# Nantero funding: rounds and investors > Nantero has raised $133M across 8 rounds since 2001. Investors include Globespan Capital Partners, CRV and DFJ. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/nantero (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Industry 4.0 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$133M** raised across 8 rounds since 2001, from 8 sources **$6.0M** Series A **$11M** Series B **$15M** Series C **$10M** Series D **$32M** Series E **$9.4M** Venture **$21M** Round **$30M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $30M Apr 2018 - **Biggest round:** $32M Series E · Jun 2015 - **Step-up i:** 1.4× - **Investors:** 16 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. 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 **$6.0M** Series A **$11M** Series B **$15M** Series C **$10M** Series D **$32M** Series E **$9.4M** Venture **$21M** Round **$30M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $6.0M - **Biggest round:** $32M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2018** Round **$30M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) [Schlumberger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schlumberger) [Kingston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kingston) CFT Reported by FinSMEs - **Dec 2016** Round **$21M** *1 returning* [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) Reported by VentureBeat SEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Dec 2016 - **Aug 2015** Venture **$9.4M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) [RSA Security](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rsa-security) [Kingston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kingston) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $9.4M sold, first sale Jul 2015 - **Jun 2015** Series E **$32M** *1 new* *3 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) [Joseph N. Sanberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joseph-n-sanberg) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $9.4M sold, first sale Jul 2015 - **Nov 2012** Series D **$10M** *2 new* *5 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-venture-partners-svp) [Joseph N. Sanberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joseph-n-sanberg) [Pomeroy Capital, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pomeroy-capital-llc) Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Nov 2012 - **Mar 2005** Series C **$15M** *1 new* *4 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-venture-partners-svp) Reported by nantero.com - **Sept 2003** Series B **$11M** *1 new* *3 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-venture-partners-svp) Reported by nantero.com - **Oct 2001** Series A **$6.0M** *5 new* [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-venture-partners-svp) Alex d’Arbeloff Nanophase Technologies Reported by nantero.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Greg Schmergel** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Bruce Sachs* *Ed Doller* *Gregg Adkin* *OB Bilous* *Steve 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. **Series A** 2001 **Series B** 2003 **Series C** 2005 **Series D** 2012 **Series E** 2015 **Venture** 2015 **Round** 2016 **Round** 2018 [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-venture-partners-svp) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Joseph N. Sanberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joseph-n-sanberg) [Kingston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kingston) [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) ## Everyone who backed them [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) VC firm **5** rounds [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) VC firm **4** rounds [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) VC firm **4** rounds [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) Growth equity **4** rounds [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-venture-partners-svp) VC firm **4** rounds [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) Investment firm **2** rounds [Joseph N. Sanberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joseph-n-sanberg) VC firm **2** rounds [Kingston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kingston) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) Corporate VC **1** round [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) Growth equity **1** round [Schlumberger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schlumberger) Growth equity **1** round [RSA Security](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rsa-security) Company **1** round [Pomeroy Capital, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pomeroy-capital-llc) VC firm **1** round Alex d’Arbeloff no record of our own yet **1** round CFT no record of our own yet **1** round Nanophase Technologies 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=nantero). ## 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 Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bantam-group) VC firm Per its own site [Stata Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-capital) VC firm Per its own site [ZMT Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zmt-capital) VC firm Per 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. ## Companies like Nantero In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**Pixelligent** $57M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixelligent)[**Xometry** $529M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xometry)[**HawkEye 360** $379M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawkeye-360)[**SiFive** $700M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sifive)[**Saphlux** $49M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/saphlux) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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