# Nativus funding: rounds and investors

> Nativus has raised $480K across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include National Science Foundation and Cleantech Open. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Nativus*

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.

Cleantech

Raised 12 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$480K** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources

**$385K** Round **$95K** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $95K Nov 2025
- **Biggest round:** $385K Round · Dec 2022
- **Investors:** 2

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## 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

**$385K** Round

**$95K** Round

- **First round:** Round, $385K
- **Biggest round:** $385K
- **Between rounds:** 2.9 years

## The rounds

- **Nov 2025** Round **$95K** *2 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Source recorded
- **Dec 2022** Round **$385K** *2 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Nativus's own website: 2 founders.

**Matt Miller** CEO & Co-Founder

**Dan Poirier** COO & Co-Founder

Advisers *Jon Wellinghoff*

## 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.

**Round** 2022 **Round** 2025 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds

[Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Accelerator **2** rounds

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## Quick answers about Nativus

### Who invested in Nativus?

Nativus's investors include National Science Foundation and Cleantech Open.

### How much has Nativus raised?

Nativus has raised $480K across 2 rounds since 2022.

### When did Nativus last raise?

Nativus's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $95K in Nov 2025.

### What was Nativus's biggest round?

Nativus's largest round on record is $385K (Undisclosed round), in Dec 2022.

### Who backed Nativus first?

Nativus's first round on record, in Dec 2022, was backed by National Science Foundation and Cleantech Open.

### What stage is Nativus at?

Nativus's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2025.

### Where is Nativus based?

Nativus is based in the United States.

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