# Elemental Machines funding: rounds and investors

> Elemental Machines has raised $47M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Founders Fund, Tau Ventures and Digitalis Ventures.

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

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Elemental Machines*

2 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.

AI

Raised 6 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$47M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources

**$41M** Series B **$5.7M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $5.7M May 2026
- **Biggest round:** $41M Series B · Nov 2022
- **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.

2023 2024 2025 2026

**$41M** Series B

**$5.7M** Series B

- **First round:** Series B, $41M
- **Biggest round:** $41M
- **Between rounds:** 3.5 years

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Series B **$5.7M** *3 returning* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Tau Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tau-ventures) [Digitalis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digitalis-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $5.7M sold
- **Nov 2022** Series B **$41M** *4 new* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs) [Tau Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tau-ventures) [Digitalis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digitalis-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $42M sold, first sale Nov 2022

## Founders and team

From Elemental Machines's own website: 1 founder, 13 on the team.

**Sridhar Iyengar** Founder and Chief Strategy & Technology Officer

- **Rob Estrella** Chief Executive Officer
- **Jes Scully** Chief Financial Officer
- **Britt DeBacker** VP of Revenue Operations
- **Dan Petkanas** Senior Director, Head of Sales & Channel
- **Joel Orcutt** VP of Software Engineering
- **Julia Grimalli** Senior Director, Head of Customer Operations
- **Kevin Ghiasi** VP of Global Alliances & AI Platform Strategy
- **Mike Kahn** VP of Devices
- **Shubhi Kansal** Senior Director, Head of Customer Success
- **Tim Golnik** VP of Product
- **Erika Tsutsumi** Director of Integrations Implementation
- **Fani Isaac** Director of Finance Operations
- **Jenna Reed** Director of Quality

## 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.

**Series B** 2022 **Series B** 2026 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Tau Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tau-ventures) [Digitalis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digitalis-ventures) [SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs)

## Everyone who backed them

[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **2** rounds

[Tau Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tau-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Digitalis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digitalis-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs) Accelerator **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list Elemental Machines 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.

[Gutbrain Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gutbrain-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[BioTools Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biotools-innovator) Accelerator Per its own site

[Ms2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ms2-capital) Family office Per its own site

[Omega Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Transolam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transolam) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Elemental Machines

### Who invested in Elemental Machines?

Elemental Machines's investors include Founders Fund, Tau Ventures, Digitalis Ventures and SparkLabs.

### How much has Elemental Machines raised?

Elemental Machines has raised $47M across 2 rounds since 2022.

### When did Elemental Machines last raise?

Elemental Machines's most recent round was a Series B of $5.7M in May 2026.

### What was Elemental Machines's biggest round?

Elemental Machines's largest round on record is $41M (Series B), in Nov 2022.

### Who backed Elemental Machines first?

Elemental Machines's first round on record, in Nov 2022, was backed by Founders Fund, SparkLabs and Tau Ventures and 1 others.

### What stage is Elemental Machines at?

Elemental Machines's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2026.

### Where is Elemental Machines based?

Elemental Machines is based in the United States.

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