# AquaRealTime funding: rounds and investors

> AquaRealTime has raised $175K across 1 round since 2024. Investors include Techstars, Cleantech Open and Luminate. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/aquarealtime (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *AquaRealTime*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Biotech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$175K** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $175K Aug 2024
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Aug 2024** Grant **$175K** [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From AquaRealTime's own website: 2 founders, 5 on the team.

**Christopher Lee** Co-Founder and CEO

**Yuanming Chen** Co-Founder and CTO

- **Bela Geczy** Opto-electronics engineer
- **Grace Lagunday** Senior Electrical Engineer
- **Jackson Bingham** Marketing Lead
- **Joe Steinman** Senior Mechanical Engineer
- **Todd Hochwitz** Senior Electrical Engineer

Advisers *John Birge*

## Everyone who backed them

[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round

[Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Accelerator **1** round

[Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Accelerator **1** round

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## Quick answers about AquaRealTime

### Who invested in AquaRealTime?

AquaRealTime's investors include Techstars, Cleantech Open and Luminate.

### How much has AquaRealTime raised?

AquaRealTime has raised $175K across 1 round since 2024.

### When did AquaRealTime last raise?

AquaRealTime's most recent round was a Grant of $175K in Aug 2024.

### What was AquaRealTime's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $175K in Aug 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed AquaRealTime first?

AquaRealTime's first round on record, in Aug 2024, was backed by Techstars, Cleantech Open and Luminate.

### What stage is AquaRealTime at?

AquaRealTime's latest named round is a Grant, in Aug 2024.

### Where is AquaRealTime based?

AquaRealTime is based in the United States.

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