# Optoniks funding: rounds and investors

> Optoniks has raised $260K across 1 round since 2018. Investors include National Science Foundation. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Optoniks*

One round we have observed, with the one investor 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$260K** raised across 1 round since 2018, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $260K Sept 2018
- **Investors:** 1

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## The rounds

- **Sept 2018** Seed **$260K** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded SEC filing: $260K sold, first sale Jun 2018

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Majid Babaie** Chief Executive Officer i
- **Mehrdad Abolbashari** Chief Technology Officer i

## Everyone who backed them

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

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## Quick answers about Optoniks

### Who invested in Optoniks?

Optoniks's investors include National Science Foundation.

### How much has Optoniks raised?

Optoniks has raised $260K across 1 round since 2018.

### When did Optoniks last raise?

Optoniks's most recent round was a Seed of $260K in Sept 2018.

### What was Optoniks's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $260K in Sept 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Optoniks first?

Optoniks's first round on record, in Sept 2018, was backed by National Science Foundation.

### What stage is Optoniks at?

Optoniks's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2018.

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