# Living Optics funding: rounds and investors > Living Optics has raised $61M across 3 rounds since 2022. Investors include Octopus Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises and BRV Capital Management. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/living-optics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Living Optics* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. Agtech Biotech Defence Tech Hardware & Electronics Raised 1 month ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$61M** raised across 3 rounds since 2022, from 3 sources **$22M** Series A **$19M** Round **$20M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $20M Oct 2026 - **Led by:** BRV Capital Management - **Biggest round:** $22M Series A · Oct 2022 - **Investors:** 7 (1 led) 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. 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$22M** Series A **$19M** Round **$20M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $22M - **Biggest round:** $22M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.3 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Round **$20M** *5 new* *2 returning* [BRV Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brv-capital-management) Lead [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) [Applied Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) [Lam Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lam-capital) Reported by Ventureburn - **Jan 2026** Round **$19M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Oct 2022** Series A **$22M** *2 new* [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) Source recorded ## Funding filed with regulators Living Optics filed 6 raises, $45M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Jul 2026 **$2.0M** UK share allotment - Jan 2026 **$19M** UK share allotment - Nov 2022 **$595K** UK share allotment - Aug 2022 **$9.1M** UK share allotment - Aug 2022 **$4.1M** UK share allotment - Aug 2022 **$10M** UK share allotment ## 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** 2022 **Round** 2026 **Round** 2026 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) [BRV Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brv-capital-management) L [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) [Applied Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) [Lam Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lam-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) VC firm **2** rounds [BRV Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brv-capital-management) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) Corporate VC **1** round [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Applied Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Lam Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lam-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=living-optics). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Living Optics as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Allied](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allied) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Living Optics ### Who invested in Living Optics? Living Optics's investors include Octopus Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises, BRV Capital Management, British Business Bank and Lockheed Martin, and 2 more on record. BRV Capital Management led its latest round. ### How much has Living Optics raised? Living Optics has raised $61M across 3 rounds since 2022. ### When did Living Optics last raise? Living Optics's most recent round, $20M, was in Oct 2026, led by BRV Capital Management. ### What was Living Optics's biggest round? Living Optics's largest round on record is $22M (Series A), in Oct 2022. ### Who backed Living Optics first? Living Optics's first round on record, in Oct 2022, was backed by Octopus Ventures and Oxford Science Enterprises. ### What stage is Living Optics at? Living Optics's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2022. ### Where is Living Optics based? Living Optics is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led Living Optics's rounds? BRV Capital Management led the funding round in 2026. ## Companies like Living Optics In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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