Who invested in Lelantos

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.

IoTOil & Gas

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$999Kraised across 2 rounds since 2021, from 2 sources

Latest round: SeedOct 2021
Biggest round: $999KGrant · Aug 2021
Investors: 2

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2022

$999KGrant?Seed

First round: Grant, $999K
Biggest round: $999K
Between rounds: 2 months

The rounds

Oct 2021
SeedAmount undisclosed1 new
- Silicon Catalyst Angels
Reported by Firms' own news pages
Aug 2021
Grant$999K1 new
- National Science Foundation
Source recorded

Founders and team

From Lelantos's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 3 on the team.

Jose BahamondeCo-founder & COO

John AdamsJohn is CEO of NGIF.
Kamyar KaramshahiKamyar is CEO of RISE.
James R SmallMr. Small is the President of Issuer as well as the managing member of the entity that is the manager of Issuer.i

AdvisersKarmjit SidhuMatthew Crowley

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.

Grant2021Seed2021

National Science Foundation

Silicon Catalyst Angels

Everyone who backed them

National Science FoundationGovernment1round

Silicon Catalyst AngelsAngel network1round

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Also claim to have backed them

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