# Lightform funding: rounds and investors > Lightform has raised $14M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Anorak Ventures, National Science Foundation and Lux Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lightform (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Lightform* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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 VR & AR Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$14M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources **$5.0M** Round **$8.7M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $8.7M Jun 2019 - **Step-up i:** 1.7× - **Investors:** 9 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. 2018 2019 **$5.0M** Round **$8.7M** Series A - **First round:** Round, $5.0M - **Biggest round:** $8.7M - **Between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2019** Series A **$8.7M** *4 new* *1 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) [Anorak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anorak-ventures) [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) Source recorded - **Nov 2017** Round **$5.0M** *5 new* [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) [Anorak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anorak-ventures) [Presence Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presence-capital) [Comet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comet-labs) Lux Capital/ Dolby Family Reported by FinSMEs ## 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** 2017 **Series A** 2019 [Anorak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anorak-ventures) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) [Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) [Presence Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presence-capital) [Comet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comet-labs) Lux Capital/ Dolby Family ## Everyone who backed them [Anorak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anorak-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **1** round [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) VC firm **1** round [Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) Asset manager **1** round [Presence Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presence-capital) VC firm **1** round [Comet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comet-labs) VC firm **1** round Lux Capital/ Dolby Family 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=lightform). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Lightform as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Dolby Family Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolby-family-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Lightform ### Who invested in Lightform? Lightform's investors include Anorak Ventures, National Science Foundation, Lux Capital, CrunchFund and Baidu Ventures, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Lightform raised? Lightform has raised $14M across 2 rounds since 2017. ### When did Lightform last raise? Lightform's most recent round was a Series A of $8.7M in Jun 2019. ### What was Lightform's biggest round? Its most recent round, $8.7M in Jun 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Lightform first? Lightform's first round on record, in Nov 2017, was backed by CrunchFund, Anorak Ventures and Presence Capital and 2 others. ### What stage is Lightform at? Lightform's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2019. ### Where is Lightform based? Lightform is based in the United States. ## Companies like Lightform In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Optivolt** $37M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/optivolt)[**Tenstorrent** $3.0B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)[**Sabi** $50M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sabi)[**Ringon** $70K · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ringon)[**Relay** $207M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay)[**SiMa.ai** $235M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sima-ai) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app