Easton Capital and Core Ventures. ### What stage is ElectroCore at? ElectroCore's latest named round is a Series B, in Nov 2017. ### Where is ElectroCore based? ElectroCore is based in the United States. ## Companies like ElectroCore In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines)[**AI** $18M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai)[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio) ## 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