# HeroWear funding: rounds and investors

> HeroWear has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include National Science Foundation. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *HeroWear*

One round we have observed, with the one investor 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.

Consumer Goods

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.0M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $5.0M Apr 2025
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Apr 2025** Series A **$5.0M** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded SEC filing: $9.8M sold, first sale Mar 2025

## Founders and team

From HeroWear's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 8 on the team.

- **Joel Edwards** Chief Executive Officer
- **Matt Yandell** Chief Technology Officer
- **Karl Zelik** Chief Scientific Officer
- **Carie Armstrong** VP of Marketing
- **Jennifer Jones** VP of Client Services
- **Tim Barbis** VP of Finance
- **Thomas Smilie** Sales Manager
- **Mark Harris** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Alan Bently* *Curt Thorne*

## Everyone who backed them

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

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## Quick answers about HeroWear

### Who invested in HeroWear?

HeroWear's investors include National Science Foundation.

### How much has HeroWear raised?

HeroWear has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did HeroWear last raise?

HeroWear's most recent round was a Series A of $5.0M in Apr 2025.

### What was HeroWear's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.0M in Apr 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed HeroWear first?

HeroWear's first round on record, in Apr 2025, was backed by National Science Foundation.

### What stage is HeroWear at?

HeroWear's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2025.

### Where is HeroWear based?

HeroWear is based in the United States.

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