United States · Funded startup

Who invested in Via

8 rounds we have observed, with the 18 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.

Automotive & EVsE-commerceInternetLogistics

Valuation: $3.5B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.2Braised across 8 rounds since 2014, from 8 sources

$10MSeries A$27MSeries B$250MRound$250MGrowth$110MVenture$28MSeries B$493MRound
Latest round
Round, $493MSept 2025
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17.6×
Investors
18 (1 led)
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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.

201420162018202020222024
$10MSeries A$27MSeries B$250MRound$250MGrowth?Venture$110MVenture$28MSeries B$493MRound
First round
Series A, $10M
Mar 2014
Biggest round
$493M
Round · Sept 2025
Usual gap between rounds
16 months
the median of 7
ViaMedical devices1 / 8Their pitch deckVia's pitch deck, 8 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Sept 2025
    Round$493M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by TechCrunch

  2. Mar 2025
  3. Feb 2023
    Venture$110M4 new

    Source recorded

  4. Oct 2021
    VentureAmount undisclosed3 new

    Source recorded

  5. Nov 2017
    Growth$250M1 returning

    Reported by RiverPark Ventures

  6. Sept 2017
    Round$250M1 new

    Reported by TechCrunch

  7. Apr 2015
    Series B$27M4 new2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  8. Mar 2014
    Series A$10M3 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From Via's own website: 3 founders, 3 on the team.

Colin GoundenCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Emilee LehenbauerCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Kate RavanisCo-founder and Chief Operating Officer
  • Stan ByersVice President, Business Development and Transformation
  • Joe BabiecChief Mission Officer
  • Carol WangSenior Market Strategy Specialist

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.

Everyone who backed them

DaimlerVC firm2rounds, led 2
RiverPark VenturesVC firm2rounds
Soma CapitalVC firm1round
BlackRockAsset manager1round
Kapor CapitalVC firm1round
Janus Henderson InvestorsPrivate equity1round
Hearst VenturesVC firm1round
Elemental ImpactVC firm1round
MassMutual VenturesVC firm1round
Peterson VenturesVC firm1round
Bosch VenturesCorporate VC1round
Lior ProsorAngel1round
83Northno record of our own yet1round
Pitango VCno record of our own yet1round
Pitango Venture Capitalno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Via 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.

The Westly GroupVC firmPer its own site
Prefix CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Via

Who invested in Via?

Via's investors include Daimler, RiverPark Ventures, Expansion Venture Capital, Soma Capital and BlackRock, and 13 more on record.

How much has Via raised?

Via has raised $1.2B across 8 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Via last raise?

Via's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $493M in Sept 2025.

What was Via's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $493M in Sept 2025, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Via first?

Via's first round on record, in Mar 2014, was backed by RiverPark Ventures, Expansion Venture Capital and Lior Prosor.

What stage is Via at?

Via's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Sept 2025.

Where is Via based?

Via is based in the United States.

Who led Via's rounds?

Daimler led the Undisclosed round in 2017.

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