# Geospiza funding: rounds and investors > Geospiza has raised $1.0M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Techstars, Alumni Ventures and National Science Foundation. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/geospiza (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Geospiza* 2 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. Get an email when Geospiza raises a new round. [Sign up free](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fgeospiza) AI Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$1.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2023 - **Biggest round:** $1.0M Seed · May 2019 - **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. 2020 2021 2022 2023 **$1.0M** Seed **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $1.0M - **Biggest round:** $1.0M - **Between rounds:** 3.7 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2023** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *2 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) Source recorded - **May 2019** Seed **$1.0M** *6 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Chloe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chloe-capital) [Kokopelli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kokopelli-capital) [GAN Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gan) Next Wave Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $1.0M sold, first sale Sept 2018 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **James W Shepperd** Executive Officer i - **Robert K Arnold** Executive Officer, Director i - **Todd M Smith** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Dan Rosen* *David Thacher* *Gordon A Gardiner* *Joseph Ashley* *Lee Hood* ## 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. **Seed** 2019 **Venture** 2023 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Chloe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chloe-capital) [Kokopelli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kokopelli-capital) [GAN Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gan) Next Wave ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [PerkinElmer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perkinelmer) undisclosed May 2011 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=geospiza). ## Everyone who backed them [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **2** rounds [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Chloe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chloe-capital) Accelerator **1** round [Kokopelli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kokopelli-capital) VC firm **1** round [GAN Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gan) VC firm **1** round Next Wave no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=geospiza). ## Quick answers about Geospiza ### Who invested in Geospiza? Geospiza's investors include Techstars, Alumni Ventures, National Science Foundation, Chloe Capital and Kokopelli, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Geospiza raised? Geospiza has raised $1.0M across 2 rounds since 2019. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Geospiza last raise? Geospiza's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2023. ### What was Geospiza's biggest round? Geospiza's largest round on record is $1.0M (Seed), in May 2019. ### Who backed Geospiza first? Geospiza's first round on record, in May 2019, was backed by Techstars, Alumni Ventures and Chloe Capital and 3 others. ### What stage is Geospiza at? Geospiza's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2023. ### Where is Geospiza based? Geospiza is based in the United States. ## Companies like Geospiza In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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