Who invested in Anello Photonics

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.

Aerospace & Space

Raised 6 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$45Mraised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 2 sources

$20MGrant$25MSeries B

Latest round: Series B, $25MMay 2026
Step-upi: 1.3×
Investors: 5

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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.

20262027

$20MGrant$25MSeries B

First round: Grant, $20M
Biggest round: $25M
Between rounds: 4 months

The rounds

May 2026
Series B$25M1 new2 returning
Source recorded
Jan 2026
Grant$20M4 new
Source recorded

Founders and team

From Anello Photonics's own website: 6 on the team.

Mario PanicciaChief Executive Officer
Kevin SullivanChief Operating Officer
Dragan PavlovicVP Npi Engineering
Gerhard BoiciucVP Bd And Marketing
Kirstin SchaubleVP Systems Engineering
Tony RiosVP Navigation Engineering

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.

Grant2026Series B2026

National Science Foundation

Mana Ventures

In-Q-Tel

Washington Harbour Partners Lp

HCVC

Everyone who backed them

National Science FoundationGovernment2rounds

Mana VenturesVC firm2rounds

In-Q-TelAccelerator1round

Washington Harbour Partners LpPrivate equity1round

HCVCVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Anello Photonics 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.