# Knightscope funding: rounds and investors > Knightscope has raised $48M across 7 rounds since 2013. Investors include Plug and Play, Seedinvest and NTT DOCOMO Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/knightscope (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Knightscope* 7 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. AI Cybersecurity Robotics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$48M** raised across 7 rounds since 2013, from 7 sources **$10K** Seed **$1.5M** Seed **$3.8M** Series A **$1.3M** Debt **$15M** Round **$25M** Round **$1.7M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $1.7M Mar 2025 - **Biggest round:** $25M Round · Jan 2018 - **Investors:** 17 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 2021 2023 2025 **$10K** Seed **$1.5M** Seed **$3.8M** Series A **$15M** Round **$25M** Round **$1.7M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $10K - **Biggest round:** $25M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2025** Round **$1.7M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) [UpHonest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uphonest-capital) [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [Meyer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-global) Source recorded - **Jan 2018** Round **$25M** *2 returning* [Bright Success Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-success-capital) [Konica Minolta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/konica-minolta) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Jan 2018 - **Sept 2017** Round **$15M** *1 new* equity crowdfunding on SeedInvest Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $75K sold, first sale Sept 2017 - **Apr 2015** Debt **$1.3M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $45K sold, first sale May 2015 - **Dec 2014** Series A **$3.8M** *7 new* *3 returning* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati) [Bright Success Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-success-capital) [F50](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f50) [Flex Lab IX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-lab-ix) [Konica Minolta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/konica-minolta) [Sood Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sood-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **Mar 2014** Seed **$1.5M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [Kishore Ganji](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kishore-ganji) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $460K sold, first sale Oct 2013 - **Apr 2013** Seed **$10K** *3 new* [Kishore Ganji](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kishore-ganji) [William Santana Li](https://millionrounds.com/fund/william-santana-li) Stacy Dean Stephens From a historical funding record ## Funding filed with regulators Knightscope filed 2 raises, $35M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Oct 2020 **$17M** of $49M offered Regulation A - Dec 2016 **$19M** of $20M offered Regulation A ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 6 on the team. - **Aaron J. Lehnhardt** Executive Officer i - **Mallorie Dean Burak** Executive Officer i - **Mercedes Dean Soria** Executive Officer i - **Peter M. Weinberg** Executive Officer i - **Stacy Dean Stephens** Executive Officer i - **William Santana Li** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Jackeline V. Hernandez Fentanez* *Kristi M. Ross* *Linda Keene Solomon* *Patricia L. Howell* *Patricia L. Watkins* *Suzanne L. Muchin* ## 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. **Seed** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2014 **Debt** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2025 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [Kishore Ganji](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kishore-ganji) [Bright Success Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-success-capital) [Konica Minolta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/konica-minolta) [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) [UpHonest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uphonest-capital) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Meyer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-global) ## Everyone who backed them [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **3** rounds [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) VC firm **3** rounds [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) Accelerator **3** rounds [Kishore Ganji](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kishore-ganji) Company **2** rounds [Bright Success Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-success-capital) Family office **2** rounds [Konica Minolta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/konica-minolta) VC firm **2** rounds [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) VC firm **1** round [UpHonest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uphonest-capital) VC firm **1** round [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Meyer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-global) Investment firm **1** round [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati) Corporate VC **1** round [F50](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f50) Angel network **1** round [Flex Lab IX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-lab-ix) Accelerator **1** round [Sood Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sood-ventures) VC firm **1** round [William Santana Li](https://millionrounds.com/fund/william-santana-li) VC firm **1** round equity crowdfunding on SeedInvest no record of our own yet **1** round Stacy Dean Stephens 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=knightscope). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Knightscope 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. [Houston Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/houston-angel-network) Angel network Per its own site [Hyperspeed Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperspeed-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Ripple Impact Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple-impact-investments) Growth equity Per its own site [Structural Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structural-capital) Private credit Per its own site ## Quick answers about Knightscope ### Who invested in Knightscope? Knightscope's investors include Plug and Play, Seedinvest, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Kishore Ganji and Bright Success Capital, and 12 more on record. ### How much has Knightscope raised? Knightscope has raised $48M across 7 rounds since 2013. ### When did Knightscope last raise? Knightscope's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $1.7M in Mar 2025. ### What was Knightscope's biggest round? Knightscope's largest round on record is $25M (Undisclosed round), in Jan 2018. ### Who backed Knightscope first? Knightscope's first round on record, in Apr 2013, was backed by Kishore Ganji, William Santana Li and Stacy Dean Stephens. ### What stage is Knightscope at? Knightscope's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2025. ### Where is Knightscope based? Knightscope is based in the United States. ## Companies like Knightscope In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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