# Smart Material Solutions funding: rounds and investors

> Smart Material Solutions has raised $923K across 1 round since 2017. Investors include National Science Foundation. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Smart Material Solutions*

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

**$923K** raised across 1 round since 2017, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $923K Aug 2017
- **Investors:** 1

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## The rounds

- **Aug 2017** Grant **$923K** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Smart Material Solutions's own website: 3 on the team.

- **Lyra Furst** Chief Security Officer
- **Lauren Micklow** Senior Mechanical Engineer
- **Robin McDonald** Senior Materials Scientist

## 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 Smart Material Solutions

### Who invested in Smart Material Solutions?

Smart Material Solutions's investors include National Science Foundation.

### How much has Smart Material Solutions raised?

Smart Material Solutions has raised $923K across 1 round since 2017.

### When did Smart Material Solutions last raise?

Smart Material Solutions's most recent round was a Grant of $923K in Aug 2017.

### What was Smart Material Solutions's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $923K in Aug 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Smart Material Solutions first?

Smart Material Solutions's first round on record, in Aug 2017, was backed by National Science Foundation.

### What stage is Smart Material Solutions at?

Smart Material Solutions's latest named round is a Grant, in Aug 2017.

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