# Sentient funding: rounds and investors > Sentient has raised across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include Founders Fund, IDG Capital and Franklin Templeton. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/sentient (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Sentient* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 Raised 10 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **Undisclosed** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2026 - **Investors:** 6 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. 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **?** Crowdfunding **?** Venture - **First round:** Crowdfunding - **Between rounds:** 11.8 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *6 new* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Pantera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pantera-capital) [Framework Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/framework-ventures) [Sky9 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky9-capital) Source recorded - **Feb 2014** Crowdfunding **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Sentient's own website: 5 on the team. - **Ali Yavari** CEO - **Nersi Nasseri** President & Creative Director - **Itzel Valenzuela** Director of Manufacturing - **Marta Ossa-Eyyi** Director of Sales & Business Development - **Scott McNeill** Director of Sales & Business Development ## 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. **Crowdfunding** 2014 **Venture** 2026 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Pantera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pantera-capital) [Framework Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/framework-ventures) [Sky9 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky9-capital) ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [TH Lee Putnam Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/th-lee-putnam-ventures) undisclosed Apr 2003 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sentient). ## Everyone who backed them [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **1** round [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) Private equity **1** round [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Private equity **1** round [Pantera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pantera-capital) VC firm **1** round [Framework Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/framework-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Sky9 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky9-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sentient). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Sentient 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. [Arrington Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrington-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Symbolic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/symbolic-capital) VC firm Per its own site [MH Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mh-ventures-2) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about Sentient ### Who invested in Sentient? Sentient's investors include Founders Fund, IDG Capital, Franklin Templeton, Pantera Capital and Framework Ventures, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Sentient raised? Sentient has raised 2 rounds since 2014, none with a disclosed amount. ### When did Sentient last raise? Sentient's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2026. ### Who backed Sentient first? Sentient's first round on record, in Jan 2026, was backed by Founders Fund, IDG Capital and Franklin Templeton and 3 others. ### What stage is Sentient at? Sentient's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2026. ### Where is Sentient based? Sentient is based in the United States. ## Companies like Sentient 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)[**Albert Invent** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert-invent)[**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Pika** $216M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pika)[**Vertical Semiconductor** $84M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) ## 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