# Neuralink funding: rounds and investors

> Neuralink has raised $882M across 4 rounds since 2017. Investors include Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners and Vy Capital. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Neuralink*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 21 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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Raised 6 months ago Valuation: $9.7B, Mar 2026

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$882M** raised across 4 rounds since 2017, from 7 sources

**$27M** Round **$205M** Series C **$650M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Venture May 2026
- **Biggest round:** $650M Series E · Jun 2025
- **Investors:** 21 (2 led)

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.

2019 2021 2023 2025

**$27M** Round

**$205M** Series C

**$650M** Series E

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Round, $27M
- **Biggest round:** $650M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.8 years

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *5 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) Also list them on their own site [Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) Source recorded
- **Jun 2025** Series E **$650M** *9 new* *5 returning* [GrowthCap Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growthcap-ventures) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) [Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) [Vy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vy-capital) [• Ark Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-invest) [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital) [Ark Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-investment-management) [G42](https://millionrounds.com/fund/g42) Also list them on their own site [Hypersphere Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hypersphere) Reported by Crunchbase News and 3 others SEC filing: $649M sold, first sale May 2025
- **Jul 2021** Series C **$205M** *12 new* [Vy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vy-capital) Lead [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) [Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam) [Blake Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-byers) [Gigafund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigafund) [Ken Howery](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-howery) [Robert Nelson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-nelson) Reported by Firms' own news pages SEC filing: $206M sold, first sale Jul 2021
- **Aug 2017** Round **$27M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $27M sold, first sale Aug 2017

## Funding filed with regulators

Neuralink filed 5 raises, $1.2B in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- May 2025 **$649M** 49 investors SEC Form D
- Aug 2023 **$323M** 32 investors equity SEC Form D
- Jul 2021 **$206M** 32 investors equity SEC Form D
- Apr 2019 **$39M** 7 investors equity of $51M offered SEC Form D
- Aug 2017 **$27M** 12 investors equity of $100M offered SEC Form D

## 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 C** 2021 **Series E** 2025 **Venture** 2026 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) [Vy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vy-capital) L [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) [GrowthCap Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growthcap-ventures) L [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)

## Everyone who backed them

[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **3** rounds

[Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) VC firm **3** rounds

[Vy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vy-capital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) VC firm **2** rounds

[Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) Family office **2** rounds

[GrowthCap Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growthcap-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round

[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) Angel **1** round

[Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) Growth equity **1** round

[• Ark Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-invest) Growth equity **1** round

[Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam) VC firm **1** round

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

[Blake Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-byers) Angel **1** round

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

[Ark Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-investment-management) Growth equity **1** round

[G42](https://millionrounds.com/fund/g42) Corporate VC **1** round

[Ken Howery](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-howery) Angel **1** round

[Robert Nelson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-nelson) Angel **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 31 firms list Neuralink 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.

[S32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s32) VC firm Per its own site

[Section 32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/section-32) VC firm Per its own site

[Glade Brook Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glade-brook-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Dreamers VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dreamers-vc) VC firm Per its own site

[Hypersphere Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hypersphere) Hedge fund Series E, 2025, per its site

[Byers Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byers-capital) Family office Per its own site

[Page One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/page-one-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Aliya Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aliya-capital-partners) Private equity Per its own site

[Partners Resolute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-resolute) VC firm Per its own site

[Pittco Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pittco-management) Family office Per its own site

[Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) Angel 2026, per its site

[1802 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1802-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Adamo Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adamo-enterprises) VC firm Per its own site

[Asher Bond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asher-bond-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Beyond Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-capital-5) VC firm Per its own site

[Block City Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/block-city-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[CoreNest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corenest-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Dolores Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolores-capital) Family office Per its own site

[Hinze Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hinze-capital) Private equity Per its own site

[Humla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/humla-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Integra Groupe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/integra-groupe) VC firm Per its own site

[Kz Labs Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kz-labs-limited) Venture studio Per its own site

[NEXYR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexyr) VC firm Per its own site

[ODC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odc-ventures) Family office Per its own site

[Prosto VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosto-vc) Angel network Per its own site

[Realm Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/realm-capital-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Sabertooth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sabertooth-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Selective VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/selective-vc) VC firm Per its own site

[Unmatched Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unmatched-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[VU Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vu-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Vantage Legacy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantage-legacy-capital) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Neuralink

### Who invested in Neuralink?

Neuralink's investors include Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, and 16 more on record.

### How much has Neuralink raised?

Neuralink has raised $882M across 4 rounds since 2017. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Neuralink last raise?

Neuralink's most recent round was a Venture in May 2026.

### What was Neuralink's biggest round?

Neuralink's largest round on record is $650M (Series E), in Jun 2025, led by GrowthCap Ventures.

### Who backed Neuralink first?

Neuralink's first round on record, in Jul 2021, was backed by Vy Capital, Founders Fund and Google Ventures and 9 others.

### What stage is Neuralink at?

Neuralink's latest named round is a Venture, in May 2026.

### Where is Neuralink based?

Neuralink is based in the United States.

### Who led Neuralink's rounds?

Vy Capital led the Series C in 2021; GrowthCap Ventures led the Series E in 2025.

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