# Saildrone funding: rounds and investors > Saildrone has raised $184M across 4 rounds since 2016. Investors include Lux Capital, Social Capital and Tribe Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/saildrone (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Saildrone* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. AI Big Data & Analytics Drones Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$184M** raised across 4 rounds since 2016, from 4 sources **$14M** Series A **$60M** Series B **$60M** Series C **$50M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $50M Oct 2025 - **Biggest round:** $60M Series C · May 2025 - **Investors:** 7 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. 2018 2020 2022 2024 **$14M** Series A **$60M** Series B **$60M** Series C **$50M** Venture - **First round:** Series A, $14M - **Biggest round:** $60M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Venture **$50M** *4 returning* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Tribe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-capital) [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) Source recorded - **May 2025** Series C **$60M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Tribe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-capital) [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) Source recorded - **May 2018** Series B **$60M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) The Schmidt Family Reported by FinSMEs - **Sept 2016** Series A **$14M** *1 new* [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From Saildrone's own website: 1 founder, 2 on the team. **Richard Jenkins** Founder & CEO - **Jen Betz** CFO - **Robert Kleist** European 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 A** 2016 **Series B** 2018 **Series C** 2025 **Venture** 2025 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) [Tribe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-capital) [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) The Schmidt Family ## Everyone who backed them [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Tribe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) Growth equity **2** rounds [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) Private equity **2** rounds [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) VC firm **1** round The Schmidt Family no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=saildrone). ## 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. [Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Kayak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kayak-ventures) Angel network Per its own site [Quantra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantra-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Saildrone ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like Saildrone In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**STRIVE** $1.3B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/strive)[**Albert Invent** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert-invent)[**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Xona** $512M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xona) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. 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