# Tessian funding: rounds and investors

> Tessian has raised $127M across 6 rounds since 2018. Investors include Balderton Capital, Sequoia Capital and LocalGlobe. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Tessian*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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

**$127M** raised across 6 rounds since 2018, from 6 sources

**$13M** Series A **$40M** Series B **$67M** Round **$136K** Round **$7.1M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $7.1M Dec 2023
- **Biggest round:** $67M Round · May 2021
- **Step-up i:** 52.7×
- **Investors:** 8 (2 led)

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.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

**$13M** Series A

**$40M** Series B

**$67M** Round

**?** Venture

**$136K** Round

**$7.1M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $13M
- **Biggest round:** $67M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months

## The rounds

- **Dec 2023** Round **$7.1M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2022** Round **$136K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Sept 2021** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *3 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) [Crane Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-venture-partners) Source recorded
- **May 2021** Round **$67M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jan 2019** Series B **$40M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Lead [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) Lead Reported by TechCrunch
- **Jun 2018** Series A **$13M** *6 new* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) [CRANE - Croatian Investors & Business Angels Association](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-croatian-investors-and-business-angels-association) [Winton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winton-ventures) [Walking](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walking) Accel/ Amadeus Reported by FinSMEs

## Funding filed with regulators

Tessian filed 6 raises, $83M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Dec 2023 **$6.8M** UK share allotment
- Dec 2023 **$377K** UK share allotment
- May 2022 **$136K** UK share allotment
- Aug 2021 **$9.1M** UK share allotment
- May 2021 **$66M** UK share allotment
- May 2021 **$903K** UK share allotment

## 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.

**Series A** 2018 **Series B** 2019 **Round** 2021 **Venture** 2021 **Round** 2022 **Round** 2023 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) L [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) L [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) [Crane Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-venture-partners) [CRANE - Croatian Investors & Business Angels Association](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-croatian-investors-and-business-angels-association) [Winton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winton-ventures) [Walking](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walking) Accel/ Amadeus

## Everyone who backed them

[Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) VC firm **2** rounds

[Crane Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[CRANE - Croatian Investors & Business Angels Association](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-croatian-investors-and-business-angels-association) Angel network **1** round

[Winton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winton-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Walking](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walking) VC firm **1** round

Accel/ Amadeus no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Tessian 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.

[Firedrop](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firedrop) Micro VC Per its own site

[TempoCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tempocap) VC firm Per its own site

[Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site

## Quick answers about Tessian

### Who invested in Tessian?

Tessian's investors include Balderton Capital, Sequoia Capital, LocalGlobe, Crane Venture Partners and CRANE - Croatian Investors & Business Angels Association, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Tessian raised?

Tessian has raised $127M across 6 rounds since 2018. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Tessian last raise?

Tessian's most recent round, $7.1M, was in Dec 2023.

### What was Tessian's biggest round?

Tessian's largest round on record is $67M, in May 2021.

### Who backed Tessian first?

Tessian's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by Balderton Capital, LocalGlobe and CRANE - Croatian Investors & Business Angels Association and 3 others.

### What stage is Tessian at?

Tessian's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2021.

### Where is Tessian based?

Tessian is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Tessian's rounds?

Sequoia Capital led the Series B in 2019.

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