# Starship Technologies funding: rounds and investors > Starship Technologies has raised $68M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Shasta Ventures, European Investment Bank and TDK Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/starship-technologies (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Starship Technologies* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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. AI Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$68M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources **$18M** Seed **$50M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $50M Oct 2025 - **Step-up i:** 2.8× - **Investors:** 5 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. 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$18M** Seed **$50M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $18M - **Biggest round:** $50M - **Between rounds:** 8.8 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Series C **$50M** *4 new* [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) [TDK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdk-ventures) [Specialist VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/specialist-vc) Source recorded - **Jan 2017** Seed **$18M** *1 new* [Daimler AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler-ag) Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From Starship Technologies's own website: 1 founder, 3 on the team. **Ahti Heinla** Co-Founder, CEO, CTO - **Anneli Aljas** VP Finance - **Heidy Kerma** VP People Operations And Internal Infrastructure - **Mary Adams** General Counsel ## 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** 2017 **Series C** 2025 [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) [TDK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdk-ventures) [Specialist VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/specialist-vc) [Daimler AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler-ag) ## Everyone who backed them [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) VC firm **1** round [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) Government **1** round [TDK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdk-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Specialist VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/specialist-vc) VC firm **1** round [Daimler AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler-ag) Investment firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=starship-technologies). ## Also claim to have backed them These 10 firms list Starship Technologies 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. [Superangel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superangel) VC firm Per its own site [Grishin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grishin-robotics) VC firm Per its own site [Air Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/air-street-capital) VC firm Per its own site [SmartCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smartcap) VC firm Per its own site [Coefficient Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coefficient-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Rank Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rank-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [United Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Martin Villig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/martin-villig) Angel Per its own site [Burlington PR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burlington-pr) VC firm Per its own site [Yarrow Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yarrow-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Starship Technologies ### Who invested in Starship Technologies? Starship Technologies's investors include Shasta Ventures, European Investment Bank, TDK Ventures, Specialist VC and Daimler AG. ### How much has Starship Technologies raised? Starship Technologies has raised $68M across 2 rounds since 2017. ### When did Starship Technologies last raise? Starship Technologies's most recent round was a Series C of $50M in Oct 2025. ### What was Starship Technologies's biggest round? Its most recent round, $50M in Oct 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Starship Technologies first? Starship Technologies's first round on record, in Jan 2017, was backed by Daimler AG. ### What stage is Starship Technologies at? Starship Technologies's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2025. ### Where is Starship Technologies based? Starship Technologies is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Starship Technologies In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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