# Realeyes funding: rounds and investors

> Realeyes has raised $37M across 9 rounds since 2010. Investors include European Commission, European Regional Development Fund and SmartCap.

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

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# Who invested in *Realeyes*

9 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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

**$37M** raised across 9 rounds since 2010, from 9 sources

**$610K** Grant **$310K** Seed **$330K** Grant **$160K** Grant **$3.2M** Series A **$826K** Grant **$2.5M** Debt **$16M** Series A **$12M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $12M Jun 2019
- **Led by:** NTT DOCOMO Ventures and Draper Esprit
- **Biggest round:** $16M Series A · May 2018
- **Investors:** 12 (3 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.

2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

**$610K** Grant

**$310K** Seed

**$330K** Grant

**$160K** Grant

**$3.2M** Series A

**$826K** Grant

**$2.5M** Debt

**$16M** Series A

**$12M** Round

- **First round:** Grant, $610K
- **Biggest round:** $16M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2019** Round **$12M** *5 new* [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) Lead [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) Lead [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [Karma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karma-ventures) [The Entrepreneurs Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-entrepreneurs-fund) Reported by FinSMEs
- **May 2018** Series A **$16M** *2 new* Draper Esprit/ Karma Lead [Harbert European Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbert-european-growth) Reported by TechCrunch
- **May 2015** Debt **$2.5M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Apr 2015** Grant **$826K** *1 returning* [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) From a historical funding record
- **Mar 2013** Series A **$3.2M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Entrepreneurs Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-fund) [SmartCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smartcap) Reported by hollywoodreporter.com
- **Nov 2012** Grant **$160K** *2 returning* [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) [European Regional Development Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-regional-development-fund) From a historical funding record
- **Sept 2011** Grant **$330K** *1 new* [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) Reported by hpcwire.com
- **Jan 2011** Seed **$310K** *1 new* [SmartCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smartcap) Reported by arengufond.ee
- **Feb 2010** Grant **$610K** *2 new* [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) [European Regional Development Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-regional-development-fund) Reported by research-live.com

## Founders and team

From Realeyes's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team.

**Mihkel Jäätma** CEO & Co-Founder

**Elnar Hajiyev** CTO & Co-Founder

- **Barry Coleman** COO
- **Charlie Rowan** CFO

## 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** 2011 **Grant** 2011 **Grant** 2012 **Series A** 2013 **Grant** 2015 **Debt** 2015 **Series A** 2018 **Round** 2019 [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) [European Regional Development Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-regional-development-fund) [SmartCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smartcap) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) L [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) L Draper Esprit/ Karma L [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) [Entrepreneurs Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-fund) [Karma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karma-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) VC firm **3** rounds

[European Regional Development Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-regional-development-fund) VC firm **2** rounds

[SmartCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smartcap) VC firm **2** rounds

[NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) Accelerator **1** round, led 1

[Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) VC firm **1** round, led 1

Draper Esprit/ Karma no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1

[Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) VC firm **1** round

[EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) Government **1** round

[Entrepreneurs Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-fund) VC firm **1** round

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

[Harbert European Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbert-european-growth) Investment firm **1** round

[The Entrepreneurs Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-entrepreneurs-fund) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Realeyes

### Who invested in Realeyes?

Realeyes's investors include European Commission, European Regional Development Fund, SmartCap, NTT DOCOMO Ventures and Draper Esprit, and 7 more on record. NTT DOCOMO Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Realeyes raised?

Realeyes has raised $37M across 9 rounds since 2010.

### When did Realeyes last raise?

Realeyes's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $12M in Jun 2019, led by NTT DOCOMO Ventures.

### What was Realeyes's biggest round?

Realeyes's largest round on record is $16M (Series A), in May 2018, led by Draper Esprit/ Karma.

### Who backed Realeyes first?

Realeyes's first round on record, in Feb 2010, was backed by European Commission and European Regional Development Fund.

### What stage is Realeyes at?

Realeyes's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2019.

### Where is Realeyes based?

Realeyes is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Realeyes's rounds?

Draper Esprit/ Karma led the Series A in 2018; NTT DOCOMO Ventures led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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