# Pixelligent funding: rounds and investors

> Pixelligent has raised $57M across 13 rounds since 2009. Investors include US Department of Energy, The Abell Venture Fund and Kateeva.

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

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

# 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 4.0 Manufacturing

Raised 3 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$57M** raised across 13 rounds since 2009, from 13 sources

**$2.0M** Venture **$8.0M** Grant **$425K** Venture **$5.1M** Venture **$5.1M** Growth **$1.0M** Grant **$3.9M** Venture **$150K** Grant **$5.5M** Venture **$3.4M** Venture **$10M** Round **$7.6M** Round **$4.2M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $4.2M Jul 2026
- **Biggest round:** $10M Round · Aug 2016
- **Investors:** 8

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.

2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024

**$2.0M** Venture

**$8.0M** Grant

**$425K** Venture

**$5.1M** Venture

**$5.1M** Growth

**$1.0M** Grant

**$5.5M** Venture

**$10M** Round

**$7.6M** Round

**$4.2M** Round

- **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 yet SEC filing: $4.2M sold, first sale Jul 2026
- **Apr 2018** Round **$7.6M** *3 new* [Kateeva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kateeva) [Tokyo Ohka Kogyo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tokyo-ohka-kogyo) The Abell Foundation/ TCP Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $7.6M sold, first sale Jul 2017
- **Aug 2016** Round **$10M** *3 new* David Testa The Abell Foundation The Bunting Family Office Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Aug 2016
- **Jun 2015** Venture **$3.4M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.4M sold, first sale May 2015
- **Dec 2014** Venture **$5.5M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $5.5M sold, first sale Nov 2014
- **Jan 2014** Grant **$150K** *1 new* [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Nov 2013
- **Dec 2013** Venture **$3.9M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Nov 2013
- **Nov 2013** Grant **$1.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by bizjournals.com SEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Nov 2013
- **May 2013** Growth **$5.1M** *1 new* [The Abell Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-abell-venture) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Apr 2013
- **Sept 2011** Venture **$5.1M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $4.8M sold, first sale Sept 2011
- **Feb 2011** Venture **$425K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC 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 Bandes** President & CEO
- **Tom Werthan** CFO
- **Jason Repac** VP of Process Engineering
- **Nii Teiko Tagoe** VP & GM of Manufacturing and Operations

Advisers *Peter 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.

**Grant** 2013 **Venture** 2013 **Grant** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2015 **Round** 2016 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2026 [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [The Abell Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-abell-venture) [Kateeva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kateeva) [Tokyo Ohka Kogyo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tokyo-ohka-kogyo) David Testa The Abell Foundation The Abell Foundation/ TCP The Bunting Family Office

## Everyone who backed them

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **1** round

[The Abell Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-abell-venture) VC firm **1** round

[Kateeva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kateeva) Investment firm **1** round

[Tokyo Ohka Kogyo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tokyo-ohka-kogyo) Corporate VC **1** round

David Testa no record of our own yet **1** round

The Abell Foundation no record of our own yet **1** round

The Abell Foundation/ TCP no record of our own yet **1** round

The Bunting Family Office no record of our own yet **1** round

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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.

[W Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[TCP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcp-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Pixelligent

### Who invested in Pixelligent?

Pixelligent's investors include US Department of Energy, The Abell Venture Fund, Kateeva, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo and David Testa, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Pixelligent raised?

Pixelligent has raised $57M across 13 rounds since 2009.

### When did Pixelligent last raise?

Pixelligent's most recent round, $4.2M, was in Jul 2026.

### What was Pixelligent's biggest round?

Pixelligent's largest round on record is $10M (Undisclosed round), in Aug 2016.

### Who backed Pixelligent first?

Pixelligent's first round on record, in May 2013, was backed by The Abell Venture Fund.

### What stage is Pixelligent at?

Pixelligent's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Apr 2018.

### Where is Pixelligent based?

Pixelligent is based in the United States.

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