# PenBlade funding: rounds and investors

> PenBlade has raised $2.7M across 2 rounds since 2013. Investors include Kickstart and Kickstart Seed Fund. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *PenBlade*

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.

Healthcare

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.7M** raised across 2 rounds since 2013, from 2 sources

**$1.1M** Seed **$1.6M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $1.6M Dec 2017
- **Step-up i:** 1.4×
- **Investors:** 2

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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.

2014 2015 2016 2017

**$1.1M** Seed

**$1.6M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $1.1M
- **Biggest round:** $1.6M
- **Between rounds:** 3.9 years

## The rounds

- **Dec 2017** Series A **$1.6M** *1 new* [Kickstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Sept 2017
- **Dec 2013** Seed **$1.1M** *1 new* [Kickstart Seed Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart-seed-fund) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.1M sold, first sale Dec 2013

## 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** 2013 **Series A** 2017 [Kickstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart) [Kickstart Seed Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart-seed-fund)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Kickstart Seed Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart-seed-fund) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about PenBlade

### Who invested in PenBlade?

PenBlade's investors include Kickstart and Kickstart Seed Fund.

### How much has PenBlade raised?

PenBlade has raised $2.7M across 2 rounds since 2013.

### When did PenBlade last raise?

PenBlade's most recent round was a Series A of $1.6M in Dec 2017.

### What was PenBlade's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.6M in Dec 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed PenBlade first?

PenBlade's first round on record, in Dec 2013, was backed by Kickstart Seed Fund.

### What stage is PenBlade at?

PenBlade's latest named round is a Series A, in Dec 2017.

### Where is PenBlade based?

PenBlade is based in the United States.

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