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Who invested in Saildrone?
Saildrone's investors include Lux Capital, Social Capital, Tribe Capital, Bond and Washington Harbour Partners Lp, and 2 more on record.
2018202020222024
$14MSeries A$60MSeries B$60MSeries C$50MVenture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Saildrone
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$184Mraised across 4 rounds since 2016, from 4 sources
$14MSeries A$60MSeries B$60MSeries C$50MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $50MOct 2025
- Biggest round
- $60MSeries C · May 2025
- Investors
- 7
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $14M Sept 2016
- Biggest round
- $60M Series C · May 2025
- Usual gap between rounds
- 20 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Oct 2025
- May 2025Series C$60M3 new1 returning
Source recorded
- May 2018Series B$60M3 new1 returning
Lux Capital
Social Capital
Horizons Ventures- The Schmidt Family
Reported by FinSMEs
- Sept 2016
Founders and team
From Saildrone's own website: 1 founder, 2 on the team.
Richard JenkinsFounder & CEO
- Jen BetzCFO
- Robert KleistEuropean Managing Director
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 A2016Series B2018Series C2025Venture2025Lux CapitalSocial Capital
Tribe Capital
Bond
Washington Harbour Partners LpHorizons VenturesThe Schmidt Family
Lux CapitalSocial CapitalTribe CapitalBondWashington Harbour Partners LpHorizons VenturesThe Schmidt FamilyEveryone who backed them
The Schmidt Familyno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Saildrone 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 Saildrone
How much has Saildrone raised?
Saildrone has raised $184M across 4 rounds since 2016.
When did Saildrone last raise?
Saildrone's most recent round was a Venture of $50M in Oct 2025.
What was Saildrone's biggest round?
Saildrone's largest round on record is $60M (Series C), in May 2025.
Who backed Saildrone first?
Saildrone's first round on record, in Sept 2016, was backed by Social Capital.
What stage is Saildrone at?
Saildrone's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2025.
Where is Saildrone based?
Saildrone is based in the United States.
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