# Kalion funding: rounds and investors

> Kalion has raised $946K across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include National Science Foundation and Cherrystone Angel. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Kalion*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

Biotech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$946K** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Grant, $946K Jun 2020
- **Investors:** 2

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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

**?** Series A

**$946K** Grant

- **First round:** Series A
- **Biggest round:** $946K
- **Between rounds:** 5.3 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2020** Grant **$946K** *1 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded
- **Mar 2015** Series A **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Cherrystone Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherrystone-angel-group) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $697K sold, first sale Apr 2015

## Founders and team

From Kalion's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team.

- **Darcy Prather** President
- **Kristala Jones Prather** Chief Scientist
- **Tyler Smith** VP of Product Development
- **Andy Shafer** Board Member
- **Bob Miniutti** Board Member
- **Joan Zief** Board Member
- **Melissa J. Kent** Board Member

On the board, as filed i *Andrew Shafer* *Robert Miniutti*

## 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.

**Series A** 2015 **Grant** 2020 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Cherrystone Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherrystone-angel-group)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Cherrystone Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherrystone-angel-group) Angel network **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=kalion).

## Quick answers about Kalion

### Who invested in Kalion?

Kalion's investors include National Science Foundation and Cherrystone Angel.

### How much has Kalion raised?

Kalion has raised $946K across 2 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Kalion last raise?

Kalion's most recent round was a Grant of $946K in Jun 2020.

### What was Kalion's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $946K in Jun 2020, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Kalion first?

Kalion's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by Cherrystone Angel.

### What stage is Kalion at?

Kalion's latest named round is a Grant, in Jun 2020.

### Where is Kalion based?

Kalion is based in the United States.

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