# Jaia Robotics funding: rounds and investors

> Jaia Robotics has raised $1.8M across 1 round since 2024. Investors include MassChallenge and Bantam Group. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Jaia Robotics*

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.

Automotive & EVs

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.8M** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $1.8M Dec 2024
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Dec 2024** Seed **$1.8M** [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Bantam Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bantam-group) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Nov 2024

## Founders and team

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

**Ian Estaphan Owen** CEO + Co-Founder

**Jason Webster** CTO + Co-Founder

- **Joshua Mickles** VP, Customer Success & Quality
- **Matthew Ferro** VP, Software Engineering
- **David Voorhes** Director
- **Mark Milligan** Production Manager
- **Susan Balloch** Director

Advisers *Craig McLean* *Marybeth Gilliam*

## Everyone who backed them

[MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator **1** round

[Bantam Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bantam-group) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Jaia Robotics 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.

[Beacon Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beacon-angels) Angel network Per its own site

[SeaAhead](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seaahead) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Jaia Robotics

### Who invested in Jaia Robotics?

Jaia Robotics's investors include MassChallenge and Bantam Group.

### How much has Jaia Robotics raised?

Jaia Robotics has raised $1.8M across 1 round since 2024.

### When did Jaia Robotics last raise?

Jaia Robotics's most recent round was a Seed of $1.8M in Dec 2024.

### What was Jaia Robotics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.8M in Dec 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Jaia Robotics first?

Jaia Robotics's first round on record, in Dec 2024, was backed by MassChallenge and Bantam Group.

### What stage is Jaia Robotics at?

Jaia Robotics's latest named round is a Seed, in Dec 2024.

### Where is Jaia Robotics based?

Jaia Robotics is based in the United States.

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