# Maxwell Labs funding: rounds and investors

> Maxwell Labs has raised $7.9M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Gbeta, Groove Capital and Monozukuri Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Maxwell Labs*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.

Hardware & Electronics

Raised 8 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$7.9M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Round, $7.9M Feb 2026
- **Investors:** 3

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.

2026

**?** Venture

**$7.9M** Round

- **First round:** Venture
- **Biggest round:** $7.9M
- **Between rounds:** 4 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2026** Round **$7.9M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $7.9M sold, first sale Feb 2026
- **Oct 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Gbeta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gbeta) [Groove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groove-capital) [Monozukuri Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monozukuri-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Maxwell Labs's own website: 3 founders, 1 on the team.

**Jacob Balma** Founder & CEO

**Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez** Co-Founder & CTO

**Mike Karpe** Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer

- **Dr. Raktim Sarma** Collaborator · Sandia CRADA Partner

Advisers *Henry Newman*

## 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.

**Venture** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Gbeta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gbeta) [Groove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groove-capital) [Monozukuri Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monozukuri-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Gbeta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gbeta) Accelerator **1** round

[Groove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groove-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Monozukuri Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monozukuri-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Maxwell Labs

### Who invested in Maxwell Labs?

Maxwell Labs's investors include Gbeta, Groove Capital and Monozukuri Ventures.

### How much has Maxwell Labs raised?

Maxwell Labs has raised $7.9M across 2 rounds since 2025. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Maxwell Labs last raise?

Maxwell Labs's most recent round, $7.9M, was in Feb 2026.

### What was Maxwell Labs's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $7.9M in Feb 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Maxwell Labs first?

Maxwell Labs's first round on record, in Oct 2025, was backed by Gbeta, Groove Capital and Monozukuri Ventures.

### What stage is Maxwell Labs at?

Maxwell Labs's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2025.

### Where is Maxwell Labs based?

Maxwell Labs is based in the United States.

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