# Spire funding: rounds and investors > Spire has raised $190M across 13 rounds since 2008. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, RRE Ventures and Promus Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/spire (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Spire* 13 rounds we have observed, with the 29 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. Aerospace & Space Cleantech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$190M** raised across 13 rounds since 2008, from 13 sources **$9.0M** Series A **$1.3M** Seed **$100K** Crowdfunding **$1.2M** Seed **$100K** Seed **$300K** Seed **$25M** Series A **$120K** Seed **$2.9M** Grant **$40M** Series B **$70M** Round **$40M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $40M Sept 2019 - **Biggest round:** $70M Round · Nov 2017 - **Investors:** 29 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. 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 **$9.0M** Series A **$1.3M** Seed **$100K** Crowdfunding **$1.2M** Seed **?** Seed **$25M** Series A **$120K** Seed **$70M** Round **$40M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $9.0M - **Biggest round:** $70M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2019** Round **$40M** *7 new* *1 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) [Expon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expon-capital) [GPO Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-public-offering-fund) Itochu RRE Capital Reported by Cnbc - **Nov 2017** Round **$70M** *1 new* Luxembourg Future Fund Reported by Cnbc - **Jun 2015** Series B **$40M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Jump Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jump-capital) [Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) [Lemnos VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemnos) From a historical funding record - **Jun 2015** Grant **$2.9M** *1 new* [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) From a historical funding record - **Dec 2014** Seed **$120K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2014** Series A **$25M** *6 new* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) [Mitsui Global Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co-global-investment-ltd) [Emerge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerge-2) [Qihoo 360 Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qihoo-360-technology) [Moose Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moose-capital) From a historical funding record - **Aug 2013** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Scrum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scrum-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2013** Seed **$300K** *1 new* [Grishin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grishin-robotics) Reported by pehub.com - **Jun 2013** Seed **$100K** *1 new* [Rock Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rock-health) From a historical funding record - **Feb 2013** Seed **$1.2M** *5 new* [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Fresco Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fresco-capital) [Lemnos VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemnos) [E-Merge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-merge) [Beamonte Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beamonte-investments) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Jul 2012** Crowdfunding **$100K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by kickstarter.com - **Jan 2011** Seed **$1.3M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by thecompanylab.posterous.com - **Jul 2008** Series A **$9.0M** *3 new* [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Trident Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trident-capital) [TL Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tl-ventures) Reported by paidcontent.org ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Christopher Raanes** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Geoff Pardo* *Sean Cheng* *Wayne Wu* ## 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. **Seed** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2014 **Seed** 2014 **Grant** 2015 **Series B** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2019 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) [Lemnos VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemnos) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Trident Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trident-capital) ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired Perfect Escapes undisclosed Jan 2010 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=spire). ## Everyone who backed them [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Lemnos VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemnos) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) Government **1** round [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Trident Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trident-capital) VC firm **1** round [Jump Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jump-capital) VC firm **1** round [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) VC firm **1** round [Scrum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scrum-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Rock Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rock-health) VC firm **1** round [TL Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tl-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) Corporate VC **1** round [Fresco Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fresco-capital) VC firm **1** round [Mitsui Global Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co-global-investment-ltd) Corporate VC **1** round [Grishin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grishin-robotics) VC firm **1** round [Emerge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerge-2) VC firm **1** round [E-Merge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-merge) VC firm **1** round [Beamonte Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beamonte-investments) Family office **1** round [Qihoo 360 Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qihoo-360-technology) VC firm **1** round [Expon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expon-capital) VC firm **1** round [GPO Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-public-offering-fund) VC firm **1** round [Moose Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moose-capital) VC firm **1** round Itochu no record of our own yet **1** round Luxembourg Future Fund no record of our own yet **1** round RRE Capital 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=spire). ## Quick answers about Spire ### Who invested in Spire? Spire's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, Promus Ventures, Lemnos VC and Y Combinator, and 24 more on record. ### How much has Spire raised? Spire has raised $190M across 13 rounds since 2008. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Spire last raise? Spire's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $40M in Sept 2019. ### What was Spire's biggest round? Spire's largest round on record is $70M (Undisclosed round), in Nov 2017. ### Who backed Spire first? Spire's first round on record, in Jul 2008, was backed by Hearst Ventures, Trident Capital and TL Ventures. ### What stage is Spire at? Spire's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Sept 2019. ### Where is Spire based? Spire is based in the United States. ## Companies like Spire In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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