# First Resonance funding: rounds and investors

> First Resonance has raised $43M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Village Global, Craft Ventures and Builders VC. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *First Resonance*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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.

Advanced Manufacturing

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$43M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

**$11M** Series C **$32M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $32M Dec 2024
- **Step-up i:** 3×
- **Investors:** 5

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.

2025

**$11M** Series C

**$32M** Series A

- **First round:** Series C, $11M
- **Biggest round:** $32M

## The rounds

- **Dec 2024** Series A **$32M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures) [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) Source recorded SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Oct 2024
- **Nov 2024** Series C **$11M** *4 new* [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) [Blue Bear Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-bear-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Oct 2024

## Founders and team

From First Resonance's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Karan Talati** CEO
- **Tim Gentry** COO
- **Geoff Doempke** VP of Finance and Operations
- **Ron Benporat** Director of People and Talent

## 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 C** 2024 **Series A** 2024 [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures) [Blue Bear Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-bear-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) VC firm **2** rounds

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

[Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) VC firm **2** rounds

[Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Blue Bear Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-bear-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 9 firms list First Resonance 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.

[Third Prime](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-prime) VC firm Per its own site

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

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

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

[E12 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e12-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

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

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

[Nextwave X Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextwave-x-partners) VC firm Per its own site

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

## Quick answers about First Resonance

### Who invested in First Resonance?

First Resonance's investors include Village Global, Craft Ventures, Builders VC, Fika Ventures and Blue Bear Capital.

### How much has First Resonance raised?

First Resonance has raised $43M across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did First Resonance last raise?

First Resonance's most recent round was a Series A of $32M in Dec 2024.

### What was First Resonance's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $32M in Dec 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed First Resonance first?

First Resonance's first round on record, in Nov 2024, was backed by Village Global, Craft Ventures and Builders VC and 1 others.

### What stage is First Resonance at?

First Resonance's latest named round is a Series A, in Dec 2024.

### Where is First Resonance based?

First Resonance is based in the United States.

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