Who invested in Pixelligent

13 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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 4.0Manufacturing

Raised 3 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$57Mraised across 13 rounds since 2009, from 13 sources

$2.0MVenture$8.0MGrant$425KVenture$5.1MVenture$5.1MGrowth$1.0MGrant$3.9MVenture$150KGrant$5.5MVenture$3.4MVenture$10MRound$7.6MRound$4.2MRound

Latest round: Round, $4.2MJul 2026
Biggest round: $10MRound · Aug 2016
Investors: 8

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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.

200920122015201820212024

$2.0MVenture$8.0MGrant$425KVenture$5.1MVenture$5.1MGrowth$1.0MGrant$5.5MVenture$10MRound$7.6MRound$4.2MRound

First round: Venture, $2.0M
Biggest round: $10M
Usual gap between rounds: 10 months

The rounds

Jul 2026
Round$4.2M
No investor was named in the report.
Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yetSEC filing: $4.2M sold, first sale Jul 2026
Apr 2018
Round$7.6M3 new
- Kateeva
- Tokyo Ohka Kogyo
- The Abell Foundation/ TCP
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $7.6M sold, first sale Jul 2017
Aug 2016
Round$10M3 new
- David Testa
- The Abell Foundation
- The Bunting Family Office
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Aug 2016
Jun 2015
Venture$3.4M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.4M sold, first sale May 2015
Dec 2014
Venture$5.5M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $5.5M sold, first sale Nov 2014
Jan 2014
Grant$150K1 new
- US Department of Energy
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Nov 2013
Dec 2013
Venture$3.9M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Nov 2013
Nov 2013
Grant$1.0M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by bizjournals.comSEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Nov 2013
May 2013
Growth$5.1M1 new
- The Abell Venture Fund
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Apr 2013
Sept 2011
Venture$5.1M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $4.8M sold, first sale Sept 2011
Feb 2011
Venture$425K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $425K sold, first sale Dec 2010
Jan 2010
Grant$8.0M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
May 2009
Venture$2.0M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by pixelligent.com

Founders and team

From Pixelligent's own website: 4 on the team.

Craig BandesPresident & CEO
Tom WerthanCFO
Jason RepacVP of Process Engineering
Nii Teiko TagoeVP & GM of Manufacturing and Operations

AdvisersPeter Kirlin

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.

Grant2013Venture2013Grant2014Venture2014Venture2015Round2016Round2018Round2026

US Department of Energy

The Abell Venture Fund

Kateeva

Tokyo Ohka KogyoDavid TestaThe Abell FoundationThe Abell Foundation/ TCPThe Bunting Family Office

Everyone who backed them

US Department of EnergyGovernment1round

The Abell Venture FundVC firm1round

KateevaInvestment firm1round

Tokyo Ohka KogyoCorporate VC1round

David Testano record of our own yet1round

The Abell Foundationno record of our own yet1round

The Abell Foundation/ TCPno record of our own yet1round

The Bunting Family Officeno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Pixelligent as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.