# Triton Algae Innovations funding: rounds and investors

> Triton Algae Innovations has raised $11M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include National Science Foundation and Heliae. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Triton Algae Innovations*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

Biotech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$11M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources

**$5.0M** Series A **$5.0M** Venture **$729K** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $729K Apr 2016
- **Biggest round:** $5.0M Venture · Jun 2015
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2014 2015 2016

**$5.0M** Series A

**$5.0M** Venture

**$729K** Grant

- **First round:** Series A, $5.0M
- **Biggest round:** $5.0M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2016** Grant **$729K** *1 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded
- **Jun 2015** Venture **$5.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale May 2015
- **Sept 2013** Series A **$5.0M** *1 new* [Heliae](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heliae) Reported by finsmes.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Daniel Sachs** Executive Officer i
- **Jason Pyle** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Nicholas Hofmeister** Executive Officer i
- **Xun Wang** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *David Wellis* *Len Smith* *Stephen Mayfield*

## 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 A** 2013 **Venture** 2015 **Grant** 2016 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Heliae](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heliae)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Heliae](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heliae) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Triton Algae Innovations

### Who invested in Triton Algae Innovations?

Triton Algae Innovations's investors include National Science Foundation and Heliae.

### How much has Triton Algae Innovations raised?

Triton Algae Innovations has raised $11M across 3 rounds since 2013.

### When did Triton Algae Innovations last raise?

Triton Algae Innovations's most recent round was a Grant of $729K in Apr 2016.

### What was Triton Algae Innovations's biggest round?

Triton Algae Innovations's largest round on record is $5.0M (Venture), in Jun 2015.

### Who backed Triton Algae Innovations first?

Triton Algae Innovations's first round on record, in Sept 2013, was backed by Heliae.

### What stage is Triton Algae Innovations at?

Triton Algae Innovations's latest named round is a Grant, in Apr 2016.

### Where is Triton Algae Innovations based?

Triton Algae Innovations is based in the United States.

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