# NanoPhotonica funding: rounds and investors > NanoPhotonica has raised $3.7M across 2 rounds since 2011. Investors include Samsung Ventures and DeepWork Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/nanophotonica (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *NanoPhotonica* 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. Deeptech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$3.7M** raised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 2 sources **$150K** Venture **$3.5M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $3.5M May 2019 - **Led by:** Samsung Ventures - **Step-up i:** 23.3× - **Investors:** 2 (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. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 **$150K** Venture **$3.5M** Round - **First round:** Venture, $150K - **Biggest round:** $3.5M - **Between rounds:** 8.3 years ## The rounds - **May 2019** Round **$3.5M** *2 new* [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) Lead [DeepWork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepwork-capital) Reported by FinSMEs - **Feb 2011** Venture **$150K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $150K sold, first sale Jan 2011 ## 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** 2011 **Round** 2019 [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) L [DeepWork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepwork-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [DeepWork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepwork-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nanophotonica). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists NanoPhotonica 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. [Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institute-for-commercialization-of-florida-technology) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about NanoPhotonica ### Who invested in NanoPhotonica? NanoPhotonica's investors include Samsung Ventures and DeepWork Capital. Samsung Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has NanoPhotonica raised? NanoPhotonica has raised $3.7M across 2 rounds since 2011. ### When did NanoPhotonica last raise? NanoPhotonica's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $3.5M in May 2019, led by Samsung Ventures. ### What was NanoPhotonica's biggest round? Its most recent round, $3.5M in May 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed NanoPhotonica first? NanoPhotonica's first round on record, in May 2019, was backed by Samsung Ventures and DeepWork Capital. ### What stage is NanoPhotonica at? NanoPhotonica's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in May 2019. ### Where is NanoPhotonica based? NanoPhotonica is based in the United States. ### Who led NanoPhotonica's rounds? Samsung Ventures led the Undisclosed round in 2019. ## Companies like NanoPhotonica In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Kodama** $7.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodama)[**Tenstorrent** $3.0B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)[**Oratomic** $775M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/oratomic)[**Qolab** $54M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qolab)[**PsiQuantum** $2.1B · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)[**Ouster** $287M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ouster) ## 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