# Thalia Design Automation funding: rounds and investors

> Thalia Design Automation has raised $6.2M across 5 rounds since 2019. Investors include Development Bank of Wales, Deepbridge Capital and Mercia Asset...

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

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# Who invested in *Thalia Design Automation*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

Hardware & Electronics Manufacturing

Raised 7 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$6.2M** raised across 5 rounds since 2019, from 5 sources

**$2.0M** Round **$414K** Round **$2.7M** Venture **$591K** Round **$507K** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $507K Apr 2026
- **Biggest round:** $2.7M Venture · Jul 2023
- **Investors:** 4 (1 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 2024 2025 2026

**$2.0M** Round

**$414K** Round

**$2.7M** Venture

**$591K** Round

**$507K** Round

- **First round:** Round, $2.0M
- **Biggest round:** $2.7M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **Apr 2026** Round **$507K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Oct 2025** Round **$591K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2023** Venture **$2.7M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Development Bank of Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-wales) [Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) [Mercia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-tech) Source recorded
- **Apr 2021** Round **$414K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jun 2019** Round **$2.0M** *2 new* [Deepbridge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepbridge-capital) Lead [Development Bank of Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-wales) Reported by FinSMEs

## Funding filed with regulators

Thalia Design Automation filed 5 raises, $3.3M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Apr 2026 **$336K** UK share allotment
- Apr 2026 **$171K** UK share allotment
- Oct 2025 **$591K** UK share allotment
- Jun 2023 **$1.8M** UK share allotment
- Apr 2021 **$414K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Thalia Design Automation's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team.

**Sowmyan Rajagopalan** Founder and CEO

- **Tim O’Connell** CFO
- **Awadh Pandey** Director of Engineering
- **David Blake** Board Director
- **Dr. Tinkle Jain** Director
- **Ron Black** Board Director
- **Rupert Baines** Chairman

Advisers *Kavé Kianush*

## 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.

**Round** 2019 **Round** 2021 **Venture** 2023 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Development Bank of Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-wales) [Deepbridge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepbridge-capital) L [Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) [Mercia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-tech)

## Everyone who backed them

[Development Bank of Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-wales) Government **2** rounds

[Deepbridge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepbridge-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Mercia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-tech) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Thalia Design Automation

### Who invested in Thalia Design Automation?

Thalia Design Automation's investors include Development Bank of Wales, Deepbridge Capital, Mercia Asset Management and Mercia Tech.

### How much has Thalia Design Automation raised?

Thalia Design Automation has raised $6.2M across 5 rounds since 2019.

### When did Thalia Design Automation last raise?

Thalia Design Automation's most recent round, $507K, was in Apr 2026.

### What was Thalia Design Automation's biggest round?

Thalia Design Automation's largest round on record is $2.7M (Venture), in Jul 2023.

### Who backed Thalia Design Automation first?

Thalia Design Automation's first round on record, in Jun 2019, was backed by Deepbridge Capital and Development Bank of Wales.

### What stage is Thalia Design Automation at?

Thalia Design Automation's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2023.

### Where is Thalia Design Automation based?

Thalia Design Automation is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Thalia Design Automation's rounds?

Deepbridge Capital led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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