# SIMTEK funding: rounds and investors > SIMTEK has raised $15M across 3 rounds since 2005. Investors include SF Capital, Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. and Straus Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/simtek (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *SIMTEK* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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. Hardware & Electronics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$15M** raised across 3 rounds since 2005, from 3 sources **$10M** Venture **$4.6M** Venture **$500K** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $500K Jan 2018 - **Biggest round:** $10M Venture · Dec 2005 - **Investors:** 11 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. 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$10M** Venture **$4.6M** Venture **$500K** Round - **First round:** Venture, $10M - **Biggest round:** $10M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 11.3 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2018** Round **$500K** *1 new* [Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $150K sold - **Sept 2006** Venture **$4.6M** *2 new* *3 returning* [SF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sf-capital) [Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renaissance-capital-growth-and-income-fund-iii-inc) [Straus Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/straus-partners) [Crestview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestview-capital) Straus GEPT Reported by www10.sharecg.com - **Dec 2005** Venture **$10M** *8 new* [2M Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/2m-companies) [SF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sf-capital) [Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renaissance-capital-growth-and-income-fund-iii-inc) [Crestview Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestview-partners-2) [Renaissance Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renaissance-investment-management) [Straus Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/straus-partners) [Toibb Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toibb-enterprises) Premier Asset Management From a historical funding record ## 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. **Venture** 2005 **Venture** 2006 **Round** 2018 [SF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sf-capital) [Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renaissance-capital-growth-and-income-fund-iii-inc) [Straus Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/straus-partners) [Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) [2M Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/2m-companies) [Crestview Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestview-partners-2) [Renaissance Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renaissance-investment-management) [Crestview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestview-capital) [Toibb Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toibb-enterprises) Premier Asset Management ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [Cypress Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-semiconductor) $44M Sept 2008 From historical deal records. 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[Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=simtek). ## Everyone who backed them [SF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sf-capital) Investment firm **2** rounds [Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renaissance-capital-growth-and-income-fund-iii-inc) VC firm **2** rounds [Straus Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/straus-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) VC firm **1** round [2M Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/2m-companies) Family office **1** round [Crestview Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestview-partners-2) Private equity **1** round [Renaissance Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renaissance-investment-management) VC firm **1** round [Crestview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestview-capital) VC firm **1** round [Toibb Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toibb-enterprises) Investment firm **1** round Premier Asset Management no record of our own yet **1** round Straus GEPT 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=simtek). ## Quick answers about SIMTEK ### Who invested in SIMTEK? SIMTEK's investors include SF Capital, Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc., Straus Partners, Graph Ventures and 2M Companies, and 6 more on record. ### How much has SIMTEK raised? SIMTEK has raised $15M across 3 rounds since 2005. ### When did SIMTEK last raise? SIMTEK's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $500K in Jan 2018. ### What was SIMTEK's biggest round? SIMTEK's largest round on record is $10M (Venture), in Dec 2005. ### Who backed SIMTEK first? SIMTEK's first round on record, in Dec 2005, was backed by 2M Companies, SF Capital and Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. and 5 others. ### What stage is SIMTEK at? SIMTEK's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jan 2018. ### Where is SIMTEK based? 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