# Eliyan funding: rounds and investors

> Eliyan has raised $195M across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include Seligman Ventures, Plug and Play and Tiger Global Management. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Eliyan*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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 Big Data & Analytics Cloud Hardware & Electronics

Raised 3 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$195M** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 4 sources

**$50M** Venture **$145M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $145M Jul 2026
- **Led by:** Seligman Ventures
- **Step-up i:** 2.9×
- **Investors:** 8 (1 led)

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.

2026 2027

**$50M** Venture

**$145M** Series C

- **First round:** Venture, $50M
- **Biggest round:** $145M
- **Between rounds:** 7 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Series C **$145M** *6 new* [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures) Lead [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) [Cisco Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-systems) [Lumentum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumentum) [Umesh Padval](https://millionrounds.com/fund/umesh-padval) Reported by TechStartups and 2 others
- **Jan 2026** Venture **$50M** *2 new* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Celesta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celesta-capital) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Eliyan's own website: 1 founder, 8 on the team.

**Ramin Farjadrad** Co-founder

- **Alan Krock** Chief Financial Officer
- **Patrick Reutens** Chief Legal Officer
- **Patrick Soheili** Chief Strategy and
- **Syrus Ziai** Chief Operating Officer
- **Anup Jose** Head of Analog/Mixed-signal
- **Kevin Donnelly** VP of Strategic Marketing
- **Sean Lundy** VP of Global Sales
- **Jason Taylor** Independent Director

Advisers *Mike Ziele*

## 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** 2026 **Series C** 2026 [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures) L [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) [Celesta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celesta-capital) [Cisco Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-systems) [Lumentum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumentum) [Umesh Padval](https://millionrounds.com/fund/umesh-padval)

## Everyone who backed them

[Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **1** round

[Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **1** round

[Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) Corporate VC **1** round

[Celesta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celesta-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Cisco Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-systems) Growth equity **1** round

[Lumentum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumentum) Growth equity **1** round

[Umesh Padval](https://millionrounds.com/fund/umesh-padval) Angel **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Eliyan 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.

[Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) VC firm Per its own site

[Samsung Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-catalyst-fund) Corporate VC Per its own site

[Open Field Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/open-field-capital) VC firm Per its own site

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

## Quick answers about Eliyan

### Who invested in Eliyan?

Eliyan's investors include Seligman Ventures, Plug and Play, Tiger Global Management, Cisco Investments and Celesta Capital, and 3 more on record. Seligman Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Eliyan raised?

Eliyan has raised $195M across 2 rounds since 2026.

### When did Eliyan last raise?

Eliyan's most recent round was a Series C of $145M in Jul 2026, led by Seligman Ventures.

### What was Eliyan's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $145M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Eliyan first?

Eliyan's first round on record, in Jan 2026, was backed by Tiger Global Management and Celesta Capital.

### What stage is Eliyan at?

Eliyan's latest named round is a Series C, in Jul 2026.

### Where is Eliyan based?

Eliyan is based in the United States.

### Who led Eliyan's rounds?

Seligman Ventures led the Series C in 2026.

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