# Skyward funding: rounds and investors > Skyward has raised $8.2M across 4 rounds since 2014. Investors include Draper Associates, Techstars and Norwest Venture Partners. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/skyward (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Skyward* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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. Drones Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$8.2M** raised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources **$140K** Round **$1.5M** Seed **$4.1M** Seed **$2.4M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $2.4M Jun 2016 - **Biggest round:** $4.1M Seed · Apr 2015 - **Investors:** 9 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. 2015 2016 **$140K** Round **$1.5M** Seed **$4.1M** Seed **$2.4M** Venture - **First round:** Round, $140K - **Biggest round:** $4.1M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2016** Venture **$2.4M** *3 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) Source recorded SEC filing: $2.4M sold, first sale May 2016 - **Apr 2015** Seed **$4.1M** *5 new* *2 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Voyager Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-capital) [Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) [Verizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verizon-ventures) [Moment Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moment-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.4M sold, first sale Mar 2015 - **Jun 2014** Seed **$1.5M** *4 new* [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper) [Voyager Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-capital) [Toivo Annus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toivo-annus) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **May 2014** Round **$140K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Jun 2014 ## 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. **Round** 2014 **Seed** 2014 **Seed** 2015 **Venture** 2016 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Voyager Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-capital) [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper) [Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) [Verizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verizon-ventures) [Toivo Annus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toivo-annus) [Moment Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moment-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) VC firm **3** rounds [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **2** rounds [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) VC firm **2** rounds [Voyager Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper) VC firm **1** round [Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) VC firm **1** round [Verizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verizon-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Toivo Annus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toivo-annus) Angel **1** round [Moment Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moment-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=skyward). ## Quick answers about Skyward ### Who invested in Skyward? Skyward's investors include Draper Associates, Techstars, Norwest Venture Partners, Voyager Capital and Tim Draper, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Skyward raised? Skyward has raised $8.2M across 4 rounds since 2014. ### When did Skyward last raise? Skyward's most recent round was a Venture of $2.4M in Jun 2016. ### What was Skyward's biggest round? Skyward's largest round on record is $4.1M (Seed), in Apr 2015. ### Who backed Skyward first? Skyward's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by Draper Associates, Tim Draper and Voyager Capital and 1 others. ### What stage is Skyward at? Skyward's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2016. ### Where is Skyward based? Skyward is based in the United States. ## Companies like Skyward In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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