National Science Foundation Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Supports research and education in science and engineering.

Founded

1950

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Grant

Seed

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

EdTech

Environmental Engineering

Government

Internet of Things

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Investment portfolio

73rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Homeostasis	Sep 2026Led	$0.30 MGrant
Illuminant Surgical	Apr 2026Participated	$8 MSeed
4Thought Technologies	Sep 2025Led	$0.98 MSeed
Robigo	Sep 2025Led	$1 MGrant
Princeton Critical Minerals	Aug 2025Led	$0.40 MGrant
Princeton Critical Minerals	Aug 2025Led	$1 MGrant
Auxilium Health	Apr 2025Participated	$2 MSeed
Rubi Laboratories	Dec 2024Led	$0.97 MGrant
Lydian	Dec 2024Led	$0.27 MGrant
Nanopath	May 2024Led	$4 MGrant
AlgoFace	May 2024Led	$0.28 MGrant
Amplified Sciences	Apr 2024Led	$0.28 MGrant
Homeostasis	Sep 2026Led	$0.30 MGrant
Illuminant Surgical	Apr 2026Participated	$8 MSeed
4Thought Technologies	Sep 2025Led	$0.98 MSeed
Robigo	Sep 2025Led	$1 MGrant
Princeton Critical Minerals	Aug 2025Led	$0.40 MGrant
Princeton Critical Minerals	Aug 2025Led	$1 MGrant
Auxilium Health	Apr 2025Participated	$2 MSeed
Rubi Laboratories	Dec 2024Led	$0.97 MGrant
Lydian	Dec 2024Led	$0.27 MGrant
Nanopath	May 2024Led	$4 MGrant
AlgoFace	May 2024Led	$0.28 MGrant
Amplified Sciences	Apr 2024Led	$0.28 MGrant

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Deal Distribution

National Science Foundation: 73 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	1	15
Series A	0	5
Other Equity	1	6
Grant	45	0

Monthly Deal Activity

National Science Foundation: 73 deals are recorded across 199 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Apr '10	1
May '10	0
Jun '10	0
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	1
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	1
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	1
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	2
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	1
Aug '16	1
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	1
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	1
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	1
Apr '17	1
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	1
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	1
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	1
Aug '18	1
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	1
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	1
Jul '19	1
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	1
Feb '20	1
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	1
May '20	1
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	2
Sep '20	3
Oct '20	1
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	1
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	1
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	1
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	2
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	2
Mar '22	2
Apr '22	0
May '22	2
Jun '22	1
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	2
May '23	1
Jun '23	3
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	1
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	2
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	4
Mar '24	2
Apr '24	1
May '24	2
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	2
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	1
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	2
Sep '25	2
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	1
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	1
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

National Science Foundation: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (32 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Health & Life Sciences	32
Clean Energy & Sustainability	18
Space & Frontier Tech	14
AI & Machine Learning	12
Hardware & Robotics	10
Manufacturing	9
Enterprise Software	6
Networks, Cloud & Communication	6
Food & Agriculture	5
AR/VR	4
Real Estate & Construction	4
Data, Analytics & IT	4
Consumer & Lifestyle	4
Cybersecurity & Privacy	3
Transportation & Logistics	3
Fintech	3
Professional Services	3
Marketing & Advertising	2
Developer Tools	2
Education & Workforce	1
Media & Entertainment	1
Gaming & eSports	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

National Science Foundation: 73 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	61
$5M-$10M	10
$10M-$25M	2
$25M-$50M	0
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

National Science Foundation: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (70 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	70
02116	1
Europe	1
94134	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

National Science Foundation: 20 co-investors are shown, with National Institutes of Health sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
National Institutes of Health	3
ARPA-E	2
Center for Innovative Technology	2
Collaborative Fund	2
New Enterprise Associates	2
500 Global	1
Abell Foundation	1
Axial VC	1
Belmore Capital	1
Better Ventures	1
Blindspot Ventures	1
Blue Sky Capital	1
Breakthrough Energy Ventures	1
Cahoots Holdings	1
CapitalX	1
Carbon Removal Partners	1
Carnegie Mellon University	1
Cayuse Partners	1
Climactic	1
Climate Capital	1