# FR8relay funding: rounds and investors

> FR8relay has raised $300K across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and Innova Memphis.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/fr8relay (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *FR8relay*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.

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Raised 6 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$300K** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$100K** Grant **$200K** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $200K May 2026
- **Step-up i:** 2×
- **Investors:** 3

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.

2026

**$100K** Grant

**$200K** Grant

- **First round:** Grant, $100K
- **Biggest round:** $200K
- **Between rounds:** 7 months

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Grant **$200K** *3 returning* [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) [Innova Memphis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innova-memphis) Source recorded
- **Oct 2025** Grant **$100K** *3 new* [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) [Innova Memphis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innova-memphis) Source recorded

## 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.

**Grant** 2025 **Grant** 2026 [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) [Innova Memphis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innova-memphis)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **2** rounds

[Innova Memphis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innova-memphis) Government **2** rounds

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## Quick answers about FR8relay

### Who invested in FR8relay?

FR8relay's investors include National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and Innova Memphis.

### How much has FR8relay raised?

FR8relay has raised $300K across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did FR8relay last raise?

FR8relay's most recent round was a Grant of $200K in May 2026.

### What was FR8relay's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $200K in May 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed FR8relay first?

FR8relay's first round on record, in Oct 2025, was backed by National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and Innova Memphis.

### What stage is FR8relay at?

FR8relay's latest named round is a Grant, in May 2026.

### Where is FR8relay based?

FR8relay is based in the United States.

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