# Galvanize funding: rounds and investors

> Galvanize has raised $125M across 6 rounds since 2014. Investors include University Ventures, ABS and Trinity Capital. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Galvanize*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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

**$125M** raised across 6 rounds since 2014, from 6 sources

**$18M** Series A **$6.0M** Debt **$45M** Series B **$7.0M** Round **$32M** Series C **$17M** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $17M Jan 2019
- **Biggest round:** $45M Series B · Aug 2016
- **Investors:** 7

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.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

**$18M** Series A

**$6.0M** Debt

**$45M** Series B

**$7.0M** Round

**$32M** Series C

**$17M** Debt

- **First round:** Series A, $18M
- **Biggest round:** $45M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2019** Debt **$17M** *1 new* [Trinity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-capital) Source recorded
- **Jul 2018** Series C **$32M** *2 new* *2 returning* [University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) [Colorado Impact Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colorado-impact-fund) ABS Catalyst Investors/ New Markets Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $43M sold, first sale Jul 2018
- **Oct 2017** Round **$7.0M** *2 new* [University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) ABS Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $7.0M sold, first sale Oct 2017
- **Aug 2016** Series B **$45M** *1 new* [ABS Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-capital-partners) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $40M sold, first sale Aug 2016
- **Sept 2015** Debt **$6.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2015
- **Jun 2014** Series A **$18M** *1 new* [University Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-venture-fund) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale May 2014

## Founders and team

From Galvanize's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 10 on the team.

- **Doug Godshall** Chairman and CEO
- **Deb Sheffield** Chief Regulatory Officer
- **Gabe McHugh** Chief Commercial Officer
- **Kevin Taylor** Chief Operating Officer
- **Steve Anheier** Chief Financial Officer
- **Harsh C. Patel** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Karl C. Maier** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Antoine Papiernik** Team
- **David Lewis** Team
- **Laura Francis** Team

On the board, as filed i *Daniel C. Pianko* *Denise C. O'Leary* *Jerrold C. Miller* *Mark C. Grovic* *Paul C. Mariani* *Tyler C. Newton*

## 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 A** 2014 **Debt** 2015 **Series B** 2016 **Round** 2017 **Series C** 2018 **Debt** 2019 [University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) ABS [Trinity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-capital) [ABS Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-capital-partners) [University Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-venture-fund) [Colorado Impact Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colorado-impact-fund) Catalyst Investors/ New Markets

## Everyone who backed them

[University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) Private equity **2** rounds

ABS no record of our own yet **2** rounds

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

[ABS Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round

[University Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-venture-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Colorado Impact Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colorado-impact-fund) Private equity **1** round

Catalyst Investors/ New Markets no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Galvanize

### Who invested in Galvanize?

Galvanize's investors include University Ventures, ABS, Trinity Capital, ABS Capital Partners and University Venture Fund, and 2 more on record.

### How much has Galvanize raised?

Galvanize has raised $125M across 6 rounds since 2014.

### When did Galvanize last raise?

Galvanize's most recent round was a Debt of $17M in Jan 2019.

### What was Galvanize's biggest round?

Galvanize's largest round on record is $45M (Series B), in Aug 2016.

### Who backed Galvanize first?

Galvanize's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by University Venture Fund.

### What stage is Galvanize at?

Galvanize's latest named round is a Debt, in Jan 2019.

### Where is Galvanize based?

Galvanize is based in the United States.

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