# Pivotal Commware funding: rounds and investors > Pivotal Commware has raised $119M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Lux Capital, Fortress Investment and Bill Gates. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/pivotal-commware (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Pivotal Commware* 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. Industry 4.0 IT Services Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$119M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources **$17M** Round **$102M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $102M Aug 2023 - **Step-up i:** 6× - **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. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 **$17M** Round **$102M** Series D - **First round:** Round, $17M - **Biggest round:** $102M - **Between rounds:** 6.1 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2023** Series D **$102M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Fortress Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortress-investment-group) Source recorded - **Jun 2017** Round **$17M** *4 new* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) [Thermo Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thermo-companies) Globalstar Reported by Xconomy SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale Jun 2017 ## Founders and team From Pivotal Commware's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 5 on the team. **Brian Deutsch** Founder *Named on its 2021 Form D* - **Eric Black** CTO - **Jay McCandless** Chief RF Engineer - **Jake Campbell** VP of Operations - **Sean Ford** VP of Finance - **Chris Brandon** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i On the board, as filed i *Glenn Lurie* *Kyle Pickens* *Peter Detkin* *Shaygan Kheradpir* ## 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. **Round** 2017 **Series D** 2023 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Fortress Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortress-investment-group) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) [Thermo Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thermo-companies) Globalstar ## Everyone who backed them [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Fortress Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortress-investment-group) Private equity **1** round [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) VC firm **1** round [Thermo Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thermo-companies) VC firm **1** round Globalstar no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=pivotal-commware). ## Quick answers about Pivotal Commware ### Who invested in Pivotal Commware? Pivotal Commware's investors include Lux Capital, Fortress Investment, Bill Gates, Thermo Companies and Globalstar. ### How much has Pivotal Commware raised? Pivotal Commware has raised $119M across 2 rounds since 2017. ### When did Pivotal Commware last raise? Pivotal Commware's most recent round was a Series D of $102M in Aug 2023. ### What was Pivotal Commware's biggest round? Its most recent round, $102M in Aug 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Pivotal Commware first? Pivotal Commware's first round on record, in Jun 2017, was backed by Lux Capital, Bill Gates and Thermo Companies and 1 others. ### What stage is Pivotal Commware at? Pivotal Commware's latest named round is a Series D, in Aug 2023. ### Where is Pivotal Commware based? Pivotal Commware is based in the United States. ## Companies like Pivotal Commware In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**Chariot Claims** $23M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/chariot-claims)[**FlexCompute** $53M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexcompute)[**Subeca** $9.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/subeca)[**StarLifter** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/starlifter)[**Negosh** $3.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/negosh) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app