# Novel Farms funding: rounds and investors

> Novel Farms has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include National Science Foundation, Social Starts and Big Idea Ventures.

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

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# Who invested in *Novel Farms*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors 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.

Foodtech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.0M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $1.0M Sept 2023
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2023** Grant **$1.0M** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) [Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures) Source recorded

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) VC firm **1** round

[Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Novel Farms as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Good Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-startup) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Novel Farms

### Who invested in Novel Farms?

Novel Farms's investors include National Science Foundation, Social Starts and Big Idea Ventures.

### How much has Novel Farms raised?

Novel Farms has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Novel Farms last raise?

Novel Farms's most recent round was a Grant of $1.0M in Sept 2023.

### What was Novel Farms's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.0M in Sept 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Novel Farms first?

Novel Farms's first round on record, in Sept 2023, was backed by National Science Foundation, Social Starts and Big Idea Ventures.

### What stage is Novel Farms at?

Novel Farms's latest named round is a Grant, in Sept 2023.

### Where is Novel Farms based?

Novel Farms is based in the United States.

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