# Kymeta funding: rounds and investors > Kymeta has raised $238M across 6 rounds since 2012. Investors include Lux Capital, Bill Gates and Liberty Global. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/kymeta (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Kymeta* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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 Industry 4.0 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$238M** raised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources **$12M** Venture **$50M** Series C **$20M** Series D **$62M** Round **$74M** Round **$20M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $20M Sept 2024 - **Biggest round:** $74M Round · Apr 2017 - **Investors:** 13 (1 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. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 **$12M** Venture **$50M** Series C **$20M** Series D **$62M** Round **$74M** Round **$20M** Debt - **First round:** Venture, $12M - **Biggest round:** $74M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2024** Debt **$20M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Trinity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-capital) Source recorded - **Apr 2017** Round **$74M** *1 new* [Intelsat](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intelsat) Reported by GeekWire SEC filing: $74M sold, first sale Feb 2017 - **Nov 2016** Round **$62M** *6 new* *3 returning* [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) Lead [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) [Tectonic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tectonic-ventures) [SPARX Group - Overview](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparx-group-overview) Intellectual Ventures Management Kresge Foundation Osage Partners William Gates Source recorded - **Dec 2014** Series D **$20M** *2 returning* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) From a historical funding record - **Jun 2013** Series C **$50M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Osage University Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) [Kresge Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kresge-foundation) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Jun 2013 - **Aug 2012** Venture **$12M** *3 new* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) Reported by finsmes.com ## Founders and team From Kymeta's own website: 7 on the team. - **Elizabeth Kimber** Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer - **Melisah Burke** Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer - **Brenda Kuhns** Vice President, Marketing and Communications - **Nima Seyedali** Senior Vice President, Legal - **Paul Klassen** Senior Vice President, Engineering - **Manny Mora** President and CEO - **Watch Video** Chief Scientist ## 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** 2012 **Series C** 2013 **Series D** 2014 **Round** 2016 **Round** 2017 **Debt** 2024 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) L [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) [Trinity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-capital) [Osage University Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners) [Tectonic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tectonic-ventures) [Intelsat](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intelsat) [Kresge Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kresge-foundation) [SPARX Group - Overview](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparx-group-overview) Intellectual Ventures Management ## Everyone who backed them [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **5** rounds [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) VC firm **4** rounds, led 1 [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) Corporate VC **3** rounds [Trinity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-capital) VC firm **1** round [Osage University Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners) VC firm **1** round [Tectonic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tectonic-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Intelsat](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intelsat) Corporate VC **1** round [Kresge Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kresge-foundation) Government **1** round [SPARX Group - Overview](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparx-group-overview) VC firm **1** round Intellectual Ventures Management no record of our own yet **1** round Kresge Foundation no record of our own yet **1** round Osage Partners no record of our own yet **1** round William Gates 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=kymeta). ## Quick answers about Kymeta ### Who invested in Kymeta? Kymeta's investors include Lux Capital, Bill Gates, Liberty Global, Trinity Capital and Osage University Partners, and 8 more on record. ### How much has Kymeta raised? Kymeta has raised $238M across 6 rounds since 2012. ### When did Kymeta last raise? Kymeta's most recent round was a Debt of $20M in Sept 2024. ### What was Kymeta's biggest round? Kymeta's largest round on record is $74M (Undisclosed round), in Apr 2017. ### Who backed Kymeta first? Kymeta's first round on record, in Aug 2012, was backed by Lux Capital, Bill Gates and Liberty Global. ### What stage is Kymeta at? Kymeta's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2024. ### Where is Kymeta based? Kymeta is based in the United States. ### Who led Kymeta's rounds? Bill Gates led the funding round in 2016. ## Companies like Kymeta In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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