United States · Series B startup

Who invested in NextInput

9 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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.

SemiconductorsHardware & Electronics

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$18Mraised across 9 rounds since 2012, from 9 sources

$925KSeed$28KSeed$150KGrant$425KDebt$150KGrant$490KGrant$1.5MSeed$1.5MVenture$13MSeries B

Latest round: Series B, $13MJun 2018
Step-upi: 8.7×
Investors: 12

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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.

2012201320142015201620172018

$925KSeed$28KSeed$150KGrant$425KDebt$150KGrant$1.5MSeed$1.5MVenture$13MSeries B

First round: Seed, $925K
Biggest round: $13M
Usual gap between rounds: 6 months

The rounds

Jun 2018
Series B$13M7 new1 returning
- National Science Foundation
- Intel Capital
- Sierra Ventures
- Cota Capital
- DHVC
- UMC Capital
- Sehat Sutardja
- Weili Dai
Reported by FinSMEs
Jul 2015
Venture$1.5M3 new1 returning
- Intel Capital
- Band of Angels
- Takata Corporation
- Steve Nasiri
From a historical funding record
Jul 2014
Seed$1.5M1 new
- Band of Angels
From a historical funding record
Apr 2014
Grant$490K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
Jan 2014
Grant$150K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $425K sold, first sale Nov 2013
Nov 2013
Debt$425K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $425K sold, first sale Nov 2013
Jun 2013
Grant$150K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
Feb 2013
Seed$28K1 new
- Alchemist Accelerator
From a historical funding record
Apr 2012
Seed$925K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

Ali FoughiExecutive Officer, Directori
Ian CampbellExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediBen YuRyan DiestelhorstSteven Nasiri

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.

Seed2013Grant2013Debt2013Grant2014Grant2014Seed2014Venture2015Series B2018

Intel Capital

Band of Angels

National Science Foundation

Alchemist Accelerator

Takata CorporationSehat Sutardja

Everyone who backed them

Intel CapitalCorporate VC2rounds

Band of AngelsAngel network2rounds

National Science FoundationGovernment1round

Alchemist AcceleratorAccelerator1round

Sierra VenturesVC firm1round

Cota CapitalVC firm1round

DHVCVC firm1round

UMC CapitalVC firm1round

Takata CorporationCorporate VC1round

Sehat Sutardjano record of our own yet1round

Steve Nasirino record of our own yet1round

Weili Daino record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists NextInput as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Hidden River, LLCFamily officePer its own site

Quick answers about NextInput

Who invested in NextInput?

NextInput's investors include Intel Capital, Band of Angels, National Science Foundation, Alchemist Accelerator and Sierra Ventures, and 7 more on record.