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Who invested in Zero Motorcycles Inc.

11 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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.

Automotive & EVs

Funding summaryUpdated 15 Nov 2026

$64Mraised across 11 rounds since 2008, from 11 sources

$17MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $6.0MOct 2014
Biggest round
$17MVenture · Mar 2011
Investors
1
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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.

2008200920102011201220132014
$5.1MVenture$5.6MSeries A$2.4MSeries A$1.5MVenture$2.4MVenture$2.2MVenture$9.0MVenture$6.0MVenture$6.5MVenture$6.0MVenture
First round
Venture, $5.1M
Apr 2008
Biggest round
$17M
Venture · Mar 2011
Usual gap between rounds
7 months
the median of 10

The rounds

  1. Oct 2014
    Venture$6.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Oct 2014

  2. Jul 2013
    Venture$6.5M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by bizjournals.comSEC filing: $6.5M sold, first sale Jul 2013

  3. Oct 2012
    Venture$6.0M1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Nov 2012

  4. Apr 2012
    Venture$9.0M1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $9.0M sold, first sale May 2012

  5. Jan 2012
    Venture$2.2M1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $2.2M sold, first sale Dec 2011

  6. Mar 2011
    Venture$17M1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2011

  7. Jan 2011
    Venture$2.4M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Jan 2011

  8. Aug 2010
    Venture$1.5M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by gigaom.comSEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Aug 2010

  9. Feb 2010
    Series A$2.4M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale Dec 2009

  10. Jan 2010
    Series A$5.6M1 returning

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $5.6M sold, first sale Dec 2009

  11. Apr 2008
    Venture$5.1M1 new

    From a historical funding record

Funding filed with regulators

Zero Motorcycles Inc. filed 56 raises, $461M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. The latest 40 are listed.

  1. May 2026$15M1 investorSEC Form D
  2. Oct 2024$100M2 investorsof $121M offeredSEC Form D
  3. Dec 2021$107M7 investorsequityof $225M offeredSEC Form D
  4. Oct 2021$7.0M1 investorequityof $10M offeredSEC Form D
  5. Jun 2021$20M1 investorequityof $20M offeredSEC Form D
  6. Jan 2021$5.0M1 investorequityof $22M offeredSEC Form D
  7. Oct 2020$10M10 investorsequity, options, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  8. Jul 2020$17K2 investorsequitySEC Form D
  9. May 2020$8.0M1 investorequityof $20M offeredSEC Form D
  10. Apr 2020$320K1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  11. Feb 2020$8.0M1 investorequityof $20M offeredSEC Form D
  12. Nov 2019$4.0M1 investorequityof $15M offeredSEC Form D
  13. Aug 2019$3.0M1 investorequityof $8.1M offeredSEC Form D
  14. Jul 2019$1.7M1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  15. May 2019$5.0M1 investorequityof $5.0M offeredSEC Form D
  16. Dec 2018$10M1 investorequityof $25M offeredSEC Form D
  17. Oct 2018$3.0M1 investorequityof $10M offeredSEC Form D
  18. Sept 2018$33K2 investorsequitySEC Form D
  19. Jun 2018$4.7M8 investorsoptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  20. May 2018$2.0M1 investorequityof $10M offeredSEC Form D
  21. Dec 2017$7.0M1 investorequityof $15M offeredSEC Form D
  22. Oct 2017$160K1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  23. Aug 2017$2.0M1 investorequityof $16M offeredSEC Form D
  24. Jul 2017$320K1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  25. Apr 2017$15M2 investorsoptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  26. Feb 2017$5.0M1 investorequityof $15M offeredSEC Form D
  27. Oct 2016$478K1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  28. Sept 2016$2.0M1 investorequityof $10M offeredSEC Form D
  29. Jun 2016$2.3Moptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  30. Feb 2016$5.0M1 investorequityof $15M offeredSEC Form D
  31. Jan 2016$411K1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  32. Nov 2015$1.0M1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  33. Nov 2015$2.5M1 investorequityof $5.5M offeredSEC Form D
  34. Aug 2015$7.0M1 investorequityof $7.1M offeredSEC Form D
  35. Jun 2015$3.5M1 investorequityof $3.5M offeredSEC Form D
  36. Jun 2015$729K1 investoroptions, securities on exerciseSEC Form D
  37. May 2015$3.5M1 investorequityof $3.5M offeredSEC Form D
  38. Dec 2014$4K1 investorequity, options, securities on exerciseof $1.2M offeredSEC Form D
  39. Dec 2014$2.0M1 investorequityof $8.6M offeredSEC Form D
  40. Oct 2014$6.0M1 investorequityof $6.1M offeredSEC Form D

Everyone who backed them

InvusPrivate equity6rounds

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Quick answers about Zero Motorcycles Inc.

Who invested in Zero Motorcycles Inc.?

Zero Motorcycles Inc.'s investors include Invus.

How much has Zero Motorcycles Inc. raised?

Zero Motorcycles Inc. has raised $64M across 11 rounds since 2008.

When did Zero Motorcycles Inc. last raise?

Zero Motorcycles Inc.'s most recent round was a Venture of $6.0M in Oct 2014.

What was Zero Motorcycles Inc.'s biggest round?

Zero Motorcycles Inc.'s largest round on record is $17M (Venture), in Mar 2011.

Who backed Zero Motorcycles Inc. first?

Zero Motorcycles Inc.'s first round on record, in Apr 2008, was backed by Invus.

What stage is Zero Motorcycles Inc. at?

Zero Motorcycles Inc.'s latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2014.

Where is Zero Motorcycles Inc. based?

Zero Motorcycles Inc. is based in the United States.

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