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Who invested in XMOS

7 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$107Mraised across 7 rounds since 2006, from 7 sources

$1.2MSeries A$16MSeries A$16MSeries B$14MSeries C$26MSeries D$15MSeries E$19MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $19MSept 2019
Biggest round
$26MSeries D · Jul 2014
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Investors
11
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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.

2006200820102012201420162018
$1.2MSeries A$16MSeries A$14MSeries C$26MSeries D$15MSeries E$19MDebt
First round
Series A, $1.2M
Sept 2006
Biggest round
$26M
Series D · Jul 2014
Usual gap between rounds
23 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. Sept 2019
  2. Oct 2017
    Series E$15M2 new2 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. Jul 2014
    Series D$26M3 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Dec 2013
  5. Sept 2007
  6. Sept 2007
    Series B$16M5 returning

    From a historical funding record

  7. Sept 2006
    Series A$1.2M3 new

    From a historical funding record

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

Draper EspritVC firm4rounds
DFJ EspritVC firm4rounds
Foundation CapitalVC firm3rounds
Prelude TrustVC firm3rounds
XilinxVC firm1round
Huawei TechnologiesCorporate VC1round
Foundationno record of our own yet1round
Infineon Technologies/ Amadeusno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists XMOS as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Lanza Tech VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about XMOS

Who invested in XMOS?

XMOS's investors include Draper Esprit, DFJ Esprit, Foundation Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners and Prelude Trust, and 6 more on record.

How much has XMOS raised?

XMOS has raised $107M across 7 rounds since 2006.

When did XMOS last raise?

XMOS's most recent round was a Debt of $19M in Sept 2019.

What was XMOS's biggest round?

XMOS's largest round on record is $26M (Series D), in Jul 2014.

Who backed XMOS first?

XMOS's first round on record, in Sept 2006, was backed by Draper Esprit, DFJ Esprit and Prelude Trust.

What stage is XMOS at?

XMOS's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2019.

Where is XMOS based?

XMOS is based in the United Kingdom.

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