# From Scratch funding: rounds and investors

> From Scratch has raised $31M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Draper Nexus and Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan.

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

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# Who invested in *From Scratch*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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 26 Oct 2026

**$31M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

**$2.5M** Venture **$28M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $28M May 2017
- **Step-up i:** 11.3×
- **Investors:** 3

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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.

2016 2017

**$2.5M** Venture

**$28M** Series C

- **First round:** Venture, $2.5M
- **Biggest round:** $28M
- **Between rounds:** 2 years

## The rounds

- **May 2017** Series C **$28M** *1 new* [Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-network-corporation-of-japan) Reported by Thebridge
- **May 2015** Venture **$2.5M** *2 new* [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Draper Nexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-nexus-venture-partners) From a historical funding record

## 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** 2015 **Series C** 2017 [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Draper Nexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-nexus-venture-partners) [Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-network-corporation-of-japan)

## Everyone who backed them

[ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Draper Nexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-nexus-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-network-corporation-of-japan) Growth equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about From Scratch

### Who invested in From Scratch?

From Scratch's investors include ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Draper Nexus and Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan.

### How much has From Scratch raised?

From Scratch has raised $31M across 2 rounds since 2015.

### When did From Scratch last raise?

From Scratch's most recent round was a Series C of $28M in May 2017.

### What was From Scratch's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $28M in May 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed From Scratch first?

From Scratch's first round on record, in May 2015, was backed by ITOCHU Technology Ventures and Draper Nexus.

### What stage is From Scratch at?

From Scratch's latest named round is a Series C, in May 2017.

### Where is From Scratch based?

From Scratch is based in Japan.

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