# Zapata funding: rounds and investors > Zapata has raised $26M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include The Engine, Comcast Ventures and Prelude Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/zapata (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Zapata* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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. Deeptech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$26M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources **$5.4M** Seed **$21M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $21M Apr 2019 - **Led by:** Comcast Ventures and Prelude Ventures - **Step-up i:** 3.9× - **Investors:** 9 (2 led) 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. 2019 **$5.4M** Seed **$21M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $5.4M - **Biggest round:** $21M - **Between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2019** Series A **$21M** *6 new* *1 returning* [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Lead [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) Lead [Pillar VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pillar-vc) [Robert Bosch Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital) [BASF Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/basf-venture-capital) [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) Pitango Reported by FinSMEs - **May 2018** Seed **$5.4M** *3 new* [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) [Prelude](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude) Pillar VC/ FF Science Reported by FinSMEs ## 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** 2018 **Series A** 2019 [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) L [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) L [Pillar VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pillar-vc) [Robert Bosch Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital) [BASF Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/basf-venture-capital) [Prelude](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude) Pillar VC/ FF Science Pitango ## Everyone who backed them [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) VC firm **2** rounds [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Pillar VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pillar-vc) VC firm **1** round [Robert Bosch Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [BASF Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/basf-venture-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [Prelude](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude) VC firm **1** round Pillar VC/ FF Science no record of our own yet **1** round Pitango 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=zapata). ## Quick answers about Zapata ### Who invested in Zapata? Zapata's investors include The Engine, Comcast Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Pillar VC and Robert Bosch Venture Capital, and 4 more on record. Comcast Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Zapata raised? Zapata has raised $26M across 2 rounds since 2018. ### When did Zapata last raise? Zapata's most recent round was a Series A of $21M in Apr 2019, led by Comcast Ventures. ### What was Zapata's biggest round? Its most recent round, $21M in Apr 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Zapata first? Zapata's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by The Engine, Prelude and Pillar VC/ FF Science. ### What stage is Zapata at? Zapata's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2019. ### Where is Zapata based? Zapata is based in the United States. ### Who led Zapata's rounds? Comcast Ventures led the Series A in 2019. ## Companies like Zapata In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Kodama** $7.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodama)[**Tenstorrent** $3.0B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)[**Oratomic** $775M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/oratomic)[**Qolab** $54M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qolab)[**PsiQuantum** $2.1B · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)[**Ouster** $287M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ouster) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app