# Great Sky funding: rounds and investors

> Great Sky has raised $40M across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include Matchstick Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Great Sky*

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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.

Hardware & Electronics

Raised 3 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$40M** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 2 sources

**$14M** Seed **$26M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $26M Jul 2026
- **Step-up i:** 1.9×
- **Investors:** 1

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.

2027

**$14M** Seed

**$26M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $14M
- **Biggest round:** $26M
- **Between rounds:** 4 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Round **$26M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $26M sold, first sale Jul 2026
- **Mar 2026** Seed **$14M** *1 new* [Matchstick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matchstick-ventures) Reported by Ventureburn

## Founders and team

From Great Sky's own website: 4 founders, 10 on the team.

**Jeffrey Shainline** Founder & CEO

**Jeffrey Chiles** Co-Founder & CTO

**Bryce Primavera** Co-Founder & VP of Architecture

**Saeed Khan** Co-Founder & VP of Fabrication

- **Alli Lesovoy** Chief of Staff
- **Gus Swansen** Senior Hardware Systems Engineer
- **Jake Glasby** Superconducting Circuit Design Engineer
- **Jeff Beck** Director of Algorithm Development
- **Mark Wade** Board Member
- **Matthew Cox** Senior Algorithms Engineer
- **Mehdi Partou** Senior Electrical Engineer
- **Tom Biegala** Board Member
- **Wade Hunter** Senior Stack Developer
- **Will Rye** Associate Test and Measurement Engineer - Superconducting Devices

Advisers *Chester Chipperfield* *Mike Noonen* *Rory Mcinerney*

## Everyone who backed them

[Matchstick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matchstick-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 6 firms list Great Sky as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Service Provider Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Deming Center Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deming-center-venture-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Wireframe Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wireframe-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Bison Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bison-ventures-2) Private equity Per its own site

[Mythos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mythos-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Exocortex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/exocortex-capital) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Great Sky

### Who invested in Great Sky?

Great Sky's investors include Matchstick Ventures.

### How much has Great Sky raised?

Great Sky has raised $40M across 2 rounds since 2026.

### When did Great Sky last raise?

Great Sky's most recent round, $26M, was in Jul 2026.

### What was Great Sky's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $26M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Great Sky first?

Great Sky's first round on record, in Mar 2026, was backed by Matchstick Ventures.

### What stage is Great Sky at?

Great Sky's latest named round is a Seed, in Mar 2026.

### Where is Great Sky based?

Great Sky is based in the United States.

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