# Valencell funding: rounds and investors

> Valencell has raised $27M across 5 rounds since 2009. Investors include Best Buy Capital, True Ventures and True Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Valencell*

5 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

**$27M** raised across 5 rounds since 2009, from 5 sources

**$1.0M** Venture **$5.5M** Series B **$7.0M** Series C **$2.6M** Venture **$11M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Series E, $11M Jun 2018
- **Step-up i:** 4×
- **Investors:** 8

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

**$1.0M** Venture

**$5.5M** Series B

**$7.0M** Series C

**$2.6M** Venture

**$11M** Series E

- **First round:** Venture, $1.0M
- **Biggest round:** $11M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.8 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2018** Series E **$11M** *3 new* [Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gulf-islamic-investments-llc-gii) Sonion a/s/ TDF WSJ Joshua Fund Reported by FinSMEs
- **Sept 2015** Venture **$2.6M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.6M sold, first sale Jul 2015
- **Jun 2014** Series C **$7.0M** *3 new* *1 returning* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [TDF Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdf-ventures) [Best Buy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/best-buy-capital) CBC Partners From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2011** Series B **$5.5M** *2 new* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) [Best Buy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/best-buy-capital) Reported by businesswire.com
- **Nov 2009** Venture **$1.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.0M sold, first sale Nov 2009

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.

- **Jesse Tucker** Executive Officer i
- **Michael Aumer** Executive Officer i
- **Michael Dering** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Steven LeBoeuf** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Todd Ackman** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *James Pastoriza* *Pankaj Gupta* *Vijay Parmar* *William Coleman*

## 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** 2009 **Series B** 2011 **Series C** 2014 **Venture** 2015 **Series E** 2018 [Best Buy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/best-buy-capital) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) [TDF Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdf-ventures) [Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gulf-islamic-investments-llc-gii) CBC Partners Sonion a/s/ TDF WSJ Joshua Fund

## Everyone who backed them

[Best Buy Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/best-buy-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round

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

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

[Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gulf-islamic-investments-llc-gii) Private equity **1** round

CBC Partners no record of our own yet **1** round

Sonion a/s/ TDF no record of our own yet **1** round

WSJ Joshua Fund 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=valencell).

## Quick answers about Valencell

### Who invested in Valencell?

Valencell's investors include Best Buy Capital, True Ventures, True Ventures, TDF Ventures and Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII), and 3 more on record.

### How much has Valencell raised?

Valencell has raised $27M across 5 rounds since 2009.

### When did Valencell last raise?

Valencell's most recent round was a Series E of $11M in Jun 2018.

### What was Valencell's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $11M in Jun 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Valencell first?

Valencell's first round on record, in Jun 2011, was backed by True Ventures and Best Buy Capital.

### What stage is Valencell at?

Valencell's latest named round is a Series E, in Jun 2018.

### Where is Valencell based?

Valencell is based in the United States.

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