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Who invested in Active Surfaces?
Active Surfaces's investors include MassVentures, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Safar Partners and SeaX Ventures.
United States · Pre-seed startup
Who invested in Active Surfaces
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$5.6Mraised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source
- Latest round
- Pre-seed, $5.6MMay 2024
- Investors
- 4
The rounds
- May 2024Pre-seed$5.6M
Source recordedSEC filing: $3.6M sold, first sale Sept 2023
Founders and team
From Active Surfaces's own website: 2 founders, 1 on the team.
Shiv BhaktaCEO & Co-Founder
Richard SwartwoutCTO & Co-Founder
- Jeremiah MwauraChief Manufacturing Scientist
AdvisersDr. Matthias GroteventDr. Seth Coe-SullivanDr. Vladimir Bulovic
Everyone who backed them
Massachusetts Clean Energy CenterVC firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Active Surfaces as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Active Surfaces
How much has Active Surfaces raised?
Active Surfaces has raised $5.6M across 1 round since 2024.
When did Active Surfaces last raise?
Active Surfaces's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $5.6M in May 2024.
What was Active Surfaces's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $5.6M in May 2024, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Active Surfaces first?
Active Surfaces's first round on record, in May 2024, was backed by MassVentures, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and Safar Partners and 1 others.
What stage is Active Surfaces at?
Active Surfaces's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in May 2024.
Where is Active Surfaces based?
Active Surfaces is based in the United States.
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