# Ventiva funding: rounds and investors

> Ventiva has raised $28M across 4 rounds since 2009. Investors include Foundation Capital and DCM Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Ventiva*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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

Raised 11 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026

**$28M** raised across 4 rounds since 2009, from 4 sources

**$8.0M** Venture **$2.0M** Debt **$1.0M** Series A **$18M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $18M Dec 2025
- **Step-up i:** 17.5×
- **Investors:** 2

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024

**$8.0M** Venture

**$2.0M** Debt

**$1.0M** Series A

**$18M** Round

- **First round:** Venture, $8.0M
- **Biggest round:** $18M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months

## The rounds

- **Dec 2025** Round **$18M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $18M sold, first sale Dec 2025
- **Oct 2011** Series A **$1.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $1.0M sold, first sale Sept 2011
- **Aug 2010** Debt **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $400K sold, first sale Jul 2010
- **Jul 2009** Venture **$8.0M** *2 new* [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $175K sold, first sale Apr 2009

## Funding filed with regulators

Ventiva filed 6 raises, $55M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Dec 2025 **$18M** 2 investors of $25M offered SEC Form D
- Sept 2023 **$20M** 2 investors SEC Form D
- Mar 2020 **$10M** 5 investors equity, options of $14M offered SEC Form D
- Sept 2011 **$1.0M** 1 investor equity, other of $1.2M offered SEC Form D
- Jul 2010 **$6.0M** 4 investors equity, debt, securities on exercise, other SEC Form D
- Apr 2009 **$175K** 2 investors securities on exercise SEC Form D

## Founders and team

From Ventiva's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Carl Schlachte** Chairman, President & CEO
- **Dr. Himanshu Pokharna** CTO
- **Tim Lester** CFO / COO
- **Dr. Brian Cumpston** VP, Engineering

## 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 **Debt** 2010 **Series A** 2011 **Round** 2025 [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) VC firm **1** round

[DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) Private equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about Ventiva

### Who invested in Ventiva?

Ventiva's investors include Foundation Capital and DCM Ventures.

### How much has Ventiva raised?

Ventiva has raised $28M across 4 rounds since 2009.

### When did Ventiva last raise?

Ventiva's most recent round, $18M, was in Dec 2025.

### What was Ventiva's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $18M in Dec 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Ventiva first?

Ventiva's first round on record, in Jul 2009, was backed by Foundation Capital and DCM Ventures.

### What stage is Ventiva at?

Ventiva's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2011.

### Where is Ventiva based?

Ventiva is based in the United States.

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