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Who invested in Illumitex

12 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$84Mraised across 12 rounds since 2008, from 12 sources

$11MVenture$5.3MSeries B$10MVenture$3.4MDebt$14MVenture$2.0MDebt$9.3MVenture$3.9MVenture$2.1MVenture$4.0MDebt$16MSeries C$4.0MRound

Latest round: Round, $4.0MJun 2017
Biggest round: $16MSeries C · Aug 2015
Investors: 15

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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.

20082010201220142016

$11MVenture$5.3MSeries B$10MVenture$3.4MDebt$14MVenture$2.0MDebt$3.9MVenture$2.1MVenture$4.0MDebt$16MSeries C$4.0MRound

First round: Venture, $11M
Biggest round: $16M
Usual gap between rounds: 11 months

The rounds

Jun 2017
Round$4.0M1 new
- WP Global Partners/ New Enterprise Associates
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $4.0M sold, first sale Apr 2017
Aug 2015
Series C$16M1 new5 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Apr 2015
Oct 2014
Debt$4.0M3 new4 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $4.0M sold, first sale Oct 2014
Mar 2014
Venture$2.1M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $2.1M sold, first sale Feb 2014
Apr 2013
Venture$3.9M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Mar 2013
Apr 2012
Venture$9.3M4 new2 returning
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $9.3M sold, first sale Apr 2012
Mar 2012
Debt$2.0M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Mar 2012
Jun 2011
Venture$14M3 new2 returning
- New Enterprise Associates
- Mercury Fund
- Forest Baskett
- Dan Watkins
- Jimmy Treybig
Reported by gigaom.comSEC filing: $14M sold, first sale May 2011
Dec 2010
Debt$3.4M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.4M sold, first sale Nov 2010
Sept 2009
Venture$10M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $4.3M sold, first sale Sept 2009
May 2008
Series B$5.3M3 new
Reported by venturebeat.com
Apr 2008
Venture$11M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by vcastocks.com

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

Jeffrey BisbergExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediBijal K. ShahGregory OberholtzerTom Foody

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.

Venture2011Debt2012Venture2012Venture2013Venture2014Debt2014Series C2015Round2017

New Enterprise Associates

Mercury Fund

Mousse Partners

Morgan Creek Capital Management

Apex Venture Partners

Syngenta VenturesAweida Venture PartnersApex Venture Partners

WP Global Partners

Syngenta

Everyone who backed them

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm5rounds

Mercury FundVC firm3rounds

Mousse PartnersFamily office3rounds

Morgan Creek Capital ManagementVC firm3rounds

Apex Venture PartnersGrowth equity2rounds

Syngenta VenturesVC firm2rounds

Aweida Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds

Apex Venture PartnersGrowth equity1round

WP Global PartnersFamily office1round

SyngentaCorporate VC1round

DFJ MercuryVC firm1round

Forest BaskettAngel1round

Dan Watkinsno record of our own yet1round

Jimmy Treybigno record of our own yet1round

WP Global Partners/ New Enterprise Associatesno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about Illumitex

Who invested in Illumitex?

Illumitex's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Mercury Fund, Mousse Partners, Morgan Creek Capital Management and Apex Venture Partners, and 10 more on record.