# Embr Labs funding: rounds and investors > Embr Labs has raised $1.9M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include National Science Foundation, Intel Capital and MassChallenge. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/embr-labs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Embr Labs* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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. Hardware & Electronics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$1.9M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources **$100K** Debt **$1.8M** Pre-seed - **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $1.8M Apr 2025 - **Step-up i:** 18× - **Investors:** 4 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$100K** Debt **$1.8M** Pre-seed - **First round:** Debt, $100K - **Biggest round:** $1.8M - **Between rounds:** 10.2 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2025** Pre-seed **$1.8M** *4 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Robot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robot-ventures) Source recorded - **Jan 2015** Debt **$100K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $100K sold, first sale Jan 2015 ## Founders and team From Embr Labs's own website: 2 founders, 11 on the team. **Matt Smith** Co-founder | CSO **Sam Shames** Co-founder | CRO - **Elizabeth Gazda** CEO - **Dr Maria Sophocles** Chief Medical Officer - **Heather Ritchie** Chief Operating Officer - **Jesse Hester** VP of Commercial Sales - **Cesar Avina** Director of Manufacturing - **Gregor Williamson** Planning and Fulfillment Manager - **Isabelle Bhayani** Director of Consumer Marketing - **Jack O'Gorman** Director of Manufacturing - **Kim Farrington** Director of Customer Success - **Margaret Swanson** Senior Director of Product Marketing - **Zachary Deschaux** Senior Software Engineer ## 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. **Debt** 2015 **Pre-seed** 2025 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Robot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robot-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator **1** round [Robot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robot-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=embr-labs). ## Also claim to have backed them These 5 firms list Embr Labs 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. [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) VC firm Per its own site [Safar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safar-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Joyance Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joyance-partners) VC firm Per its own site [SideCar Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sidecar-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Wealthing VC Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wealthing-vc-club) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Embr Labs ### Who invested in Embr Labs? Embr Labs's investors include National Science Foundation, Intel Capital, MassChallenge and Robot Ventures. ### How much has Embr Labs raised? Embr Labs has raised $1.9M across 2 rounds since 2015. ### When did Embr Labs last raise? Embr Labs's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $1.8M in Apr 2025. ### What was Embr Labs's biggest round? Its most recent round, $1.8M in Apr 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Embr Labs first? Embr Labs's first round on record, in Apr 2025, was backed by National Science Foundation, Intel Capital and MassChallenge and 1 others. ### What stage is Embr Labs at? Embr Labs's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Apr 2025. ### Where is Embr Labs based? Embr Labs is based in the United States. ## Companies like Embr Labs In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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