# Rafay Systems funding: rounds and investors

> Rafay Systems has raised $33M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Ridge Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures and Plug and Play. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Rafay Systems*

2 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$33M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

**$8.0M** Series A **$25M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $25M Aug 2021
- **Step-up i:** 3.1×
- **Investors:** 8 (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.

2020 2021

**$8.0M** Series A

**$25M** Series B

- **First round:** Series A, $8.0M
- **Biggest round:** $25M
- **Between rounds:** 23 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2021** Series B **$25M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [ForgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forgepoint-capital) Source recorded
- **Sept 2019** Series A **$8.0M** *4 new* [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) Lead [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [Moment Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moment-ventures) Reported by Fiercetelecom

## Founders and team

From Rafay Systems's own website: 2 founders, 5 on the team.

**Haseeb Budhani** CEO & Co-Founder

**Hemanth Kavuluru** CTO & Co-Founder

- **Venukrishna Prasad** Vice President, Engineering & Head of India
- **Karin Roeschlein** CFO
- **Mohan Atreya** Chief Product Officer
- **Larry Carillo** VP of Marketing
- **Rupen Shah** VP of Partners and Ecosystems

## 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 A** 2019 **Series B** 2021 [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) L [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) [ForgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forgepoint-capital) [Moment Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moment-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **1** round

[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) VC firm **1** round

[Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[ForgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forgepoint-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Moment Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moment-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Rafay Systems 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.

[Sand Hill East](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sand-hill-east) VC firm Per its own site

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

## Quick answers about Rafay Systems

### Who invested in Rafay Systems?

Rafay Systems's investors include Ridge Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Plug and Play, Menlo Ventures and Floodgate, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Rafay Systems raised?

Rafay Systems has raised $33M across 2 rounds since 2019.

### When did Rafay Systems last raise?

Rafay Systems's most recent round was a Series B of $25M in Aug 2021.

### What was Rafay Systems's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $25M in Aug 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Rafay Systems first?

Rafay Systems's first round on record, in Sept 2019, was backed by Ridge Ventures, Costanoa Ventures and NTT DOCOMO Ventures and 1 others.

### What stage is Rafay Systems at?

Rafay Systems's latest named round is a Series B, in Aug 2021.

### Where is Rafay Systems based?

Rafay Systems is based in the United States.

### Who led Rafay Systems's rounds?

Ridge Ventures led the Series A in 2019.

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