Key facts
- Photara’s last known valuation is $25.5M (Aug 2025).
- It has raised $13.0M; the latest was Seed Round ($8.0M) in Aug 2025.
- Notable investors include US National Science Foundation, Breakthrough Energy, Prelude Ventures, Baruch Future Ventures, Voyager (US) — 9 tracked in total.
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
- ·The complete investor list — 9 names
- ·Watchlist + deal alerts for Photara
- ·The full record, as it builds
Funding rounds
No funding rounds for Photara are on record yet — either the company hasn't raised institutional capital, or the raise hasn't surfaced in our sources.
About Photara
Manufacturer of equipment and materials to replace silver on silicon solar cells with base metals. The company develops products in critical segments of the battery and solar supply chain, enabling customers to have improved cost, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Sector
- Business Products and Services (B2B)
- HQ
- San Carlos, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2022
- Employees
- 15
- Website
- photara.tech/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
Photara doesn't have a composite mark yet — a PA Mark is published once enough pricing inputs exist (trade prints, fund marks, round prices). The rest of the record below builds toward it.
Recorded secondary trades
No secondary trades in Photara shares have been recorded yet. When a print lands — third-party, direct report, or platform — it appears here with structure, source, and price.
Institutional fund marks
No SEC-registered fund has reported a fair-value mark on Photara in its N-PORT filings yet. We sweep new filings monthly.