# SkySpecs funding: rounds and investors > SkySpecs has raised $32M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include Huron River Ventures, Techstars and National Science Foundation. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/skyspecs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Cleantech Manufacturing Software Follow SkySpecs and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fskyspecs) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$32M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$8.0M** Series B **$20M** Growth - **Latest round:** Growth, $20M Mar 2025 - **Step-up i:** 2.5× - **Investors:** 14 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. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$305K** Debt **$595K** Round **$3.0M** Series A **$8.0M** Series B **$20M** Growth - **First round:** Debt, $305K - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Mar 2025** Growth **$20M** *8 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) [Goldman Sachs Assetmanagement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-asse) [Equinor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equinor-ventures) [Statkraft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/statkraft-ventures) Reported by AlleyWatch SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Mar 2025 - **Jan 2018** Series B **$8.0M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Venture Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-investors-health-fund) [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) [Capital Midwest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-midwest-fund) Statkraft Ventures/ UL Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $8.8M sold, first sale Dec 2017 - **Nov 2015** Series A **$3.0M** *3 new* [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) [Invest Michigan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-michigan) Jim Adox From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.7M sold, first sale Nov 2015 - **Aug 2013** Round **$595K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $305K sold, first sale Jul 2013 - **Aug 2013** Debt **$305K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC 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. - Mar 2025 **$10M** 14 investors of $20M offered SEC Form D - Apr 2022 **$80M** 20 investors equity, securities on exercise SEC Form D - Feb 2021 **$10M** 16 investors equity of $10M offered SEC Form D - Nov 2019 **$13M** 16 investors equity of $17M offered SEC Form D - Dec 2017 **$8.8M** 25 investors equity SEC Form D - Jun 2017 **$574K** 8 investors debt, securities on exercise of $2.0M offered SEC Form D - Nov 2015 **$3.7M** 41 investors equity of $4.1M offered SEC Form D - Jul 2013 **$480K** 23 investors debt, securities on exercise of $800K offered SEC Form D - Jan 2013 **$25K** 1 investor debt SEC Form D ## Founders and team From SkySpecs's own website: 2 founders, 1 on the team. **Jonathan Bendes** CIO, Co-founder **Sam DeBruin** CRO, Co-founder - **Michael McQueenie** Sales 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. **Debt** 2013 **Round** 2013 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2018 **Growth** 2025 [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) [Venture Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-investors-health-fund) [Goldman Sachs Assetmanagement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-asse) [Equinor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equinor-ventures) [Capital Midwest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-midwest-fund) ## Everyone who backed them [Huron River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) VC firm **1** round [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) Corporate VC **1** round [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) Corporate VC **1** round [Venture Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-investors-health-fund) VC firm **1** round [Goldman Sachs Assetmanagement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-asse) VC firm **1** round [Equinor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equinor-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Capital Midwest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-midwest-fund) VC firm **1** round [Statkraft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/statkraft-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Invest Michigan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-michigan) VC firm **1** round Jim Adox no record of our own yet **1** round Statkraft Ventures/ UL 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=skyspecs). ## 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 Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-angel-fund) Angel network Per its own site [Evergy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evergy-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [McRock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcrock-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Dakota Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dakota-venture-group) VC firm Per its own site [ID Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/id-ventures) VC firm Per 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. ## Companies like SkySpecs In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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