# Vianai funding: rounds and investors

> Vianai has raised $190M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include SoftBank and SoftBank Vision Fund. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Vianai*

2 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$190M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

**$50M** Seed **$140M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $140M Jun 2021
- **Step-up i:** 2.8×
- **Investors:** 2

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.

2020 2021

**$50M** Seed

**$140M** Series B

- **First round:** Seed, $50M
- **Biggest round:** $140M
- **Between rounds:** 20 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2021** Series B **$140M** *2 new* [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) Source recorded
- **Sept 2019** Seed **$50M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by TechCrunch

## Founders and team

From Vianai's own website: 1 founder, 7 on the team.

**Dr. Vishal Sikka** Founder

- **Dr. Navin Budhiraja** Chief Technology Officer
- **Dr. Sanjay Rajagopalan** Chief Design & Strategy Officer
- **Sameer Patel** Chief Partner Officer
- **Dr. Tao Liu** Head of Operations
- **Frank Yu** Head of Business Operations
- **Pradeep Panicker** VP and Head of Finance
- **Yusuf Safdari** General Counsel

## 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** 2019 **Series B** 2021 [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers)

## Everyone who backed them

[SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Investment firm **1** round

[SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Vianai 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.

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

[Lotus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lotus-capital) Growth equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Vianai

### Who invested in Vianai?

Vianai's investors include SoftBank and SoftBank Vision Fund.

### How much has Vianai raised?

Vianai has raised $190M across 2 rounds since 2019.

### When did Vianai last raise?

Vianai's most recent round was a Series B of $140M in Jun 2021.

### What was Vianai's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $140M in Jun 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Vianai first?

Vianai's first round on record, in Jun 2021, was backed by SoftBank and SoftBank Vision Fund.

### What stage is Vianai at?

Vianai's latest named round is a Series B, in Jun 2021.

### Where is Vianai based?

Vianai is based in the United States.

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