# NextSense funding: rounds and investors

> NextSense has raised $28M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include ETF Partners, ABP and Ascension. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *NextSense*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 12 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$28M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

**$12M** Series A **$16M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $16M Nov 2025
- **Step-up i:** 1.3×
- **Investors:** 6 (2 led)

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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.

2025

**$12M** Series A

**$16M** Series A

- **First round:** Series A, $12M
- **Biggest round:** $16M
- **Between rounds:** 11 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2025** Series A **$16M** *1 new* [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) Source recorded SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Apr 2024
- **Dec 2024** Series A **$12M** *5 new* [ETF Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etf-partners-the-environmental-technologies-fund) Lead [ABP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abp) Lead [Edge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edge-3) [Shape Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shape-capital) [Timeless Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timeless-investments) Reported by Silicon Canals

## Founders and team

From NextSense's own website: 7 on the team.

- **Ferdinand Grapperhaus** Chief Executive Officer
- **Enrico Rosa** Chief Operational Officer
- **Pim Rutgers** Chief AI Architect
- **Vilma Catani** Chief of Staff
- **Aetios Fokeas** Head of Engineering
- **Jason Budiarto** Head of Sales
- **Oindrila Ghosh** Head of Building Performance & Delivery

## 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** 2024 **Series A** 2025 [ETF Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etf-partners-the-environmental-technologies-fund) L [ABP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abp) L [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) [Edge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edge-3) [Shape Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shape-capital) [Timeless Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timeless-investments)

## Everyone who backed them

[ETF Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etf-partners-the-environmental-technologies-fund) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[ABP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abp) Company **1** round, led 1

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

[Edge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edge-3) VC firm **1** round

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

[Timeless Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timeless-investments) Family office **1** round

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## Quick answers about NextSense

### Who invested in NextSense?

NextSense's investors include ETF Partners, ABP, Ascension, Edge and Shape Capital, and 1 more on record.

### How much has NextSense raised?

NextSense has raised $28M across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did NextSense last raise?

NextSense's most recent round was a Series A of $16M in Nov 2025.

### What was NextSense's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $16M in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed NextSense first?

NextSense's first round on record, in Dec 2024, was backed by ETF Partners, ABP and Edge and 2 others.

### What stage is NextSense at?

NextSense's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2025.

### Where is NextSense based?

NextSense is based in the United States.

### Who led NextSense's rounds?

ETF Partners led the Series A in 2024.

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