# USound funding: rounds and investors > USound has raised $56M across 8 rounds since 2013. Investors include Wayra, eQventure and MassChallenge. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/usound (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Austria · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *USound* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. B2C Consumer Services Entertainment Hardware & Electronics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$56M** raised across 8 rounds since 2013, from 8 sources **$50K** Seed **$39K** Grant **$200K** Round **$13M** Round **$630K** Round **$20M** Round **$11M** Round **$11M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $11M Aug 2023 - **Biggest round:** $20M Round · Nov 2018 - **Investors:** 7 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. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **$50K** Seed **$39K** Grant **$200K** Round **$13M** Round **$630K** Round **$20M** Round **$11M** Round **$11M** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $50K - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2023** Venture **$11M** *3 new* [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) [Horizon 2020](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon-2020) Source recorded - **May 2019** Round **$11M** *1 returning* [eQventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqventure) Reported by Superfounders - **Nov 2018** Round **$20M** *1 new* eQventure/ Hermann Hauser Reported by EU-Startups - **Dec 2017** Round **$630K** *1 new* *1 returning* [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Source recorded - **Jan 2017** Round **$13M** *1 new* [eQventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqventure) Reported by FinSMEs - **Oct 2014** Round **$200K** *1 returning* [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) From a historical funding record - **Feb 2014** Grant **$39K** *1 returning* [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) From a historical funding record - **Nov 2013** Seed **$50K** *1 new* [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From USound's own website: 2 founders, 5 on the team. **Herbert Gartner** CEO & Co-founder **Ferruccio Bottoni** CTO & Co-founder - **Andrea Rusconi** CFO & Chairman - **Greg Galvin** Board Member - **Hermann Hauser** Board Member - **Ignazio Rusconi Clerici** Board Member - **Longzhong Yang** Board Member ## 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** 2013 **Grant** 2014 **Round** 2014 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Venture** 2023 [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) [eQventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqventure) [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) [Horizon 2020](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon-2020) eQventure/ Hermann Hauser ## Everyone who backed them [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) Corporate VC **4** rounds [eQventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqventure) Angel network **2** rounds [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator **1** round [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) Government **1** round [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) Government **1** round [Horizon 2020](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon-2020) VC firm **1** round eQventure/ Hermann Hauser no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=usound). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists USound as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [EuroUS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurous-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about USound ### Who invested in USound? USound's investors include Wayra, eQventure, MassChallenge, European Investment Bank and EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs, and 2 more on record. ### How much has USound raised? USound has raised $56M across 8 rounds since 2013. ### When did USound last raise? USound's most recent round was a Venture of $11M in Aug 2023. ### What was USound's biggest round? USound's largest round on record is $20M (Undisclosed round), in Nov 2018. ### Who backed USound first? USound's first round on record, in Nov 2013, was backed by Wayra. ### What stage is USound at? USound's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2023. ### Where is USound based? USound is based in Austria. ## Companies like USound In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**vitrealab** $11M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitrealab)[**subdron** Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/subdron)[**EloElo** $13M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/eloelo)[**Nirva** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirva)[**Pika** $216M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pika)[**Onto** $125M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/onto) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app