# Penthera Partners funding: rounds and investors

> Penthera Partners has raised $17M across 8 rounds since 2006. Investors include Innovation Works, Warburg Pincus and Liberty Global.

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

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# Who invested in *Penthera Partners*

8 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 27 Oct 2026

**$17M** raised across 8 rounds since 2006, from 8 sources

**$6.6M** Series A **$345K** Series A **$725K** Series A **$1.2M** Series A **$1.4M** Venture **$400K** Venture **$849K** Venture **$6.0M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $6.0M Oct 2017
- **Biggest round:** $6.6M Series A · Jan 2006
- **Step-up i:** 7.1×
- **Investors:** 4

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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.

2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

**$6.6M** Series A

**$345K** Series A

**$725K** Series A

**$1.2M** Series A

**$1.4M** Venture

**$400K** Venture

**$6.0M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $6.6M
- **Biggest round:** $6.6M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.4 years

## The rounds

- **Oct 2017** Round **$6.0M** *1 new* [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $6.2M sold, first sale Sept 2017
- **Jun 2014** Venture **$849K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $849K sold, first sale May 2014
- **Feb 2014** Venture **$400K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $400K sold, first sale Jan 2014
- **Feb 2014** Venture **$1.4M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.4M sold, first sale Mar 2013
- **Dec 2009** Series A **$1.2M** *1 returning* [Innovation Works](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-works) Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale May 2008
- **May 2009** Series A **$725K** *1 returning* [Innovation Works](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-works) Reported by sec.gov
- **Jun 2008** Series A **$345K** *1 new* [Innovation Works](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-works) Reported by sec.gov
- **Jan 2006** Series A **$6.6M** *2 new* [Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) [ITU Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itu-ventures) Reported by penthera.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **John Coughlan** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Michael Willner** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Adam Berger* *Daniel Taitz* *Don Parsons* *Mark Rowan* *Melani Griffith* *Sidney Knafel*

## 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 A** 2006 **Series A** 2008 **Series A** 2009 **Series A** 2009 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Round** 2017 [Innovation Works](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-works) [Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) [ITU Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itu-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Innovation Works](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-works) Government **3** rounds

[Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) Private equity **1** round

[Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) Corporate VC **1** round

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

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## Quick answers about Penthera Partners

### Who invested in Penthera Partners?

Penthera Partners's investors include Innovation Works, Warburg Pincus, Liberty Global and ITU Ventures.

### How much has Penthera Partners raised?

Penthera Partners has raised $17M across 8 rounds since 2006.

### When did Penthera Partners last raise?

Penthera Partners's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $6.0M in Oct 2017.

### What was Penthera Partners's biggest round?

Penthera Partners's largest round on record is $6.6M (Series A), in Jan 2006.

### Who backed Penthera Partners first?

Penthera Partners's first round on record, in Jan 2006, was backed by Warburg Pincus and ITU Ventures.

### What stage is Penthera Partners at?

Penthera Partners's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2017.

### Where is Penthera Partners based?

Penthera Partners is based in the United States.

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