Who invested in NP Photonics

3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$7.8Mraised across 3 rounds since 2005, from 3 sources

$5.0MSeries A$2.0MSeries A$800KVenture

Latest round: Venture, $800KMar 2010
Biggest round: $5.0MSeries A · Jul 2005
Investors: 4

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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.

20062007200820092010

$5.0MSeries A$2.0MSeries A$800KVenture

First round: Series A, $5.0M
Biggest round: $5.0M
Usual gap between rounds: 4.4 years

The rounds

Mar 2010
Venture$800K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $800K sold, first sale Jan 2010
Oct 2005
Series A$2.0M3 returning
Reported by npphotonics.com
Jul 2005
Series A$5.0M4 new
Reported by npphotonics.com

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

Arturo Chavez-PirsonExecutive Officeri
Douglas PearsonExecutive Officeri
Micki DowneyExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediCarl EiblGeorge KenneyJeffrey DrazanNasser Peyghambarian

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.

Series A2005Series A2005Venture2010

Sierra Ventures

Enterprise Partners Venture Capital

Shepherd VenturesBBT Fund

Everyone who backed them

Sierra VenturesVC firm2rounds

Enterprise Partners Venture CapitalVC firm2rounds

Shepherd VenturesVC firm2rounds

BBT FundInvestment firm1round

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Quick answers about NP Photonics

Who invested in NP Photonics?

NP Photonics's investors include Sierra Ventures, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Shepherd Ventures and BBT Fund.

How much has NP Photonics raised?

NP Photonics has raised $7.8M across 3 rounds since 2005.

When did NP Photonics last raise?

NP Photonics's most recent round was a Venture of $800K in Mar 2010.

What was NP Photonics's biggest round?

NP Photonics's largest round on record is $5.0M (Series A), in Jul 2005.

Who backed NP Photonics first?

NP Photonics's first round on record, in Jul 2005, was backed by Sierra Ventures, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital and Shepherd Ventures and 1 others.