Who invested in Rachio

8 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.

Consumer ServicesHardware & ElectronicsIoT

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$21Mraised across 8 rounds since 2013, from 8 sources

$25KDebt$700KSeed$500KRound$2.5MSeed$7.1MSeries A$10MSeries B

Latest round: Series B, $10MMar 2018
Step-upi: 1.4×
Investors: 22 (1 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.

20142015201620172018

$25KDebt$700KSeed$500KRound$2.5MSeed?Venture$7.1MSeries A$10MSeries B

First round: Debt, $25K
Biggest round: $10M
Usual gap between rounds: 5 months

The rounds

Mar 2018
Series B$10M4 new2 returning
- Slow Ventures
- W Ventures
- Third Sphere
- Amazon
- Eastside Partners
- Bonaventure Capital/ Amazon Alexa
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Dec 2017
Nov 2015
Series A$7.1M5 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $7.1M sold, first sale Nov 2015
Aug 2015
VentureAmount undisclosed1 new
- Amazon
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $7.1M sold, first sale Nov 2015
Nov 2014
Seed$2.5M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Oct 2014
Jun 2014
Round$500K6 new3 returning
- Slow Ventures
- Kevin Colleran
- Galvanize
- Miramar Ventures
- SK Ventures
- urban.us
- Jordan Mendell
- Jon Hallett
- Raino Zoller
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $405K sold, first sale Jun 2014
Apr 2014
SeedAmount undisclosed1 returning
- FG AngelsLead
Reported by Foundry GroupSEC filing: $405K sold, first sale Jun 2014
Nov 2013
Debt$25K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $25K sold, first sale Nov 2013
Nov 2013
Seed$700K6 new
- Galvanize
- FG Angels
- urban.us
- Jordan Mendell
- Hany Nada
- Jeff Richards
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $25K sold, first sale Nov 2013

Founders and team

From Rachio's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

Sean Bigley Smart Sprinkler ControllerVillanueva's Landscape Smart Sprinkler Controller
Smart Sprinkler ControllerIt’s the best WiFi controller, hands down.
Christopher M. KleinExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri
Franz M. GarsombkeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri

On the board, as filediBenjamin M. CobbJonathan M. HallettKarl M. KhouryRobert M. HawkSherman M. Atkinson

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.

Debt2013Seed2013Seed2014Round2014Seed2014Venture2015Series A2015Series B2018FG AngelsL

Slow VenturesAmazon

Galvanize

urban.usJordan Mendell

W Ventures

Third SphereKevin Colleran

Miramar Ventures

Everyone who backed them

FG AngelsVC firm2rounds, led 1

Slow VenturesVC firm2rounds

AmazonCompany2rounds

GalvanizeVC firm2rounds

urban.usVC firm2rounds

Jordan MendellVC firm2rounds

W VenturesVC firm1round

Third SphereVC firm1round

Kevin ColleranVC firm1round

Miramar VenturesVC firm1round

SK VenturesVC firm1round

Knoll VenturesVC firm1round

Arborview CapitalVC firm1round

Hallett CapitalVC firm1round

Michigan eLabVC firm1round

Eastside PartnersVC firm1round

Hany NadaAngel1round

Miramar Digital VenturesCorporate VC1round

Bonaventure Capital/ Amazon Alexano record of our own yet1round

Jeff Richardsno record of our own yet1round

Jon Hallettno record of our own yet1round

Raino Zollerno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list Rachio 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.