# Voyant Photonics funding: rounds and investors > Voyant Photonics has raised $8.5M across 3 rounds since 2019. Investors include Contour Venture Partners, Up Partners and LDV Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/voyant-photonics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Voyant Photonics* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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. Automotive & EVs Raised 7 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$8.5M** raised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 3 sources **$4.3M** Round **$3.2M** Debt **$1.0M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $1.0M Apr 2026 - **Biggest round:** $4.3M Round · Jul 2019 - **Investors:** 4 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. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$4.3M** Round **$3.2M** Debt **$1.0M** Debt - **First round:** Round, $4.3M - **Biggest round:** $4.3M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Debt **$1.0M** *2 returning* [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners) [Up Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/up-partners) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.0M sold - **Jul 2023** Debt **$3.2M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners) [Up Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/up-partners) Source recorded SEC filing: $3.2M sold, first sale Jul 2023 - **Jul 2019** Round **$4.3M** *3 new* [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners) [LDV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ldv-capital) [DARPA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darpa) Reported by TechCrunch ## Founders and team From Voyant Photonics's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team. **Dr. Steven Miller** Co-Founder & CTO **Dr. Chris Phare** Co-Founder & Cso - **Clément Nouvel** CEO - **Carlos Bhola** Executive Chairman ## 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. **Round** 2019 **Debt** 2023 **Debt** 2026 [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners) [Up Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/up-partners) [LDV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ldv-capital) [DARPA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darpa) ## Everyone who backed them [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds [Up Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/up-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [LDV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ldv-capital) VC firm **1** round [DARPA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darpa) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=voyant-photonics). ## Quick answers about Voyant Photonics ### Who invested in Voyant Photonics? Voyant Photonics's investors include Contour Venture Partners, Up Partners, LDV Capital and DARPA. ### How much has Voyant Photonics raised? Voyant Photonics has raised $8.5M across 3 rounds since 2019. ### When did Voyant Photonics last raise? Voyant Photonics's most recent round was a Debt of $1.0M in Apr 2026. ### What was Voyant Photonics's biggest round? Voyant Photonics's largest round on record is $4.3M (Undisclosed round), in Jul 2019. ### Who backed Voyant Photonics first? Voyant Photonics's first round on record, in Jul 2019, was backed by Contour Venture Partners, LDV Capital and DARPA. ### What stage is Voyant Photonics at? Voyant Photonics's latest named round is a Debt, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Voyant Photonics based? Voyant Photonics is based in the United States. ## Companies like Voyant Photonics In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Applied Intuition** $640M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)[**American Metal** $1.7M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-metal)[**Waymo** $27B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)[**Flai** $32M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flai)[**Bloom** $418M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom)[**Simple Energy** $199M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/simple-energy) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app