# Emerald AI funding: rounds and investors > Emerald AI has raised $173M across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include Energy Impact Partners, Radical Ventures and DCVC. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Emerald AI* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 19 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 Energy Raised 2 months ago Follow Emerald AI and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Femerald-ai) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$173M** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 4 sources **$23M** Seed **$150M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $150M Aug 2026 - **Led by:** DCVC and Energize Capital - **Step-up i:** 6.6× - **Investors:** 19 (2 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. 2027 **$23M** Seed **$150M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $23M - **Biggest round:** $150M - **Between rounds:** 7 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Series A **$150M** *14 new* *2 returning* [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) Lead [Energize Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energize-capital) Lead [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) [Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) [Radical Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radical-ventures) [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) [Aramco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aramco-ventures) [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) [RWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rwe) [GE Vernova](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-vernova) [JERA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jera-ventures) Reported by QRM Capital and 2 others SEC filing: $90M sold - **Feb 2026** Seed **$23M** *5 new* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) [Radical Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radical-ventures) [Amplo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplo) Source recorded SEC filing: $23M sold, first sale Feb 2026 ## Funding filed with regulators Emerald AI filed 5 raises, $159M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Aug 2026 **$90M** 23 investors of $150M offered SEC Form D - Feb 2026 **$23M** 20 investors of $25M offered SEC Form D - Jul 2025 **$34M** 37 investors of $35M offered SEC Form D - Dec 2024 **$5.0M** 22 investors of $5.0M offered SEC Form D - Nov 2024 **$7.3M** 13 investors of $7.4M offered SEC Form D ## Founders and team From Emerald AI's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team. **Dr. Varun Sivaram** CEO and Founder - **Prof. Fei-Fei Li** Professor, Stanford University, CEO World Labs - **Aroon Vijaykar** Chief Commercial Officer - **Prof. Ayse Coskun** Chief Scientist - **Mansi Shah** Head of Product - **Shayan Sengupta** Head of Engineering - **Recent Recognition** Board of Directors ## 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** 2026 **Series A** 2026 [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) [Radical Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radical-ventures) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) L [Energize Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energize-capital) L [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Radical Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radical-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Energize Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energize-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) VC firm **1** round [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **1** round [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator **1** round [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) VC firm **1** round [Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) Corporate VC **1** round [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) VC firm **1** round [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Aramco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aramco-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Amplo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplo) VC firm **1** round [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) Family office **1** round [RWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rwe) VC firm **1** round [GE Vernova](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-vernova) Investment firm **1** round [JERA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jera-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=emerald-ai). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Emerald AI 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. [Marunouchi Innovation Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marunouchi-innovation-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Keybridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keybridge-ventures) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about Emerald AI ### Who invested in Emerald AI? Emerald AI's investors include Energy Impact Partners, Radical Ventures, DCVC, Energize Capital and General Catalyst, and 14 more on record. DCVC led its latest round. ### How much has Emerald AI raised? Emerald AI has raised $173M across 2 rounds since 2026. ### When did Emerald AI last raise? Emerald AI's most recent round was a Series A of $150M in Aug 2026, led by DCVC. ### What was Emerald AI's biggest round? Its most recent round, $150M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Emerald AI first? Emerald AI's first round on record, in Feb 2026, was backed by CRV, Energy Impact Partners and nVentures and 2 others. ### What stage is Emerald AI at? Emerald AI's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2026. ### Where is Emerald AI based? Emerald AI is based in the United States. ### Who led Emerald AI's rounds? DCVC led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Emerald AI In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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