# Planetary Resources funding: rounds and investors > Planetary Resources has raised $42M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Galvanize, Ram Shriram and Eric Schmidt. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/planetary-resources (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Planetary Resources* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$42M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources **$1.5M** Seed **$12M** Series A **$28M** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $28M Nov 2016 - **Step-up i:** 2.3× - **Investors:** 11 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. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 **?** Seed **$1.5M** Seed **$12M** Series A **$28M** Grant - **First round:** Seed - **Biggest round:** $28M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months ## The rounds - **Nov 2016** Grant **$28M** *1 new* Luxembourg Government Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $35M sold, first sale Oct 2015 - **Oct 2015** Series A **$12M** *1 new* [Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galvanize) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Oct 2015 - **Jul 2013** Seed **$1.5M** *3 new* [Space Angels Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-angels-network) [Dylan Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-taylor) [I2BF Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/i2bf-venture-capital) Reported by spacenews.com - **Apr 2012** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *6 new* [Ram Shriram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ram-shriram) [Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) [Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) Charles Simonyi James Cameron Ross Perot From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Chris Lewicki** Executive Officer i - **Joseph Landon** Executive Officer i - **Michael Murray** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Bryan Johnson* *Eric Anderson* *Georges Schmit* *Peter Diamandis* ## 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. **Seed** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2015 **Grant** 2016 [Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galvanize) [Ram Shriram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ram-shriram) [Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) [Space Angels Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-angels-network) [Dylan Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-taylor) [I2BF Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/i2bf-venture-capital) [Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) Charles Simonyi James Cameron Luxembourg Government ## Everyone who backed them [Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galvanize) VC firm **1** round [Ram Shriram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ram-shriram) VC firm **1** round [Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) Company **1** round [Space Angels Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-angels-network) VC firm **1** round [Dylan Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-taylor) Angel **1** round [I2BF Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/i2bf-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) Angel **1** round Charles Simonyi no record of our own yet **1** round James Cameron no record of our own yet **1** round Luxembourg Government no record of our own yet **1** round Ross Perot 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=planetary-resources). ## Quick answers about Planetary Resources ### Who invested in Planetary Resources? Planetary Resources's investors include Galvanize, Ram Shriram, Eric Schmidt, Space Angels Network and Dylan Taylor, and 6 more on record. ### How much has Planetary Resources raised? Planetary Resources has raised $42M across 4 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Planetary Resources last raise? Planetary Resources's most recent round was a Grant of $28M in Nov 2016. ### What was Planetary Resources's biggest round? Its most recent round, $28M in Nov 2016, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Planetary Resources first? Planetary Resources's first round on record, in Apr 2012, was backed by Ram Shriram, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page and 3 others. ### What stage is Planetary Resources at? Planetary Resources's latest named round is a Grant, in Nov 2016. ### Where is Planetary Resources based? Planetary Resources is based in the United States. ## Companies like Planetary Resources In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**Pixelligent** $57M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixelligent)[**Xometry** $529M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xometry)[**HawkEye 360** $379M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawkeye-360)[**SiFive** $700M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sifive)[**Saphlux** $49M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/saphlux) ## 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