# Staq funding: rounds and investors > Staq has raised $13M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include Pelion Venture Partners, Kickstart and Kinetic Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/staq (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Staq* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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. Advertising & Adtech Martech Robotics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$13M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources **$1.1M** Seed **$2.5M** Series A **$2.0M** Round **$7.7M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $7.7M Jun 2023 - **Step-up i:** 3.9× - **Investors:** 11 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 **$1.1M** Seed **$2.5M** Series A **$2.0M** Round **$7.7M** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $1.1M - **Biggest round:** $7.7M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.4 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2023** Venture **$7.7M** *2 new* [Pelion Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners) [Kickstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart) Source recorded - **Mar 2018** Round **$2.0M** *4 new* [Core](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-investment-properties-fund) [Kinetic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic) Genacast Pereg Venture/ Comcast Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Dec 2017 - **Oct 2014** Series A **$2.5M** *5 new* [Kinetic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic-ventures) [CORE Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-capital-partners-2) [Genacast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genacast-ventures) [Revel Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revel-partners) [The Hive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-hive) From a historical funding record - **Apr 2013** Seed **$1.1M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## 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 **Series A** 2014 **Round** 2018 **Venture** 2023 [Pelion Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners) [Kickstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart) [Kinetic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic-ventures) [CORE Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-capital-partners-2) [Genacast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genacast-ventures) [Revel Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revel-partners) [The Hive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-hive) [Core](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-investment-properties-fund) [Kinetic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic) Genacast ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired PlayHaven undisclosed Jun 2013 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=staq). ## Everyone who backed them [Pelion Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Kickstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart) VC firm **1** round [Kinetic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic-ventures) VC firm **1** round [CORE Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-capital-partners-2) Investment firm **1** round [Genacast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genacast-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Revel Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revel-partners) VC firm **1** round [The Hive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-hive) VC firm **1** round [Core](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-investment-properties-fund) Private credit **1** round [Kinetic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic) Accelerator **1** round Genacast no record of our own yet **1** round Pereg Venture/ Comcast 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=staq). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Staq 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. [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [Pereg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pereg-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Staq ### Who invested in Staq? Staq's investors include Pelion Venture Partners, Kickstart, Kinetic Ventures, CORE Capital Partners and Genacast Ventures, and 6 more on record. ### How much has Staq raised? Staq has raised $13M across 4 rounds since 2013. ### When did Staq last raise? Staq's most recent round was a Venture of $7.7M in Jun 2023. ### What was Staq's biggest round? Its most recent round, $7.7M in Jun 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Staq first? Staq's first round on record, in Oct 2014, was backed by Kinetic Ventures, CORE Capital Partners and Genacast Ventures and 2 others. ### What stage is Staq at? Staq's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2023. ### Where is Staq based? Staq is based in the United States. ## Companies like Staq In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Kevel** $75M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kevel)[**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop)[**Arda** $233M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arda)[**Gradient** $24M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app