# Tarsier Optics funding: rounds and investors

> Tarsier Optics has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2018. Investors include National Science Foundation and Luminate. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Tarsier Optics*

One round we have observed, with the 2 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.0M** raised across 1 round since 2018, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $1.0M Jan 2018
- **Investors:** 2

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## The rounds

- **Jan 2018** Grant **$1.0M** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Source recorded

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Accelerator **1** round

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## Quick answers about Tarsier Optics

### Who invested in Tarsier Optics?

Tarsier Optics's investors include National Science Foundation and Luminate.

### How much has Tarsier Optics raised?

Tarsier Optics has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2018.

### When did Tarsier Optics last raise?

Tarsier Optics's most recent round was a Grant of $1.0M in Jan 2018.

### What was Tarsier Optics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.0M in Jan 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Tarsier Optics first?

Tarsier Optics's first round on record, in Jan 2018, was backed by National Science Foundation and Luminate.

### What stage is Tarsier Optics at?

Tarsier Optics's latest named round is a Grant, in Jan 2018.

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