# MALCOVA funding: rounds and investors > MALCOVA has raised $2.2M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include National Science Foundation and National Cancer Institute (NCI). Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/malcova (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *MALCOVA* 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. Healthcare Medical Devices Raised 2 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$2.2M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources **$1.0M** Grant **$1.2M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $1.2M Sept 2026 - **Step-up i:** 1.2× - **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. 2024 2025 2026 **$1.0M** Grant **$1.2M** Seed - **First round:** Grant, $1.0M - **Biggest round:** $1.2M - **Between rounds:** 3.4 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Seed **$1.2M** *2 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Cancer Institute (NCI)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-cancer-institute-nci) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.2M sold - **Apr 2023** Grant **$1.0M** *2 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Cancer Institute (NCI)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-cancer-institute-nci) Source recorded ## Founders and team From MALCOVA's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team. **Dr. Peymon Ghazi** Co-Founder & CEO **Dr. Tara Ghazi** Co-Founder & CEO - **Dr. Jason Lomnitz** Head of Software - **Michael Kim** Head of Software ## 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. **Grant** 2023 **Seed** 2026 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Cancer Institute (NCI)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-cancer-institute-nci) ## Everyone who backed them [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds [National Cancer Institute (NCI)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-cancer-institute-nci) Investment firm **2** rounds Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=malcova). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists MALCOVA 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. [Rpv](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rpv) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about MALCOVA ### Who invested in MALCOVA? MALCOVA's investors include National Science Foundation and National Cancer Institute (NCI). ### How much has MALCOVA raised? MALCOVA has raised $2.2M across 2 rounds since 2023. ### When did MALCOVA last raise? MALCOVA's most recent round was a Seed of $1.2M in Sept 2026. ### What was MALCOVA's biggest round? Its most recent round, $1.2M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed MALCOVA first? MALCOVA's first round on record, in Apr 2023, was backed by National Science Foundation and National Cancer Institute (NCI). ### What stage is MALCOVA at? MALCOVA's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2026. ### Where is MALCOVA based? MALCOVA is based in the United States. ## Companies like MALCOVA In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**AI** $18M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai)[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**Rejuvenate Bio** $13M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rejuvenate-bio)[**Clinical Ink** $24M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clinical-ink) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app