United States · Who invested in GelSight?
GelSight's investors include National Science Foundation, Scout Ventures, Omega Funds, Anzu Partners and Ping Fu.
20142016201820202022
$40KDebt?Series A?Venture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in GelSight
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$40Kraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources
- Latest round
- VentureAug 2022
- Biggest round
- $40KDebt · Jul 2014
- Investors
- 5
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Debt, $40K Jul 2014
- Biggest round
- $40K Debt · Jul 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 7.4 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Aug 2022VentureAmount undisclosed4 new
Source recorded
- Mar 2015Series AAmount undisclosed1 new
- Ping Fu
From a historical funding record
- Jul 2014Debt$40K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $40K sold, first sale Jun 2014
Founders and team
From GelSight's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders, 5 on the team.
- Youssef BenmokhtarChief Executive Officer
- Sridhar SadasivanSenior Vice President, Engineering
- Dennis LangChief Business Officer
- Rob KisielChief Operating Officer
- Micah K. JohnsonExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediElliot K. KatzmanJohn K. HoPierre K. VilleneuveRony K. Abovitz
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.
Debt2014Series A2015Venture2022
National Science Foundation
Scout Ventures
Omega Funds
Anzu PartnersPing Fu
National Science FoundationScout VenturesOmega FundsAnzu PartnersPing FuEveryone who backed them
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Quick answers about GelSight
How much has GelSight raised?
GelSight has raised $40K across 3 rounds since 2014. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did GelSight last raise?
GelSight's most recent round was a Venture in Aug 2022.
What was GelSight's biggest round?
GelSight's largest round on record is $40K (Debt), in Jul 2014.
Who backed GelSight first?
GelSight's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by Ping Fu.
What stage is GelSight at?
GelSight's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2022.
Where is GelSight based?
GelSight is based in the United States.
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