# SoftIron funding: rounds and investors

> SoftIron has raised $8.1M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Australian Government and Earth Capital Partners. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/softiron (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *SoftIron*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$8.1M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$7.0M** Round **$1.1M** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $1.1M May 2022
- **Biggest round:** $7.0M Round · Sept 2017
- **Investors:** 2

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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.

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

**$7.0M** Round

**$1.1M** Grant

- **First round:** Round, $7.0M
- **Biggest round:** $7.0M
- **Between rounds:** 4.7 years

## The rounds

- **May 2022** Grant **$1.1M** *1 new* [Australian Government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-government) Source recorded
- **Sept 2017** Round **$7.0M** *1 new* Earth Capital Partners Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From SoftIron's own website: 2 founders, 5 on the team.

**Phil Straw** Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

**Norman Fraser PhD** Co-founder & Chairman

- **David Dinerman** President
- **Katie Wright** Chief Financial Officer
- **Kenny Van Alstyne** Chief Technology Officer
- **Mark Chen** Chief Scientist
- **Robert Drury PhD** VP, Platform Engineering

## 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** 2017 **Grant** 2022 [Australian Government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-government) Earth Capital Partners

## Everyone who backed them

[Australian Government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-government) Government **1** round

Earth Capital Partners no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about SoftIron

### Who invested in SoftIron?

SoftIron's investors include Australian Government and Earth Capital Partners.

### How much has SoftIron raised?

SoftIron has raised $8.1M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did SoftIron last raise?

SoftIron's most recent round was a Grant of $1.1M in May 2022.

### What was SoftIron's biggest round?

SoftIron's largest round on record is $7.0M (Undisclosed round), in Sept 2017.

### Who backed SoftIron first?

SoftIron's first round on record, in Sept 2017, was backed by Earth Capital Partners.

### What stage is SoftIron at?

SoftIron's latest named round is a Grant, in May 2022.

### Where is SoftIron based?

SoftIron is based in the United Kingdom.

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