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Who invested in Rockbot?
Rockbot's investors include David Spector, Shawn Simpson, Google Ventures, Susa Ventures and XG Ventures, and 8 more on record.
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United States · Seed startup
Who invested in Rockbot
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$2.4Mraised across 3 rounds since 2011, from 3 sources
$1.2MSeed$1.2MSeed
- Latest round
- Seed, $1.2MAug 2014
- Investors
- 13
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed May 2011
- Biggest round
- $1.2M Seed · Aug 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.2 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Aug 2014Seed$1.2M5 new
From a historical funding record
- Jun 2012Seed$1.2M6 new2 returning
Google Ventures
Accelerator Ventures
Detroit Venture Partners LP- David Spector
T5 Capital- Tom Ryan
- Shawn Simpson
- Penny Black
Reported by techcrunch.com
- May 2011
Founders and team
From Rockbot's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 6 on the team.
- Garrett DodgeChief Executive Officer
- Jon CassellChief Operating Officer
- Ketu PatelChief Technical Officer
- Michael FarrowChief Financial Officer
- Rose FerraroChief Commercial Officer
- Kathleen PriorVP, People & Culture
On the board, as filediDavid SpectorGabe KarpJim Andelman
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.
Everyone who backed them
David SpectorAngel2rounds
Shawn SimpsonAngel2rounds
Universal Music GroupCorporate VC1round
Tom RyanAngel1round
Penny BlackVC firm1round
Sundeep AhujaAngel1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Rockbot 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.
Quick answers about Rockbot
How much has Rockbot raised?
Rockbot has raised $2.4M across 3 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Rockbot last raise?
Rockbot's most recent round was a Seed of $1.2M in Aug 2014.
What was Rockbot's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $1.2M in Aug 2014, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Rockbot first?
Rockbot's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by David Spector and Shawn Simpson.
What stage is Rockbot at?
Rockbot's latest named round is a Seed, in Aug 2014.
Where is Rockbot based?
Rockbot is based in the United States.
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