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Who invested in Tachyus

5 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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

$36Mraised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources

$528KDebt$6.0MSeries A$13MSeries A$15MSeries B$1.0MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $1.0MDec 2022
Biggest round
$15MSeries B · May 2019
Investors
12
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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.

20132015201720192021
$528KDebt$6.0MSeries A$13MSeries A$15MSeries B$1.0MVenture
First round
Debt, $528K
May 2013
Biggest round
$15M
Series B · May 2019
Usual gap between rounds
3.5 years
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Dec 2022
    Venture$1.0M2 new2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. May 2019
    Series B$15M1 new
    • Cottonwood Venture Partners

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $4.5M sold, first sale May 2019

  3. Jun 2015
    Series A$13M3 new3 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $14M sold, first sale May 2015

  4. Apr 2014
    Series A$6.0M6 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2014

  5. May 2013
    Debt$528K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.gov

Founders and team

From Tachyus's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.

  • Fernando GutierrezCEO
  • Matt ElbertCFO & Cro
  • Brandon SimmonsExecutive Officeri
  • Brian RoystonExecutive Officeri
  • Paul OrlandDirector, Executive Officeri

On the board, as filediJeremy Arendt

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.

Everyone who backed them

Founders FundVC firm3rounds
Caffeinated CapitalVC firm3rounds
Streamlined VenturesVC firm2rounds
Slow VenturesVC firm1round
Cota CapitalVC firm1round
Formation 8VC firm1round
Raymond TonsingVC firm1round
Struck CapitalVC firm1round
Jake ZellerAngel1round
Cottonwood Venture Partnersno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Tachyus 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.

LeFrakPrivate equityPer its own site
Baruch Future VenturesVC firmPer its own site
VSpark DeepTech VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site

Quick answers about Tachyus

Who invested in Tachyus?

Tachyus's investors include Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Slow Ventures and Cota Capital, and 7 more on record.

How much has Tachyus raised?

Tachyus has raised $36M across 5 rounds since 2013.

When did Tachyus last raise?

Tachyus's most recent round was a Venture of $1.0M in Dec 2022.

What was Tachyus's biggest round?

Tachyus's largest round on record is $15M (Series B), in May 2019.

Who backed Tachyus first?

Tachyus's first round on record, in Apr 2014, was backed by Founders Fund, Streamlined Ventures and Caffeinated Capital and 3 others.

What stage is Tachyus at?

Tachyus's latest named round is a Venture, in Dec 2022.

Where is Tachyus based?

Tachyus is based in the United States.

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