# Rivian funding: rounds and investors > Rivian has raised $9.2B across 5 rounds since 2019. Investors include Volkswagen, Department of Energy and Amazon. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rivian (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Rivian* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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. Automotive & EVs Logistics Manufacturing Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$9.2B** raised across 5 rounds since 2019, from 5 sources **$700M** Round **$500M** Round **$350M** Round **$6.6B** Debt **$1.0B** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $1.0B Jul 2025 - **Led by:** Volkswagen - **Biggest round:** $6.6B Debt · Nov 2024 - **Investors:** 5 (2 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. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$700M** Round **$500M** Round **$6.6B** Debt **$1.0B** Round - **First round:** Round, $700M - **Biggest round:** $6.6B - **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months ## The rounds - **Jul 2025** Round **$1.0B** *1 new* [Volkswagen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volkswagen) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Nov 2024** Debt **$6.6B** *1 new* [Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/department-of-energy) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Sept 2019** Round **$350M** *1 new* [Cox Automotive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cox-automotive) Reported by FinSMEs - **Apr 2019** Round **$500M** *1 new* [Ford Motor Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-motor-company) Reported by FinSMEs - **Feb 2019** Round **$700M** *1 new* [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) Reported by FinSMEs ## 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. **Round** 2019 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2019 **Debt** 2024 **Round** 2025 [Volkswagen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volkswagen) L [Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/department-of-energy) L [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) [Ford Motor Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-motor-company) [Cox Automotive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cox-automotive) ## Everyone who backed them [Volkswagen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volkswagen) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/department-of-energy) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) Company **1** round [Ford Motor Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-motor-company) Growth equity **1** round [Cox Automotive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cox-automotive) Corporate VC **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=rivian). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Rivian 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. [Holman Growth Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/holman-growth-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [JIMCO (Jameel Investment Management Co.)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jimco-jameel-investment-management-co) VC firm Per its own site [MVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mvc-2) VC firm Per its own site [tractionresearch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tractionresearch-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Rivian ### Who invested in Rivian? Rivian's investors include Volkswagen, Department of Energy, Amazon, Ford Motor Company and Cox Automotive. Volkswagen led its latest round. ### How much has Rivian raised? Rivian has raised $9.2B across 5 rounds since 2019. ### When did Rivian last raise? Rivian's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $1.0B in Jul 2025, led by Volkswagen. ### What was Rivian's biggest round? Rivian's largest round on record is $6.6B (Debt), in Nov 2024, led by Department of Energy. ### Who backed Rivian first? Rivian's first round on record, in Feb 2019, was backed by Amazon. ### What stage is Rivian at? Rivian's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2025. ### Where is Rivian based? Rivian is based in the United States. ### Who led Rivian's rounds? Department of Energy led the Debt in 2024; Volkswagen led the Undisclosed round in 2025. ## Companies like Rivian In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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