# LanzaJet funding: rounds and investors

> LanzaJet has raised $67M across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include US Department of Energy, Breakthrough Energy and Vinod Khosla.

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

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

# Who invested in *LanzaJet*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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.

Cleantech Climate Tech Energy

Raised this month

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$67M** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 3 sources

**$47M** Round **$20M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $20M Oct 2026
- **Biggest round:** $47M Round · Feb 2026
- **Investors:** 5

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.

2027

**$47M** Round

**$20M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $47M
- **Biggest round:** $47M
- **Between rounds:** 8 months

## The rounds

- **Oct 2026** Round **$20M** *3 new* [Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla) [LanzaJet's board](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lanzajet-s-board) [LanzaTech Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lanzatech-global) Reported by Google News search
- **Feb 2026** Round **$47M** *2 new* [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) Reported by Ventureburn and 1 other

## Founders and team

From LanzaJet's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 16 on the team.

- **Jimmy Samartzis** Chief Executive Officer & Board Director
- **Monica Simzyk** Vice President, People
- **Steven Gimre** Vice President, Engineering & Technology Development
- **Thierry de Cock Buning** Vice President, Finance
- **Douglas Graham** Vice President, Corporate Secretary i
- **Louay Masarweh** Chief Operating Officer
- **Ruben van Grinsven** Board Director
- **Sonya Vial** Board Director
- **Yusuke Shimazaki** Board Director
- **Andrew Murfin** Board Director i
- **Dr. Jennifer Holmgren** Board Chair
- **Jim Davies** Board Director
- **Kosuke Hattori** Board Director i
- **Laurel Harmon** Board Director i
- **Mark Townley** Board Director i
- **Sir David King** Board Director

## 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.

**Round** 2026 **Round** 2026 [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) [Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla) [LanzaJet's board](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lanzajet-s-board) [LanzaTech Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lanzatech-global)

## Everyone who backed them

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **1** round

[Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) VC firm **1** round

[Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla) Angel **1** round

[LanzaJet's board](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lanzajet-s-board) Investment firm **1** round

[LanzaTech Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lanzatech-global) Investment firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lanzajet).

## Quick answers about LanzaJet

### Who invested in LanzaJet?

LanzaJet's investors include US Department of Energy, Breakthrough Energy, Vinod Khosla, LanzaJet's board and LanzaTech Global.

### How much has LanzaJet raised?

LanzaJet has raised $67M across 2 rounds since 2026.

### When did LanzaJet last raise?

LanzaJet's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $20M in Oct 2026.

### What was LanzaJet's biggest round?

LanzaJet's largest round on record is $47M (Undisclosed round), in Feb 2026.

### Who backed LanzaJet first?

LanzaJet's first round on record, in Feb 2026, was backed by US Department of Energy and Breakthrough Energy.

### What stage is LanzaJet at?

LanzaJet's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2026.

### Where is LanzaJet based?

LanzaJet is based in the United States.

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