# BlueDot Photonics funding: rounds and investors

> BlueDot Photonics has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2021. Investors include National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy.

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

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# Who invested in *BlueDot Photonics*

One round we have observed, with the 2 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.

Chemicals & Materials

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.0M** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $1.0M May 2021
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **May 2021** Seed **$1.0M** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Source recorded SEC filing: $982K sold, first sale May 2021

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists BlueDot Photonics 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.

[Volo Earth Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volo-earth-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about BlueDot Photonics

### Who invested in BlueDot Photonics?

BlueDot Photonics's investors include National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy.

### How much has BlueDot Photonics raised?

BlueDot Photonics has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2021.

### When did BlueDot Photonics last raise?

BlueDot Photonics's most recent round was a Seed of $1.0M in May 2021.

### What was BlueDot Photonics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.0M in May 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed BlueDot Photonics first?

BlueDot Photonics's first round on record, in May 2021, was backed by National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy.

### What stage is BlueDot Photonics at?

BlueDot Photonics's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2021.

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