# Glowforge funding: rounds and investors > Glowforge has raised $89M across 6 rounds since 2014. Investors include True Ventures, Foundry Group and Bre Pettis. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/glowforge (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Glowforge* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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 Consumer Services Industry 4.0 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$89M** raised across 6 rounds since 2014, from 8 sources **$420K** Seed **$9.0M** Series A **$27M** Crowdfunding **$22M** Series B **$10M** Round **$20M** Series E - **Latest round:** Series E, $20M May 2023 - **Biggest round:** $27M Crowdfunding · Oct 2015 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 20 (1 led) 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. 2016 2018 2020 2022 **$420K** Seed **$9.0M** Series A **$27M** Crowdfunding **$22M** Series B **$10M** Round **$20M** Series E - **First round:** Seed, $420K - **Biggest round:** $27M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months ## The rounds - **May 2023** Series E **$20M** *1 new* *2 returning* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) Source recorded - **Apr 2018** Round **$10M** *2 returning* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $28M sold, first sale Jul 2016 - **Aug 2016** Series B **$22M** *13 new* *3 returning* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) Lead [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Geoff Entress](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-entress) [Hiten Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiten-shah) [Tom Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-williams) [Bre Pettis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bre-pettis) [Tihan Seale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tihan-seale) [Joe Beda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-beda) Andy Liu Ben Elowitz Chris DiBona Foundry Group & True Ventures Jenny Lawton Jordan Weisman Mike McSherry Renee DiResta Reported by GeekWire and 1 other SEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Jul 2016 - **Oct 2015** Crowdfunding **$27M** *1 new* [Dan Shapiro](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-shapiro) From a historical funding record - **May 2015** Series A **$9.0M** *5 new* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Bre Pettis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bre-pettis) [Jenny Lawton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-lawton) Jennifer "Jenny" Lawton Reported by Foundry Group and 1 other SEC filing: $8.9M sold, first sale May 2015 - **Nov 2014** Seed **$420K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $420K sold, first sale Nov 2014 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Dan Shapiro** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i - **Mark Gosselin** Executive Officer, Promoter i - **Tom Munro** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Bradley Feld* ## 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** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Crowdfunding** 2015 **Series B** 2016 **Round** 2018 **Series E** 2023 [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) L [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Bre Pettis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bre-pettis) [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) [Geoff Entress](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-entress) [Hiten Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiten-shah) [Tom Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-williams) [Dan Shapiro](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-shapiro) [Tihan Seale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tihan-seale) [Joe Beda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-beda) ## Everyone who backed them [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) VC firm **4** rounds, led 1 [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) VC firm **4** rounds [Bre Pettis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bre-pettis) Angel **2** rounds [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) VC firm **1** round [Geoff Entress](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-entress) VC firm **1** round [Hiten Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiten-shah) Angel **1** round [Tom Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-williams) Angel **1** round [Dan Shapiro](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-shapiro) Angel **1** round [Tihan Seale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tihan-seale) Angel **1** round [Joe Beda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-beda) Angel **1** round [Jenny Lawton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-lawton) Angel **1** round Andy Liu no record of our own yet **1** round Ben Elowitz no record of our own yet **1** round Chris DiBona no record of our own yet **1** round Foundry Group & True Ventures no record of our own yet **1** round Jennifer "Jenny" Lawton no record of our own yet **1** round Jenny Lawton no record of our own yet **1** round Jordan Weisman no record of our own yet **1** round Mike McSherry no record of our own yet **1** round Renee DiResta 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=glowforge). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Glowforge as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Brad Keywell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-keywell) Angel Per its own site ## Quick answers about Glowforge ### Who invested in Glowforge? Glowforge's investors include True Ventures, Foundry Group, Bre Pettis, Revolution and Geoff Entress, and 15 more on record. ### How much has Glowforge raised? Glowforge has raised $89M across 6 rounds since 2014. ### When did Glowforge last raise? Glowforge's most recent round was a Series E of $20M in May 2023. ### What was Glowforge's biggest round? Glowforge's largest round on record is $27M (Crowdfunding), in Oct 2015. ### Who backed Glowforge first? Glowforge's first round on record, in May 2015, was backed by True Ventures, Foundry Group and Bre Pettis and 2 others. ### What stage is Glowforge at? Glowforge's latest named round is a Series E, in May 2023. ### Where is Glowforge based? Glowforge is based in the United States. ### Who led Glowforge's rounds? True Ventures led the Series B in 2016. ## Companies like Glowforge In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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