# Entefy funding: rounds and investors

> Entefy has raised $20M across 4 rounds since 2013. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Entefy*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 0 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.

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Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026

**$20M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

**$2.1M** Venture **$2.5M** Venture **$7.2M** Venture **$8.0M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $8.0M Aug 2017
- **Investors:** 0

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2014 2015 2016 2017

**$2.1M** Venture

**$2.5M** Venture

**$7.2M** Venture

**$8.0M** Series A

- **First round:** Venture, $2.1M
- **Biggest round:** $8.0M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 23 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2017** Series A **$8.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $7.9M sold, first sale Jun 2017
- **Sept 2015** Venture **$7.2M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Sept 2013** Venture **$2.5M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.2M sold, first sale Jul 2013
- **Jul 2013** Venture **$2.1M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.2M sold, first sale Jul 2013

## Funding filed with regulators

Entefy filed 6 raises, $21M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jun 2017 **$7.9M** 20 investors equity SEC Form D
- Jun 2016 **$3.1M** 7 investors debt, options, securities on exercise of $15M offered SEC Form D
- Apr 2015 **$5.4M** 27 investors equity of $8.0M offered SEC Form D
- Jul 2014 **$1.2M** 6 investors debt, options, securities on exercise SEC Form D
- Apr 2014 **$1.6M** 19 investors debt, options, securities on exercise, other SEC Form D
- Jul 2013 **$2.2M** 32 investors equity of $2.4M offered SEC Form D

## Founders and team

From Entefy's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 3 founders, 4 on the team.

**Alston Ghafourifar** CEO & Co-Founder *Named on its 2017 Form D*

**Brienne Ghafourifar** President & Co-Founder *Named on its 2017 Form D*

**Sr. Advisor** Founder & Vice Chairman Intellectual Ventures

- **Dan Griesemer** Board Member
- **Paul Ross** Board Member
- **Visionary Circle** Executive Director
- **Lily Sarafan** Board Member

On the board, as filed i *Willem Roelandts*

Advisers *Banafsheh Akhlaghi* *Beverly Wiesen* *Brendon Beheshti* *Ed Oates* *Ed Thompson* *Ferey Faridian* *Ilya Cantor* *Jeff Risher* *Jim Bergman* *Keith Taylor* *Mark White* *Meena Elliott* *Michael Evans* *Michael Santoro* *Noreen Bergin* *Pirooz Parvarandeh* *Stan Fry* *Wayne Michelsen*

## Quick answers about Entefy

### How much has Entefy raised?

Entefy has raised $20M across 4 rounds since 2013.

### When did Entefy last raise?

Entefy's most recent round was a Series A of $8.0M in Aug 2017.

### What was Entefy's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $8.0M in Aug 2017, is also its largest on record.

### What stage is Entefy at?

Entefy's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2017.

### Where is Entefy based?

Entefy is based in the United States.

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