# Nova funding: rounds and investors

> Nova has raised $7.4M across 3 rounds since 2021. Investors include Alumni Ventures, Crowdcube and Pear VC. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Nova*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$7.4M** raised across 3 rounds since 2021, from 3 sources

**$3.7M** Seed **$3.7M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $3.7M Jun 2025
- **Investors:** 10

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.

2022 2023 2024 2025

**$3.7M** Seed

**?** Venture

**$3.7M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $3.7M
- **Biggest round:** $3.7M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2025** Series A **$3.7M** *2 new* [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) Source recorded
- **Aug 2023** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Underscore VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/underscore-vc) [Bee Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bee-partners) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.9M sold, first sale Jan 2023
- **Oct 2021** Seed **$3.7M** *5 new* [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [20VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/20vc) [Scribble Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scribble-ventures) [Script Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/script-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $118M sold, first sale Dec 2021

## Founders and team

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

- **Matt Crenshaw** Chief Executive Officer
- **Carlo Barrettara** Chief Operating Officer
- **Evan Ross** Chief Operating Officer
- **Michael Russo** Chief Technical Officer
- **Alex Ritchie** VP, Product
- **Jessica Kadden** Head Of Agency
- **Daniel Russo** Engineering Lead

## 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.

**Seed** 2021 **Venture** 2023 **Series A** 2025 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [20VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/20vc) [Scribble Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scribble-ventures) [Underscore VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/underscore-vc) [Bee Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bee-partners) [Script Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/script-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

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

[Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) VC firm **1** round

[CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[20VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/20vc) VC firm **1** round

[Scribble Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scribble-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Underscore VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/underscore-vc) VC firm **1** round

[Bee Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bee-partners) VC firm **1** round

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

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## Quick answers about Nova

### Who invested in Nova?

Nova's investors include Alumni Ventures, Crowdcube, Pear VC, CDP Venture Capital and Forerunner Ventures, and 5 more on record.

### How much has Nova raised?

Nova has raised $7.4M across 3 rounds since 2021. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Nova last raise?

Nova's most recent round was a Series A of $3.7M in Jun 2025.

### What was Nova's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.7M in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Nova first?

Nova's first round on record, in Oct 2021, was backed by Pear VC, Forerunner Ventures and 20VC and 2 others.

### What stage is Nova at?

Nova's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2025.

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