# Rethink Robotics funding: rounds and investors > Rethink Robotics has raised $143M across 9 rounds since 2008. Investors include Bezos Expeditions, CRV and Highland Capital Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rethink-robotics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Rethink Robotics* 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. Industry 4.0 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$143M** raised across 9 rounds since 2008, from 9 sources **$5.0M** Series A **$7.0M** Series A **$20M** Series B **$30M** Series C **$12M** Series C **$12M** Series D **$27M** Series D **$13M** Series D **$18M** Series E - **Latest round:** Series E, $18M Jan 2017 - **Biggest round:** $30M Series C · Jun 2012 - **Step-up i:** 1.3× - **Investors:** 12 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. 2010 2012 2014 2016 **$5.0M** Series A **$7.0M** Series A **$20M** Series B **$30M** Series C **$12M** Series C **$12M** Series D **$27M** Series D **$13M** Series D **$18M** Series E - **First round:** Series A, $5.0M - **Biggest round:** $30M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2017** Series E **$18M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) [GE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge) [Adveq (Schroders Capital)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adveq-schroders-capital) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $18M sold, first sale Dec 2016 - **Apr 2015** Series D **$13M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $27M sold, first sale Dec 2014 - **Jan 2015** Series D **$27M** *2 new* *6 returning* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Two Sigma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/two-sigma-ventures) [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $27M sold, first sale Dec 2014 - **Nov 2013** Series C **$12M** *2 new* *4 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Two Sigma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/two-sigma-ventures) [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Oct 2013 - **Nov 2013** Series D **$12M** *6 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) [Two Sigma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/two-sigma-ventures) [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) Reported by bizjournals.com SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Oct 2013 - **Jun 2012** Series C **$30M** *1 new* *4 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Jun 2012 - **Nov 2010** Series B **$20M** *2 new* *2 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) Reported by marketwire.com - **Aug 2009** Series A **$7.0M** *1 new* *1 returning* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) Reported by rethinkrobotics.com - **Aug 2008** Series A **$5.0M** *1 new* [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) From a historical funding record ## 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** 2009 **Series B** 2010 **Series C** 2012 **Series C** 2013 **Series D** 2013 **Series D** 2015 **Series D** 2015 **Series E** 2017 [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Two Sigma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/two-sigma-ventures) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) ## Everyone who backed them [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) Family office **8** rounds [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) VC firm **6** rounds [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) VC firm **5** rounds [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) VC firm **5** rounds [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) Private equity **3** rounds [Two Sigma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/two-sigma-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) VC firm **2** rounds [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) Investment firm **2** rounds [GE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) VC firm **1** round [GE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge) Corporate VC **1** round [Adveq (Schroders Capital)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adveq-schroders-capital) Asset manager **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=rethink-robotics). ## Quick answers about Rethink Robotics ### Who invested in Rethink Robotics? Rethink Robotics's investors include Bezos Expeditions, CRV, Highland Capital Partners, Sigma Partners and Goldman Sachs, and 7 more on record. ### How much has Rethink Robotics raised? Rethink Robotics has raised $143M across 9 rounds since 2008. ### When did Rethink Robotics last raise? Rethink Robotics's most recent round was a Series E of $18M in Jan 2017. ### What was Rethink Robotics's biggest round? Rethink Robotics's largest round on record is $30M (Series C), in Jun 2012. ### Who backed Rethink Robotics first? Rethink Robotics's first round on record, in Aug 2008, was backed by Bezos Expeditions. ### What stage is Rethink Robotics at? Rethink Robotics's latest named round is a Series E, in Jan 2017. ### Where is Rethink Robotics based? 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