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Who invested in nLIGHT Corp.

10 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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.

Funding summaryUpdated 31 Oct 2026

$152Mraised across 10 rounds since 2001, from 10 sources

$9.7MSeries A$44MSeries B$13MSeries C$15MSeries D$13MGrant$11MSeries D$18MSeries E$3.0MVenture$25MSeries F$1.0MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $1.0MAug 2015
Biggest round
$44MSeries B · Dec 2002
Investors
5
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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.

2003200520072009201120132015
$9.7MSeries A$44MSeries B$13MSeries C$15MSeries D$13MGrant$11MSeries D$18MSeries E$3.0MVenture$25MSeries F$1.0MDebt
First round
Series A, $9.7M
Dec 2001
Biggest round
$44M
Series B · Dec 2002
Usual gap between rounds
17 months
the median of 9

The rounds

  1. Aug 2015
    Debt$1.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  2. Apr 2015
    Series F$25M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  3. Jan 2013
    Venture$3.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.gov

  4. Aug 2011
  5. Jan 2009
  6. Sept 2007
    Grant$13M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by nlight.net

  7. May 2007
    Series D$15M4 returning

    From a historical funding record

  8. Oct 2004
    Series C$13M3 returning

    From a historical funding record

  9. Dec 2002
    Series B$44M3 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  10. Dec 2001
    Series A$9.7M1 new

    From a historical funding record

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 C2004Series D2007Grant2007Series D2009Series E2011Venture2013Series F2015Debt2015Mohr Davidow VenturesMenlo VenturesOak Investment PartnersAdams Capital ManagementSamsung Ventures

Everyone who backed them

Mohr Davidow VenturesVC firm6rounds
Menlo VenturesVC firm5rounds
Oak Investment PartnersPrivate equity5rounds
Samsung VenturesCorporate VC1round

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Quick answers about nLIGHT Corp.

Who invested in nLIGHT Corp.?

nLIGHT Corp.'s investors include Mohr Davidow Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Adams Capital Management and Samsung Ventures.

How much has nLIGHT Corp. raised?

nLIGHT Corp. has raised $152M across 10 rounds since 2001.

When did nLIGHT Corp. last raise?

nLIGHT Corp.'s most recent round was a Debt of $1.0M in Aug 2015.

What was nLIGHT Corp.'s biggest round?

nLIGHT Corp.'s largest round on record is $44M (Series B), in Dec 2002.

Who backed nLIGHT Corp. first?

nLIGHT Corp.'s first round on record, in Dec 2001, was backed by Mohr Davidow Ventures.

What stage is nLIGHT Corp. at?

nLIGHT Corp.'s latest named round is a Debt, in Aug 2015.

Where is nLIGHT Corp. based?

nLIGHT Corp. is based in the United States.

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