Who invested in Proterra

12 rounds we have observed, with the 22 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 4.0LogisticsManufacturing

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$657Mraised across 12 rounds since 2010, from 12 sources

$20MVenture$30MSeries A$15MVenture$23MSeries B$34MSeries C$30MSeries D$25MDebt$30MSeries D$140MRound$55MRound$100MRound$155MRound

Latest round: Round, $155MSept 2018
Step-upi: 1.6×
Investors: 22

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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.

20102012201420162018

$20MVenture$30MSeries A$15MVenture$23MSeries B$34MSeries C$30MSeries D$25MDebt$30MSeries D$140MRound$55MRound$100MRound$155MRound

First round: Venture, $20M
Biggest round: $155M
Usual gap between rounds: 12 months

The rounds

Sept 2018
Round$155M2 new
- Daimler
- Tao Capital Partners/ G2VP
Reported by FinSMEs
May 2018
Round$100M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by Socaltech
Jun 2017
Round$55M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by FinSMEs
Jan 2017
Round$140M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by FinSMEs
Jun 2015
Debt$25M1 new
- Hercules Technology Growth Capital
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Jun 2015
Jun 2015
Series D$30M3 new1 returning
- Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
- Upstate Carolina Angel Network
- Mike Dorsey
- Miriam Rivera
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Jun 2015
Jun 2014
Series D$30M4 new6 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $39M sold, first sale Jun 2014
Jan 2014
Series C$34M1 new6 returning
Reported by newenergyworldnetwork.comSEC filing: $34M sold, first sale Oct 2013
Nov 2012
Series B$23M2 new4 returning
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $23M sold, first sale Nov 2012
Oct 2011
Venture$15M1 new
- SVB Capital
Reported by finsmes.com
Jun 2011
Series A$30M7 new
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $38M sold, first sale Jun 2011
Jun 2010
Venture$20M1 new
- MK Energy and Infrastructure
Reported by freshnews.comSEC filing: $41M sold, first sale May 2010

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

C. W. PlummerExecutive Officeri
Eric McCarthyExecutive Officeri
Ryan PoppleExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediLydia KennardMichael LinseMichael SmithMike DonougheRob JohnsonTom von Reichbauer

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.

Series C2014Series D2014Debt2015Series D2015Round2017Round2017Round2018Round2018

Upstate Carolina Angel Network

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVision Ridge Partners

88 Green Ventures

GM VenturesHennessey Capital

SVB Capital

South Carolina Research AuthorityMitsui Ventures

Mitsui Global Investment

Everyone who backed them

Upstate Carolina Angel NetworkAngel network5rounds

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm4rounds

Vision Ridge PartnersPrivate equity4rounds

88 Green VenturesGrowth equity4rounds

GM VenturesCorporate VC3rounds

Hennessey CapitalVC firm3rounds

SVB CapitalVC firm1round

South Carolina Research AuthorityCorporate VC1round

Mitsui VenturesGrowth equity1round

Mitsui Global InvestmentCorporate VC1round

Hercules Technology Growth CapitalInvestment firm1round

Constellation VenturesVC firm1round

Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)VC firm1round

DaimlerVC firm1round

Tao Capital PartnersFamily office1round

Global Investment PartnersGrowth equity1round

Edison EnergyInvestment firm1round

TAO InvestmentsGrowth equity1round

Mike Dorseyno record of our own yet1round

Miriam Riverano record of our own yet1round

MK Energy and Infrastructureno record of our own yet1round

Tao Capital Partners/ G2VPno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 6 firms list Proterra 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.

Ulu VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Energy Impact PartnersVC firmPer its own site

BMW i VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site

Constellation EnergyVC firmPer its own site

Asheville AngelsAngel networkPer its own site

Sand to GreenCompanyPer its own site

Quick answers about Proterra

Who invested in Proterra?

Proterra's investors include Upstate Carolina Angel Network, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Vision Ridge Partners, 88 Green Ventures and GM Ventures, and 17 more on record.