# Guru funding: rounds and investors > Guru has raised $71M across 8 rounds since 1999. Investors include FirstMark, MSD Partners and Kairos Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/guru (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Guru* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 17 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. Hardware & Electronics Manufacturing Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$71M** raised across 8 rounds since 1999, from 8 sources **$16M** Series B **$2.7M** Venture **$2.7M** Seed **$9.3M** Series A **$25M** Series B **$15M** Series A - **Latest round:** Venture Oct 2024 - **Biggest round:** $25M Series B · Dec 2018 - **Investors:** 17 (2 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. 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 **$16M** Series B **$2.7M** Venture **$2.7M** Seed **$9.3M** Series A **$25M** Series B **?** Venture **?** Venture - **First round:** Series B, $16M - **Biggest round:** $25M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) Source recorded - **Oct 2022** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *4 new* [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) [Quona Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quona-capital) Source recorded - **Nov 2019** Series A **$15M** *2 new* [Kairos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kairos-ventures) Lead [Bold Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bold-capital-partners) Lead Reported by TechStartups - **Dec 2018** Series B **$25M** *2 new* *2 returning* [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Slack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slack) [MSD Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-partners) Thrive Capital/ Emergence Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Dec 2018 - **Sept 2017** Series A **$9.3M** *2 new* [MSD Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-partners) Emergence Capital/ FirstMark Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $9.3M sold, first sale Aug 2017 - **Sept 2015** Seed **$2.7M** *3 new* [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [DFO Management, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-capital) From a historical funding record - **Jan 2014** Venture **$2.7M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.7M sold, first sale Nov 2013 - **Nov 1999** Series B **$16M** *2 new* [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Guru's own website: 2 founders, 6 on the team. **Rick Nucci** Co-Founder, CEO **Mitch Stewart** Co-Founder, CTO - **Ed Brennan** VP of Engineering - **Jess Lantis** VP of Operations - **Joha Evans** VP of Product Design - **Christine Richardson** Director of Marketing - **Hillary Curran** Senior Director, Customer Experience & Enablement - **Jeff Whitlock** Director of Sales ## 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. **Series B** 1999 **Venture** 2014 **Seed** 2015 **Series A** 2017 **Series B** 2018 **Series A** 2019 **Venture** 2022 **Venture** 2024 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [MSD Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-partners) [Kairos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kairos-ventures) L [Bold Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bold-capital-partners) L [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) [August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital) ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired Emoonlighter undisclosed Jul 2003 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=guru). ## Everyone who backed them [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) VC firm **2** rounds [MSD Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Kairos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kairos-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Bold Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bold-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) Accelerator **1** round [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) VC firm **1** round [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **1** round [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) VC firm **1** round [August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital) VC firm **1** round [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) VC firm **1** round [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round [Quona Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quona-capital) VC firm **1** round [Slack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slack) Corporate VC **1** round [DFO Management, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-capital) Family office **1** round Emergence Capital/ FirstMark no record of our own yet **1** round Thrive Capital/ Emergence 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=guru). ## Quick answers about Guru ### Who invested in Guru? Guru's investors include FirstMark, MSD Partners, Kairos Ventures, Bold Capital Partners and Google for Startups, and 12 more on record. ### How much has Guru raised? Guru has raised $71M across 8 rounds since 1999. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Guru last raise? Guru's most recent round was a Venture in Oct 2024. ### What was Guru's biggest round? Guru's largest round on record is $25M (Series B), in Dec 2018. ### Who backed Guru first? Guru's first round on record, in Nov 1999, was backed by Greylock and August Capital. ### What stage is Guru at? Guru's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2024. ### Where is Guru based? Guru is based in the United States. ### Who led Guru's rounds? Kairos Ventures led the Series A in 2019. ## Companies like Guru In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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