# NICO funding: rounds and investors > NICO has raised $29M across 3 rounds since 2009. Investors include River Cities Capital Funds, CHV Capital and Twilight Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/nico (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *NICO* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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. Biotech Healthcare Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$29M** raised across 3 rounds since 2009, from 3 sources **$10M** Series C **$6.6M** Venture **$13M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $13M Nov 2018 - **Step-up i:** 1.9× - **Investors:** 4 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. 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$10M** Series C **$6.6M** Venture **$13M** Round - **First round:** Series C, $10M - **Biggest round:** $13M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 6.3 years ## The rounds - **Nov 2018** Round **$13M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Oct 2018 - **Jul 2012** Venture **$6.6M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $6.6M sold, first sale Jul 2012 - **Jul 2009** Series C **$10M** *4 new* [River Cities Capital Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/river-cities-capital-funds) [CHV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chv-capital) [Twilight Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twilight-venture-partners) [The Halo Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-halo-group) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Dec 2008 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Jeffrey Hanthorn** Executive Officer, Director i - **Jim Pearson** Executive Officer, Director i - **Joe Mark** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Carter McNabb* *Mark Rosenblum* ## 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 C** 2009 **Venture** 2012 **Round** 2018 [River Cities Capital Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/river-cities-capital-funds) [CHV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chv-capital) [Twilight Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twilight-venture-partners) [The Halo Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-halo-group) ## Everyone who backed them [River Cities Capital Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/river-cities-capital-funds) Investment firm **1** round [CHV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chv-capital) Growth equity **1** round [Twilight Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twilight-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [The Halo Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-halo-group) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nico). ## Quick answers about NICO ### Who invested in NICO? NICO's investors include River Cities Capital Funds, CHV Capital, Twilight Venture Partners and The Halo Group. ### How much has NICO raised? NICO has raised $29M across 3 rounds since 2009. ### When did NICO last raise? NICO's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $13M in Nov 2018. ### What was NICO's biggest round? Its most recent round, $13M in Nov 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed NICO first? NICO's first round on record, in Jul 2009, was backed by River Cities Capital Funds, CHV Capital and Twilight Venture Partners and 1 others. ### What stage is NICO at? NICO's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2018. ### Where is NICO based? NICO is based in the United States. ## Companies like NICO In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines)[**AI** $18M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai)[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app