# Xnor.ai funding: rounds and investors

> Xnor.ai has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Madrona Venture Group, Autotech Ventures and Catapult Ventures.

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

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

# Who invested in *Xnor.ai*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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

**$15M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$2.6M** Seed **$12M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $12M May 2018
- **Step-up i:** 4.6×
- **Investors:** 5

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.

2018

**$2.6M** Seed

**$12M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $2.6M
- **Biggest round:** $12M
- **Between rounds:** 15 months

## The rounds

- **May 2018** Series A **$12M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) [Autotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autotech-ventures) [Catapult Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-ventures) Madrona Venture Group/ NGP Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Mar 2018
- **Feb 2017** Seed **$2.6M** *2 new* [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) Allen Institute for AI Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.6M sold, first sale Jan 2017

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Ali Farhadi** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Mohammad Rastegari** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *MATT McILWAIN* *Oren Etzioni*

## 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** 2017 **Series A** 2018 [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) [Autotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autotech-ventures) [Catapult Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-ventures) Allen Institute for AI Madrona Venture Group/ NGP

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) $200M Jan 2020

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=xnor-ai).

## Everyone who backed them

[Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) VC firm **2** rounds

[Autotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autotech-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Catapult Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-ventures) VC firm **1** round

Allen Institute for AI no record of our own yet **1** round

Madrona Venture Group/ NGP no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=xnor-ai).

## Quick answers about Xnor.ai

### Who invested in Xnor.ai?

Xnor.ai's investors include Madrona Venture Group, Autotech Ventures, Catapult Ventures, Allen Institute for AI and Madrona Venture Group/ NGP.

### How much has Xnor.ai raised?

Xnor.ai has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did Xnor.ai last raise?

Xnor.ai's most recent round was a Series A of $12M in May 2018.

### What was Xnor.ai's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $12M in May 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Xnor.ai first?

Xnor.ai's first round on record, in Feb 2017, was backed by Madrona Venture Group and Allen Institute for AI.

### What stage is Xnor.ai at?

Xnor.ai's latest named round is a Series A, in May 2018.

### Where is Xnor.ai based?

Xnor.ai is based in the United States.

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