Who invested in Glowforge

6 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumer ServicesIndustry 4.0

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$89Mraised across 6 rounds since 2014, from 8 sources

$420KSeed$9.0MSeries A$27MCrowdfunding$22MSeries B$10MRound$20MSeries E

Latest round: Series E, $20MMay 2023
Biggest round: $27MCrowdfunding · Oct 2015
Step-upi: 2×
Investors: 20 (1 led)

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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.

2016201820202022

$420KSeed$9.0MSeries A$27MCrowdfunding$22MSeries B$10MRound$20MSeries E

First round: Seed, $420K
Biggest round: $27M
Usual gap between rounds: 9 months

The rounds

May 2023
Series E$20M1 new2 returning
Source recorded
Apr 2018
Round$10M2 returning
- True Ventures
- Foundry Group
Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $28M sold, first sale Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Series B$22M13 new3 returning
- True VenturesLead
- Foundry Group
- Geoff Entress
- Hiten Shah
- Tom Williams
- Bre Pettis
- Tihan Seale
- Joe Beda
- Andy Liu
- Ben Elowitz
- Chris DiBona
- Foundry Group & True Ventures
- Jenny Lawton
- Jordan Weisman
- Mike McSherry
- Renee DiResta
Reported by GeekWire and 1 otherSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Jul 2016
Oct 2015
Crowdfunding$27M1 new
- Dan Shapiro
From a historical funding record
May 2015
Series A$9.0M5 new
- True Ventures
- Foundry Group
- Bre Pettis
- Jenny Lawton
- Jennifer "Jenny" Lawton
Reported by Foundry Group and 1 otherSEC filing: $8.9M sold, first sale May 2015
Nov 2014
Seed$420K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $420K sold, first sale Nov 2014

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

Dan ShapiroExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri
Mark GosselinExecutive Officer, Promoteri
Tom MunroExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediBradley Feld

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.

Seed2014Series A2015Crowdfunding2015Series B2016Round2018Series E2023

True VenturesL

Foundry Group

Bre Pettis

RevolutionGeoff EntressHiten ShahTom WilliamsDan ShapiroTihan SealeJoe Beda

Everyone who backed them

True VenturesVC firm4rounds, led 1

Foundry GroupVC firm4rounds

Bre PettisAngel2rounds

RevolutionVC firm1round

Geoff EntressVC firm1round

Hiten ShahAngel1round

Tom WilliamsAngel1round

Dan ShapiroAngel1round

Tihan SealeAngel1round

Joe BedaAngel1round

Jenny LawtonAngel1round

Andy Liuno record of our own yet1round

Ben Elowitzno record of our own yet1round

Chris DiBonano record of our own yet1round

Foundry Group & True Venturesno record of our own yet1round

Jennifer "Jenny" Lawtonno record of our own yet1round

Jenny Lawtonno record of our own yet1round

Jordan Weismanno record of our own yet1round

Mike McSherryno record of our own yet1round

Renee DiRestano record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Glowforge 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.