# Twelve funding: rounds and investors

> Twelve has raised $117M across 8 rounds since 2011. Investors include Y Combinator, Greycroft and TPG. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Twelve*

8 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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.

Climate Tech

Raised 2 months ago Valuation: $1.0B, Oct 2024

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$117M** raised across 8 rounds since 2011, from 8 sources

**$4.0M** Venture **$1.5M** Debt **$15M** Venture **$7.0M** Debt **$9.1M** Venture **$35M** Venture **$45M** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $45M Sept 2026
- **Step-up i:** 1.3×
- **Investors:** 10

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.

2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$4.0M** Venture

**$1.5M** Debt

**$7.0M** Debt

**$9.1M** Venture

**?** Venture

**$45M** Debt

- **First round:** Venture, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $45M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Debt **$45M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) [Fifth Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-wall) Source recorded
- **May 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *6 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) [Fifth Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-wall) Source recorded
- **Apr 2015** Venture **$35M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $35M sold, first sale Apr 2015
- **Jun 2014** Venture **$9.1M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $9.1M sold, first sale May 2014
- **Apr 2014** Debt **$7.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $7.0M sold, first sale Mar 2014
- **Jun 2012** Venture **$15M** *3 new* [Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Domain Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates) Reported by sec.gov
- **Jan 2012** Debt **$1.5M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov
- **Mar 2011** Venture **$4.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov

## 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.

**Venture** 2011 **Debt** 2012 **Venture** 2012 **Debt** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2015 **Venture** 2025 **Debt** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) [Fifth Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-wall) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Domain Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates)

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [Medtronic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtronic) $458M Aug 2015

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=twelve).

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds

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

[TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Private equity **2** rounds

[Fifth Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-wall) VC firm **2** rounds

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

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round

[Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) VC firm **1** round

[Domain Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=twelve).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 21 firms list Twelve 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.

[Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) VC firm Per its own site

[Unruly Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unruly-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Dolby Family Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolby-family-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[TGM ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tgm) Angel network Per its own site

[Breakout Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakout-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[MOL Switch LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mol-switch-llc) Corporate VC Per its own site

[Page One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/page-one-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Impact Science Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-science-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Pulse Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pulse-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[United Airlines Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-airlines-ventures-2) Corporate VC Per its own site

[MTM Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mtm-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Parcel B](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parcel-b) Accelerator Per its own site

[Seed Smart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seed-smart) Angel network Per its own site

[Startup Weekend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-weekend) VC firm Per its own site

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

[TechStars Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-energy) Accelerator Per its own site

[Techstars Alabama Power EnergyTech Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-alabama-power-energytech-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site

[Techstars Berlin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-berlin) Accelerator Per its own site

[Techstars Music Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-music-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site

[Techstars Toronto Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-toronto-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site

[The Riyadh Techstars Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-riyadh-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site

## Quick answers about Twelve

### Who invested in Twelve?

Twelve's investors include Y Combinator, Greycroft, TPG, Fifth Wall and Techstars, and 5 more on record.

### How much has Twelve raised?

Twelve has raised $117M across 8 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Twelve last raise?

Twelve's most recent round was a Debt of $45M in Sept 2026.

### What was Twelve's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $45M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Twelve first?

Twelve's first round on record, in Jun 2012, was backed by Versant Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures and Domain Associates.

### What stage is Twelve at?

Twelve's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Twelve based?

Twelve is based in the United States.

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