# Openwater funding: rounds and investors > Openwater has raised $56M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Khosla Ventures, Collaborative Fund and LD Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/openwater (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Openwater* 2 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. AI Food & Beverage Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$56M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources **$2.0M** Venture **$54M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $54M Aug 2024 - **Step-up i:** 27× - **Investors:** 5 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. 2023 2024 **$2.0M** Venture **$54M** Venture - **First round:** Venture, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $54M - **Between rounds:** 20 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2024** Venture **$54M** *3 new* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) Source recorded - **Dec 2022** Venture **$2.0M** *2 new* [Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) [Circle Up](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circle-up) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Openwater's own website: 1 founder, 24 on the team. **Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen** Executive Chairman & Founder - **Aaron Timm** Chief Executive Officer - **Dr. Davinder Ramsingh** Chief Medical Officer - **Dr. Soren Konecky** Chief Technology Officer - **Victoria Swanson** Chief of Staff - **Aaron Blanke** VP of Partnerships - **Scott Smith** VP of Community Development - **Christopher Bush** Senior Staff Quality Engineer - **Daniel Blizinski** Director of Open-Source Business Strategy - **David J. Paribello** Director of Product Management - **Dr. Brad Hartl** Director of Bioengineering - **Dr. Peter Hollender** Director of Ultrasound Engineering - **Dr. Reza Rasouli** Staff Research Scientist - **George Vigelette** Principal Software Engineer - **Henry Tang** Principal Electrical Engineer - **Howard Yin** Project Manager - **Jeff Huber** Board Director - **Juan Enriquez** Board Director - **Maya Hamda** Senior Manager Business Operations And 6 more on the team. Advisers *Prof. Theodor Haensch* ## 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. **Venture** 2022 **Venture** 2024 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) [Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) [Circle Up](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circle-up) ## Everyone who backed them [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **1** round [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) VC firm **1** round [Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) VC firm **1** round [Circle Up](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circle-up) Hedge fund **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=openwater). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Openwater as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Resolute Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Formic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formic-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Peter H. Diamandis (PHD Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-h-diamandis-phd-ventures) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about Openwater ### Who invested in Openwater? Openwater's investors include Khosla Ventures, Collaborative Fund, LD Capital, Cleveland Avenue and Circle Up. ### How much has Openwater raised? Openwater has raised $56M across 2 rounds since 2022. ### When did Openwater last raise? Openwater's most recent round was a Venture of $54M in Aug 2024. ### What was Openwater's biggest round? Its most recent round, $54M in Aug 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Openwater first? Openwater's first round on record, in Dec 2022, was backed by Cleveland Avenue and Circle Up. ### What stage is Openwater at? Openwater's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2024. ### Where is Openwater based? Openwater is based in the United States. ## Companies like Openwater In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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