# Pearl Certification funding: rounds and investors

> Pearl Certification has raised $8.4M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Second Century Ventures and Clean Energy Ventures.

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

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# Who invested in *Pearl Certification*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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

**$8.4M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$1.7M** Seed **$6.7M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $6.7M Jun 2024
- **Step-up i:** 3.9×
- **Investors:** 2

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.

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

**$1.7M** Seed

**$6.7M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $1.7M
- **Biggest round:** $6.7M
- **Between rounds:** 6.3 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2024** Venture **$6.7M** *2 new* [Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) [Clean Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-energy-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jan 2018** Seed **$1.7M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From Pearl Certification's own website: 2 founders, 11 on the team.

**Cynthia Adams** CEO & Co-founder

**Robin LeBaron** President, Standards and Policy & Co-founder

- **Adam Stenftenagel** Vice President of Modeling & Data
- **Darren Lim** Vice President of Finance
- **Heidi Jones** Vice President of Operations
- **Jakob Bignert** Senior Vice President of Product
- **Jeff Friesen** Vice President of Engineering
- **Joe Applegate** Senior Vice President of Customer Experience
- **Jon Proffitt** Vice President of Public Partnerships
- **Paul Bosson** Vice President of Channel Partnerships
- **Tim Stanislaus** Senior Vice President of Business Development
- **Michael Pridemore** Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- **Sean Duffy** Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

## 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** 2018 **Venture** 2024 [Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) [Clean Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-energy-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Clean Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-energy-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Pearl Certification 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.

[Clean Energy Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-energy-venture-group) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Pearl Certification

### Who invested in Pearl Certification?

Pearl Certification's investors include Second Century Ventures and Clean Energy Ventures.

### How much has Pearl Certification raised?

Pearl Certification has raised $8.4M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Pearl Certification last raise?

Pearl Certification's most recent round was a Venture of $6.7M in Jun 2024.

### What was Pearl Certification's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $6.7M in Jun 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Pearl Certification first?

Pearl Certification's first round on record, in Jun 2024, was backed by Second Century Ventures and Clean Energy Ventures.

### What stage is Pearl Certification at?

Pearl Certification's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2024.

### Where is Pearl Certification based?

Pearl Certification is based in the United States.

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