# Pivotal Software funding: rounds and investors

> Pivotal Software has raised $758M across 2 rounds since 2013. Investors include GE Ventures, Microsoft and Ford Motor Company. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Pivotal Software*

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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$758M** raised across 2 rounds since 2013, from 2 sources

**$105M** Growth **$653M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $653M Sept 2016
- **Led by:** Microsoft and Ford Motor Company
- **Step-up i:** 6.2×
- **Investors:** 5 (2 led)

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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

**$105M** Growth

**$653M** Round

- **First round:** Growth, $105M
- **Biggest round:** $653M
- **Between rounds:** 3.3 years

## The rounds

- **Sept 2016** Round **$653M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Lead [Ford Motor Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-motor-company) Lead [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) [VMware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vmware) [EMC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emc-capital) Source recorded
- **Apr 2013** Growth **$105M** *1 new* [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com

## 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.

**Growth** 2013 **Round** 2016 [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) L [Ford Motor Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-motor-company) L [VMware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vmware) [EMC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emc-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1

[Ford Motor Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-motor-company) Growth equity **1** round, led 1

[VMware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vmware) Corporate VC **1** round

[EMC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emc-capital) Private equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about Pivotal Software

### Who invested in Pivotal Software?

Pivotal Software's investors include GE Ventures, Microsoft, Ford Motor Company, VMware and EMC Capital. Microsoft led its latest round.

### How much has Pivotal Software raised?

Pivotal Software has raised $758M across 2 rounds since 2013.

### When did Pivotal Software last raise?

Pivotal Software's most recent round, $653M, was in Sept 2016, led by Microsoft.

### What was Pivotal Software's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $653M in Sept 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Pivotal Software first?

Pivotal Software's first round on record, in Apr 2013, was backed by GE Ventures.

### What stage is Pivotal Software at?

Pivotal Software's latest named round is a Growth, in Apr 2013.

### Where is Pivotal Software based?

Pivotal Software is based in the United States.

### Who led Pivotal Software's rounds?

Microsoft led the funding round in 2016.

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