# Minerva Project funding: rounds and investors

> Minerva Project has raised $3.1M across 1 round since 2022. Investors include Benchmark, ZhenFund and Kakao Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Minerva Project*

One round we have observed, with the 4 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$3.1M** raised across 1 round since 2022, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Venture, $3.1M Sept 2022
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2022** Venture **$3.1M** [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Kakao Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kakao-ventures) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $3.1M sold, first sale Aug 2022

## Founders and team

From Minerva Project's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 22 on the team.

**Ben Nelson** Founder & Chief Executive Officer *Named on its 2022 Form D*

- **Ayo Seligman** Chief Design Officer
- **Eylem Ozaslan** Chief Technology Officer
- **Sharan Chandradath Singh** Chief Growth Officer
- **Angelina Pilacelli** Senior Technical Account Manager
- **Arne Malz** Senior Associate, Curriculum & Learning Design
- **China Wang** Staff Software Engineer
- **David Baumgold** Senior Software Developer
- **Frances Pak** Senior Associate, Curriculum Design
- **Jan Nelson** Principal Engineer
- **Jocie Moore** Staff Engineer
- **Julien Spronck** Staff Engineer
- **Lubhanshi Chaudhary** Technical Account Manager
- **Maximillian Bolotin** Staff Software Engineer
- **Megan Perpich** Senior Strategic Partnerships Lead
- **Ninon Godefroy** Manager, Experiential Learning Design
- **Raiana Pinheiro** Senior Product Designer
- **Thao Chi Vu** Product Designer
- **Vicki Ngan** Senior Software Engineer

And 4 more on the team.

On the board, as filed i *Alex Peng* *Gwynne Shotwell* *Kevin Harvey* *Philip Lader* *Wendy Kopp*

## Everyone who backed them

[Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) VC firm **1** round

[ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) VC firm **1** round

[Kakao Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kakao-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Minerva Project

### Who invested in Minerva Project?

Minerva Project's investors include Benchmark, ZhenFund, Kakao Ventures and Learn Capital.

### How much has Minerva Project raised?

Minerva Project has raised $3.1M across 1 round since 2022.

### When did Minerva Project last raise?

Minerva Project's most recent round was a Venture of $3.1M in Sept 2022.

### What was Minerva Project's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.1M in Sept 2022, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Minerva Project first?

Minerva Project's first round on record, in Sept 2022, was backed by Benchmark, ZhenFund and Kakao Ventures and 1 others.

### What stage is Minerva Project at?

Minerva Project's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2022.

### Where is Minerva Project based?

Minerva Project is based in the United States.

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