# Scale Computing funding: rounds and investors > Scale Computing has raised $96M across 8 rounds since 2009. Investors include Benchmark, Scale Venture Partners and Spring Mill Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-computing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series F startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Scale Computing* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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. Software Cloud Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$96M** raised across 8 rounds since 2009, from 8 sources **$3.0M** Series A **$2.0M** Venture **$9.0M** Series B **$17M** Series C **$12M** Series D **$18M** Series E **$35M** Series F - **Latest round:** Series F, $35M Oct 2018 - **Step-up i:** 1.9× - **Investors:** 15 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. 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$3.0M** Series A **$2.0M** Venture **$17M** Series C **$12M** Series D **?** Venture **$18M** Series E **$35M** Series F - **First round:** Series A, $3.0M - **Biggest round:** $35M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2018** Series F **$35M** *1 new* [Lenovo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lenovo) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $21M sold, first sale Oct 2018 - **Jul 2015** Series E **$18M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Allos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allos-ventures) [ABS Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-capital-partners) [First Analysis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-analysis) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Jul 2015 - **Aug 2014** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [First Analysis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-analysis) Indiana University Foundation From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.2M sold, first sale May 2014 - **Oct 2012** Series D **$12M** *4 new* *4 returning* [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) [Allos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allos-ventures) [Reservoir Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reservoir-venture-partners) [Spring Mill Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spring-mill-venture-partners) [Heron Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heron-capital) [CID Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cid-capital) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Nov 2010** Series C **$17M** *2 new* [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) Reported by businesswire.com SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale Nov 2010 - **Mar 2010** Series B **$9.0M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Blue Chip Venture Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-chip-venture-company) [CID Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-cid-group) [Spring Mill Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spring-mill-venture-partners) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $8.2M sold, first sale Mar 2010 - **Jun 2009** Venture **$2.0M** *1 new* [Indiana's 21st Century Technology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiana-s-21st-century-technology-fund) Reported by indystar.com SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale May 2009 - **May 2009** Series A **$3.0M** *3 new* [Blue Chip Venture Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-chip-venture-company) [CID Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-cid-group) [Spring Mill Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spring-mill-venture-partners) Reported by indystar.com SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale May 2009 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Jeff Ready** Executive Officer, Director i - **Joseph A. Ripperger** Executive Officer i - **Scott A. Loughmiller** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Don A. Aquilano* *Rick A. Thau* ## 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 **Venture** 2009 **Series B** 2010 **Series C** 2010 **Series D** 2012 **Venture** 2014 **Series E** 2015 **Series F** 2018 [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Spring Mill Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spring-mill-venture-partners) [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) [Allos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allos-ventures) [Blue Chip Venture Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-chip-venture-company) [First Analysis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-analysis) [CID Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-cid-group) [ABS Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-capital-partners) [Reservoir Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reservoir-venture-partners) ## Everyone who backed them [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) VC firm **3** rounds [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds [Spring Mill Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spring-mill-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) Family office **2** rounds [Allos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allos-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Blue Chip Venture Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-chip-venture-company) VC firm **2** rounds [First Analysis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-analysis) VC firm **2** rounds [CID Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-cid-group) Private equity **2** rounds [ABS Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round [Reservoir Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reservoir-venture-partners) Growth equity **1** round [Lenovo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lenovo) Growth equity **1** round [Heron Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heron-capital) VC firm **1** round [CID Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cid-capital) Private equity **1** round [Indiana's 21st Century Technology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiana-s-21st-century-technology-fund) VC firm **1** round Indiana University Foundation 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=scale-computing). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Scale Computing 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. [Elevate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevate-ventures-2) Angel network Per its own site [Satwik Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/satwik-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Runway Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runway-growth-capital) Private credit Per its own site [VisionTech Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visiontech-partners-visiontech-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Servix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/servix) VC firm Per its own site [Rotor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rotor-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Scale Computing ### Who invested in Scale Computing? Scale Computing's investors include Benchmark, Scale Venture Partners, Spring Mill Venture Partners, Northgate Capital and Allos Ventures, and 10 more on record. ### How much has Scale Computing raised? Scale Computing has raised $96M across 8 rounds since 2009. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Scale Computing last raise? Scale Computing's most recent round was a Series F of $35M in Oct 2018. ### What was Scale Computing's biggest round? Its most recent round, $35M in Oct 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Scale Computing first? Scale Computing's first round on record, in May 2009, was backed by Blue Chip Venture Company, CID Group and Spring Mill Venture Partners. ### What stage is Scale Computing at? Scale Computing's latest named round is a Series F, in Oct 2018. ### Where is Scale Computing based? Scale Computing is based in the United States. ## Companies like Scale Computing In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**TruAgents** $3.4M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/truagents)[**Blacksmith** $131M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blacksmith)[**Fireworks AI** $1.7B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireworks-ai)[**VECKTA** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/veckta)[**Punch** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/punch) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app