# Opticyte funding: rounds and investors

> Opticyte has raised $285K across 1 round since 2025. Investors include National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and MedTech Innovator.

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

United States · [Crowdfunding startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Opticyte*

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.

Medical Devices

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$285K** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Crowdfunding, $285K Jul 2025
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2025** Crowdfunding **$285K** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) [MedTech Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtech-innovator) Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

Opticyte filed one raise, $235K in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jul 2025 **$235K** common stock of $1.2M offered Crowdfunding

## Founders and team

From Opticyte's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.

- **David Ataide** Board Member
- **Robert Barry** Board Chair
- **Kenneth Schenkman** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i
- **Lorilee Arakaki** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i
- **Robert Masterson** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i

## Everyone who backed them

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

[National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Government **1** round

[MedTech Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtech-innovator) Accelerator **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Opticyte 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.

[SWAN Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swan-venture-fund) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Opticyte

### Who invested in Opticyte?

Opticyte's investors include National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and MedTech Innovator.

### How much has Opticyte raised?

Opticyte has raised $285K across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Opticyte last raise?

Opticyte's most recent round was a Crowdfunding of $285K in Jul 2025.

### What was Opticyte's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $285K in Jul 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Opticyte first?

Opticyte's first round on record, in Jul 2025, was backed by National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and MedTech Innovator.

### What stage is Opticyte at?

Opticyte's latest named round is a Crowdfunding, in Jul 2025.

### Where is Opticyte based?

Opticyte is based in the United States.

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