# Kinestral Technologies funding: rounds and investors

> Kinestral Technologies has raised $127M across 5 rounds since 2011. Investors include Versant Ventures, 5AM Ventures and Alexandria Real Estate.

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

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

# Who invested in *Kinestral Technologies*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

Manufacturing

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$127M** raised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources

**$9.0M** Venture **$7.0M** Venture **$7.1M** Round **$4.0M** Debt **$100M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $100M Jan 2019
- **Step-up i:** 25×
- **Investors:** 4

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.

2013 2015 2017 2019

**$9.0M** Venture

**$7.0M** Venture

**$7.1M** Round

**$4.0M** Debt

**$100M** Series D

- **First round:** Venture, $9.0M
- **Biggest round:** $100M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2019** Series D **$100M** *3 new* [Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) [Alexandria Real Estate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-real-estate) SK Holdings/ 5AM Reported by FinSMEs
- **Feb 2014** Round **$7.1M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $7.1M sold, first sale Sept 2013
- **Feb 2014** Debt **$4.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $7.1M sold, first sale Sept 2013
- **Oct 2012** Venture **$7.0M** *1 new* [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Sept 2011
- **Sept 2011** Venture **$9.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $9.0M sold, first sale Sept 2011

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Howard Sam Bergh** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Howard Turner** Executive Officer i
- **Suk-Bae Cha** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Bruce Sam Sohn* *Dipender Sam Saluja* *Jean-Francois Sam Heris* *Sam Sam Colella* *Scott Sam Rocklage*

## 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.

**Venture** 2011 **Venture** 2012 **Round** 2014 **Debt** 2014 **Series D** 2019 [Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) [Alexandria Real Estate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-real-estate) SK Holdings/ 5AM

## Everyone who backed them

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

[5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Alexandria Real Estate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-real-estate) Growth equity **1** round

SK Holdings/ 5AM no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Kinestral Technologies

### Who invested in Kinestral Technologies?

Kinestral Technologies's investors include Versant Ventures, 5AM Ventures, Alexandria Real Estate and SK Holdings/ 5AM.

### How much has Kinestral Technologies raised?

Kinestral Technologies has raised $127M across 5 rounds since 2011.

### When did Kinestral Technologies last raise?

Kinestral Technologies's most recent round was a Series D of $100M in Jan 2019.

### What was Kinestral Technologies's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $100M in Jan 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Kinestral Technologies first?

Kinestral Technologies's first round on record, in Oct 2012, was backed by 5AM Ventures.

### What stage is Kinestral Technologies at?

Kinestral Technologies's latest named round is a Series D, in Jan 2019.

### Where is Kinestral Technologies based?

Kinestral Technologies is based in the United States.

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