# Water Planet funding: rounds and investors

> Water Planet has raised $12M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include National Science Foundation, Bluestem Capital and UCLA VC Fund.

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

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# Who invested in *Water Planet*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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

**$12M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

**$8.4M** Series B **$3.2M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $3.2M Aug 2016
- **Biggest round:** $8.4M Series B · Jun 2015
- **Investors:** 4

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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.

2016

**$8.4M** Series B

**$3.2M** Venture

- **First round:** Series B, $8.4M
- **Biggest round:** $8.4M
- **Between rounds:** 14 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2016** Venture **$3.2M** *1 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded SEC filing: $3.2M sold, first sale Jul 2016
- **Jun 2015** Series B **$8.4M** *3 new* [Bluestem Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluestem-capital-company-llc) [UCLA VC Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucla-vc-fund) ALIAD Corporate Venture From a historical funding record SEC filing: $8.4M sold, first sale Jun 2015

## 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.

**Series B** 2015 **Venture** 2016 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Bluestem Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluestem-capital-company-llc) [UCLA VC Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucla-vc-fund) ALIAD Corporate Venture

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[Bluestem Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluestem-capital-company-llc) Private equity **1** round

[UCLA VC Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucla-vc-fund) VC firm **1** round

ALIAD Corporate Venture no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Water Planet

### Who invested in Water Planet?

Water Planet's investors include National Science Foundation, Bluestem Capital, UCLA VC Fund and ALIAD Corporate Venture.

### How much has Water Planet raised?

Water Planet has raised $12M across 2 rounds since 2015.

### When did Water Planet last raise?

Water Planet's most recent round was a Venture of $3.2M in Aug 2016.

### What was Water Planet's biggest round?

Water Planet's largest round on record is $8.4M (Series B), in Jun 2015.

### Who backed Water Planet first?

Water Planet's first round on record, in Jun 2015, was backed by Bluestem Capital, UCLA VC Fund and ALIAD Corporate Venture.

### What stage is Water Planet at?

Water Planet's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2016.

### Where is Water Planet based?

Water Planet is based in the United States.

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