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Who invested in Kovio

6 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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.

Semiconductors

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$77Mraised across 6 rounds since 2005, from 6 sources

$10MVenture$20MSeries D$20MSeries E$15MVenture$7.0MVenture$5.0MDebt

Latest round: Debt, $5.0MJan 2013
Biggest round: $20MSeries E · Jul 2009
Investors: 16

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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.

2007200920112013

$10MVenture$20MSeries D$20MSeries E$15MVenture$7.0MVenture$5.0MDebt

First round: Venture, $10M
Biggest round: $20M
Usual gap between rounds: 22 months

The rounds

Jan 2013
Debt$5.0M2 returning
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- DAG Ventures
Reported by freshnews.comSEC filing: $27M sold, first sale May 2011
Jul 2012
Venture$7.0M1 new3 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $27M sold, first sale May 2011
Jun 2011
Venture$15M1 new6 returning
Reported by finsmes.com
Jul 2009
Series E$20M4 new7 returning
Reported by deals.venturebeat.com
Sept 2007
Series D$20M6 new4 returning
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- DAG Ventures
- Flagship Pioneering, LLC
- Harris & Harris Group
- Pinnacle Ventures
- Yasuda Enteprise Development Co. Ltd
- DeA Capital
- NCD Investors
- Jerusalem Venture Partners
Reported by deals.venturebeat.com
Nov 2005
Venture$10M4 new
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Harris & Harris Group
- Jerusalem Venture Partners
From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

Amir MashkooriExecutive Officer, Directori
Lisan HungExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediJoseph JacobsonRussell SiegelmanStephen N David

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.

Venture2005Series D2007Series E2009Venture2011Venture2012Debt2013

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersHarris & Harris Group

DAG Ventures

Bessemer Venture PartnersFlagship Pioneering, LLC

Pangaea VenturesJerusalem Venture Partners

Northgate Capital

Yasuda Enteprise Development Co. Ltd

Pinnacle Ventures

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen

AcquiredThin Film Electronics ASA$3.7MJan 2014

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm6rounds

Harris & Harris GroupGrowth equity5rounds

DAG VenturesVC firm4rounds

Bessemer Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds

Flagship Pioneering, LLCVC firm3rounds

Pangaea VenturesVC firm3rounds

Jerusalem Venture Partnersno record of our own yet3rounds

Northgate CapitalFamily office2rounds

Yasuda Enteprise Development Co. LtdGrowth equity2rounds

Pinnacle VenturesVC firm1round

Mitsui VenturesGrowth equity1round

Duff, Ackerman and GoodrichVC firm1round

Panasonic Venture GroupCorporate VC1round

DeA CapitalAsset manager1round

NCD InvestorsGrowth equity1round

Tyco Retail SolutionsCorporate VC1round

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Quick answers about Kovio

Who invested in Kovio?

Kovio's investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Harris & Harris Group, DAG Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Flagship Pioneering, LLC, and 11 more on record.

How much has Kovio raised?

Kovio has raised $77M across 6 rounds since 2005.

When did Kovio last raise?

Kovio's most recent round was a Debt of $5.0M in Jan 2013.

What was Kovio's biggest round?

Kovio's largest round on record is $20M (Series E), in Jul 2009.

Who backed Kovio first?

Kovio's first round on record, in Nov 2005, was backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Harris & Harris Group and 1 others.