Who invested in SmartSky Networks

8 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$218Mraised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 8 sources

$500KDebt$537KDebt$7.7MDebt$12MDebt$67MRound$104MDebt$27MGrowth

Latest round: Growth, $27MJun 2022
Biggest round: $104MDebt · Feb 2019
Investors: 6

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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.

201220142016201820202022

$500KDebt$537KDebt$7.7MDebt$12MDebt?Round$67MRound$104MDebt$27MGrowth

First round: Debt, $500K
Biggest round: $104M
Usual gap between rounds: 16 months

The rounds

Jun 2022
Growth$27M1 returning
- BlackRock
Source recorded
Feb 2019
Debt$104M3 new2 returning
Reported by FinSMEs
Feb 2017
Round$67M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by BizjournalsSEC filing: $67M sold, first sale Feb 2017
Oct 2015
RoundAmount undisclosed3 new
From a historical funding record
May 2015
Debt$12M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Oct 2014
Nov 2014
Debt$7.7M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $7.7M sold, first sale Oct 2014
Jun 2014
Debt$537K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $537K sold, first sale Jun 2014
Aug 2012
Debt$500K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Jul 2012

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 16 on the team.

Haynes G. GriffinDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLC; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SmartSky Investco, LLC and SmartSky Networksi
Carter S. GriffinVice President Finance of SmartSky Networks, LLCi
James S. LaddSenior Vice President Digital Aviation of SmartSky Networks, LLCi
Richard C. RowlensonVice President and General Counsel of SmartSky Investco, LLC and SmartSky Networks, LLCi
Ryan M. StoneDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLC; President of SmartSky Investco, LLC and SmartSky Networks, LLCi
E. S. EskridgeChief Business Development Officer of SmartSky Networks, LLCi
Matthew J. PetzoldChief Financial Officer of SmartSky Investco, LLC and SmartSky Networks, LLCi
Michael D. DodsonChief Network Officer of SmartSky Networks, LLCi
Nancy C. WalkerChief Commercial Officer of SmartSky Networks, LLCi
Donald W. PhillipsDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLCi
Emil W. HenryDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLCi
Frank D. YearyDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLCi
Fred R. LummisDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLCi
G. Jackson TankersleyDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLCi
Lloyd B. ThompsonDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLCi
Reed E. HundtDirector of SmartSky Investco, LLCi

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.

Debt2012Debt2014Debt2014Debt2015Round2015Round2017Debt2019Growth2022

BlackRock

Tiger Infrastructure Partners

Platform PartnersMeritage Funds

WP Global Partners

Meritage

Everyone who backed them

BlackRockAsset manager2rounds

Tiger Infrastructure PartnersPrivate equity2rounds

Platform PartnersPrivate equity2rounds

Meritage FundsVC firm1round

WP Global PartnersFamily office1round

MeritageHedge fund1round

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Quick answers about SmartSky Networks

Who invested in SmartSky Networks?

SmartSky Networks's investors include BlackRock, Tiger Infrastructure Partners, Platform Partners, Meritage Funds and WP Global Partners, and 1 more on record.