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Who invested in Nantero

8 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$133Mraised across 8 rounds since 2001, from 8 sources

$6.0MSeries A$11MSeries B$15MSeries C$10MSeries D$32MSeries E$9.4MVenture$21MRound$30MRound
Latest round
Round, $30MApr 2018
Biggest round
$32MSeries E · Jun 2015
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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.

200120042007201020132016
$6.0MSeries A$11MSeries B$15MSeries C$10MSeries D$32MSeries E$9.4MVenture$21MRound$30MRound
First round
Series A, $6.0M
Oct 2001
Biggest round
$32M
Series E · Jun 2015
Usual gap between rounds
18 months
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. Apr 2018
    Round$30M4 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  2. Dec 2016
    Round$21M1 returning

    Reported by VentureBeatSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Dec 2016

  3. Aug 2015
    Venture$9.4M2 new2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $9.4M sold, first sale Jul 2015

  4. Jun 2015
    Series E$32M1 new3 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $9.4M sold, first sale Jul 2015

  5. Nov 2012
  6. Mar 2005
  7. Sept 2003
  8. Oct 2001
    Series A$6.0M5 new

    Reported by nantero.com

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Greg SchmergelExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediBruce SachsEd DollerGregg AdkinOB BilousSteve Wood

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.

Everyone who backed them

CRVVC firm4rounds
DFJVC firm4rounds
Harris & Harris GroupGrowth equity4rounds
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Investment firm2rounds
Joseph N. SanbergVC firm2rounds
KingstonCorporate VC2rounds
CiscoCorporate VC1round
DellGrowth equity1round
SchlumbergerGrowth equity1round
RSA SecurityCompany1round
Alex d’Arbeloffno record of our own yet1round
CFTno record of our own yet1round
Nanophase Technologiesno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Nantero as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Bantam GroupVC firmPer its own site
Stata CapitalVC firmPer its own site
ZMT CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Nantero

Who invested in Nantero?

Nantero's investors include Globespan Capital Partners, CRV, DFJ, Harris & Harris Group and Stata Venture Partners (SVP), and 11 more on record.

How much has Nantero raised?

Nantero has raised $133M across 8 rounds since 2001.

When did Nantero last raise?

Nantero's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $30M in Apr 2018.

What was Nantero's biggest round?

Nantero's largest round on record is $32M (Series E), in Jun 2015.

Who backed Nantero first?

Nantero's first round on record, in Oct 2001, was backed by DFJ, Harris & Harris Group and Stata Venture Partners (SVP) and 2 others.

What stage is Nantero at?

Nantero's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Apr 2018.

Where is Nantero based?

Nantero is based in the United States.

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