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Who invested in SkySpecs

5 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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.

CleantechManufacturingSoftware

Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026

$32Mraised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources

$8.0MSeries B$20MGrowth
Latest round
Growth, $20MMar 2025
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Investors
14
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2013201520172019202120232025
$305KDebt$595KRound$3.0MSeries A$8.0MSeries B$20MGrowth
First round
Debt, $305K
Aug 2013
Biggest round
$20M
Growth · Mar 2025
Usual gap between rounds
2.3 years
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Mar 2025
  2. Jan 2018
    Series B$8.0M3 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $8.8M sold, first sale Dec 2017

  3. Nov 2015
    Series A$3.0M3 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.7M sold, first sale Nov 2015

  4. Aug 2013
    Round$595K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $305K sold, first sale Jul 2013

  5. Aug 2013
    Debt$305K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $305K sold, first sale Jul 2013

Funding filed with regulators

SkySpecs filed 9 raises, $127M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Mar 2025$10M14 investorsof $20M offeredSEC Form D
  2. Apr 2022$80M20 investorsequity, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  3. Feb 2021$10M16 investorsequityof $10M offeredSEC Form D
  4. Nov 2019$13M16 investorsequityof $17M offeredSEC Form D
  5. Dec 2017$8.8M25 investorsequitySEC Form D
  6. Jun 2017$574K8 investorsdebt, securities on exerciseof $2.0M offeredSEC Form D
  7. Nov 2015$3.7M41 investorsequityof $4.1M offeredSEC Form D
  8. Jul 2013$480K23 investorsdebt, securities on exerciseof $800K offeredSEC Form D
  9. Jan 2013$25K1 investordebtSEC Form D

Founders and team

From SkySpecs's own website: 2 founders, 1 on the team.

Jonathan BendesCIO, Co-founder
Sam DeBruinCRO, Co-founder
  • Michael McQueenieSales Director, Europe

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.

Everyone who backed them

Huron River VenturesVC firm2rounds
TechstarsVC firm1round
Bossa InvestVC firm1round
Endeavor CatalystCorporate VC1round
EndeavorCorporate VC1round
Venture InvestorsVC firm1round
Equinor VenturesCorporate VC1round
Capital MidwestVC firm1round
Statkraft VenturesCorporate VC1round
Invest MichiganVC firm1round
Jim Adoxno record of our own yet1round
Statkraft Ventures/ ULno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list SkySpecs 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.

Michigan Angel FundAngel networkPer its own site
Evergy VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site
McRock CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Dakota Venture GroupVC firmPer its own site
ID VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about SkySpecs

Who invested in SkySpecs?

SkySpecs's investors include Huron River Ventures, Techstars, National Science Foundation, Bossa Invest and Endeavor Catalyst, and 9 more on record.

How much has SkySpecs raised?

SkySpecs has raised $32M across 5 rounds since 2013.

When did SkySpecs last raise?

SkySpecs's most recent round was a Growth of $20M in Mar 2025.

What was SkySpecs's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $20M in Mar 2025, is also its largest on record.

Who backed SkySpecs first?

SkySpecs's first round on record, in Nov 2015, was backed by Huron River Ventures, Invest Michigan and Jim Adox.

What stage is SkySpecs at?

SkySpecs's latest named round is a Growth, in Mar 2025.

Where is SkySpecs based?

SkySpecs is based in the United States.

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