# LumenAstra funding: rounds and investors

> LumenAstra has raised $256K across 1 round since 2021. Investors include National Science Foundation. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *LumenAstra*

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.

Biotech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$256K** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $256K Aug 2021
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Aug 2021** Grant **$256K** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From LumenAstra's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team.

**Jim Pollock** Co-Founder & CEO

**Zoya Popovic** Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer

- **Shane Verploegh** Chief Technology Officer
- **Lou Faust** Board Member

Advisers *Grant Funding*

## 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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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists LumenAstra 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.

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

## Quick answers about LumenAstra

### Who invested in LumenAstra?

LumenAstra's investors include National Science Foundation.

### How much has LumenAstra raised?

LumenAstra has raised $256K across 1 round since 2021.

### When did LumenAstra last raise?

LumenAstra's most recent round was a Grant of $256K in Aug 2021.

### What was LumenAstra's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $256K in Aug 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed LumenAstra first?

LumenAstra's first round on record, in Aug 2021, was backed by National Science Foundation.

### What stage is LumenAstra at?

LumenAstra's latest named round is a Grant, in Aug 2021.

### Where is LumenAstra based?

LumenAstra is based in the United States.

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