# SimpleMachines funding: rounds and investors

> SimpleMachines has raised $17M across 1 round since 2018. Investors include Alumni Ventures and Baidu Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/simplemachines (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *SimpleMachines*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$17M** raised across 1 round since 2018, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $17M Oct 2018
- **Investors:** 2

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## The rounds

- **Oct 2018** Series A **$17M** [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) Source recorded

## Everyone who backed them

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about SimpleMachines

### Who invested in SimpleMachines?

SimpleMachines's investors include Alumni Ventures and Baidu Ventures.

### How much has SimpleMachines raised?

SimpleMachines has raised $17M across 1 round since 2018.

### When did SimpleMachines last raise?

SimpleMachines's most recent round was a Series A of $17M in Oct 2018.

### What was SimpleMachines's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $17M in Oct 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed SimpleMachines first?

SimpleMachines's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by Alumni Ventures and Baidu Ventures.

### What stage is SimpleMachines at?

SimpleMachines's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2018.

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