# Rachio funding: rounds and investors > Rachio has raised $21M across 8 rounds since 2013. Investors include FG Angels, Slow Ventures and Amazon. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rachio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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 Services Hardware & Electronics IoT Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$21M** raised across 8 rounds since 2013, from 8 sources **$25K** Debt **$700K** Seed **$500K** Round **$2.5M** Seed **$7.1M** Series A **$10M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $10M Mar 2018 - **Step-up i:** 1.4× - **Investors:** 22 (1 led) 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. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$25K** Debt **$700K** Seed **$500K** Round **$2.5M** Seed **?** Venture **$7.1M** Series A **$10M** Series B - **First round:** Debt, $25K - **Biggest round:** $10M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2018** Series B **$10M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [W Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-ventures) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) [Eastside Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastside-partners) Bonaventure Capital/ Amazon Alexa Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Dec 2017 - **Nov 2015** Series A **$7.1M** *5 new* [Knoll Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knoll-ventures) [Arborview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arborview-capital) [Hallett Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hallett-capital) [Michigan eLab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-elab) [Miramar Digital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miramar-digital-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $7.1M sold, first sale Nov 2015 - **Aug 2015** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $7.1M sold, first sale Nov 2015 - **Nov 2014** Seed **$2.5M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Oct 2014 - **Jun 2014** Round **$500K** *6 new* *3 returning* [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) [Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galvanize) [Miramar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miramar-venture-partners) [SK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-ventures) [urban.us](https://millionrounds.com/fund/urban-us) [Jordan Mendell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-mendell) Jon Hallett Raino Zoller From a historical funding record SEC filing: $405K sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **Apr 2014** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 returning* [FG Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fg-angels) Lead Reported by Foundry Group SEC filing: $405K sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **Nov 2013** Debt **$25K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $25K sold, first sale Nov 2013 - **Nov 2013** Seed **$700K** *6 new* [Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galvanize) [FG Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fg-angels) [urban.us](https://millionrounds.com/fund/urban-us) [Jordan Mendell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-mendell) [Hany Nada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hany-nada) Jeff Richards From a historical funding record SEC 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 Controller** Villanueva's Landscape Smart Sprinkler Controller - **Smart Sprinkler Controller** It’s the best WiFi controller, hands down. - **Christopher M. Klein** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i - **Franz M. Garsombke** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i On the board, as filed i *Benjamin M. Cobb* *Jonathan M. Hallett* *Karl M. Khoury* *Robert M. Hawk* *Sherman 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. **Debt** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Round** 2014 **Seed** 2014 **Venture** 2015 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2018 [FG Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fg-angels) L [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) [Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galvanize) [urban.us](https://millionrounds.com/fund/urban-us) [Jordan Mendell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-mendell) [W Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-ventures) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) [Miramar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miramar-venture-partners) ## Everyone who backed them [FG Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fg-angels) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) Company **2** rounds [Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galvanize) VC firm **2** rounds [urban.us](https://millionrounds.com/fund/urban-us) VC firm **2** rounds [Jordan Mendell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-mendell) VC firm **2** rounds [W Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) VC firm **1** round [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) VC firm **1** round [Miramar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miramar-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [SK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Knoll Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knoll-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Arborview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arborview-capital) VC firm **1** round [Hallett Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hallett-capital) VC firm **1** round [Michigan eLab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-elab) VC firm **1** round [Eastside Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastside-partners) VC firm **1** round [Hany Nada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hany-nada) Angel **1** round [Miramar Digital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miramar-digital-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round Bonaventure Capital/ Amazon Alexa no record of our own yet **1** round Jeff Richards no record of our own yet **1** round Jon Hallett no record of our own yet **1** round Raino Zoller 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=rachio). ## 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. [MetaProp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaprop-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [BLH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blh-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site [eLab Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elab-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [MetaProp NYC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaprop-nyc) VC firm Per its own site [Upslope Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upslope-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Rachio ### Who invested in Rachio? Rachio's investors include FG Angels, Slow Ventures, Amazon, Galvanize and urban.us, and 17 more on record. ### How much has Rachio raised? Rachio has raised $21M across 8 rounds since 2013. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Rachio last raise? Rachio's most recent round was a Series B of $10M in Mar 2018. ### What was Rachio's biggest round? Its most recent round, $10M in Mar 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Rachio first? Rachio's first round on record, in Nov 2013, was backed by Galvanize, FG Angels and urban.us and 3 others. ### What stage is Rachio at? Rachio's latest named round is a Series B, in Mar 2018. ### Where is Rachio based? Rachio is based in the United States. ### Who led Rachio's rounds? FG Angels led the Seed in 2014. ## Companies like Rachio In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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