# Grillo funding: rounds and investors

> Grillo has raised $230K across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include 500 Global and USAID-U.S. Agency for International Development.

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

Mexico · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Grillo*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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

**$230K** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

**$40K** Round **$150K** Grant **$40K** Pre-seed

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $40K May 2018
- **Biggest round:** $150K Grant · Oct 2015
- **Investors:** 2

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## 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

**$40K** Round

**$150K** Grant

**$40K** Pre-seed

- **First round:** Round, $40K
- **Biggest round:** $150K
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.6 years

## The rounds

- **May 2018** Pre-seed **$40K** *1 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Source recorded
- **Oct 2015** Grant **$150K** *1 new* [USAID-U.S. Agency for International Development](https://millionrounds.com/fund/usaid-u-s-agency-for-international-development) From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2014** Round **$40K** *1 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Grillo's own website: 2 on the team.

- **Diego Melgar** Ann and Lew Williams Chair of Earth Sciences
- **Thomas Heaton** Civil engineer and Geophysicist

## 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.

**Round** 2014 **Grant** 2015 **Pre-seed** 2018 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [USAID-U.S. Agency for International Development](https://millionrounds.com/fund/usaid-u-s-agency-for-international-development)

## Everyone who backed them

[500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds

[USAID-U.S. Agency for International Development](https://millionrounds.com/fund/usaid-u-s-agency-for-international-development) Investment firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Grillo

### Who invested in Grillo?

Grillo's investors include 500 Global and USAID-U.S. Agency for International Development.

### How much has Grillo raised?

Grillo has raised $230K across 3 rounds since 2014.

### When did Grillo last raise?

Grillo's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $40K in May 2018.

### What was Grillo's biggest round?

Grillo's largest round on record is $150K (Grant), in Oct 2015.

### Who backed Grillo first?

Grillo's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by 500 Global.

### What stage is Grillo at?

Grillo's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in May 2018.

### Where is Grillo based?

Grillo is based in Mexico.

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