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Ceres Nanosciences, Inc.

Ceres Nanosciences, Inc.

Private
Manassas, VirginiaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://www.ceresnano.com/

Last Round

Grant

Sep 29, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$40.6M

Company Overview

Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. is a life sciences company that develops and commercializes innovative sample preparation products based on its proprietary Nanotrap® particle technology to improve diagnostic testing.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Biotechnology, Biotech Equipment, Precision Medicine

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Government Contracts, Hardware Sales

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

sample preparationNanotrapbiomarker discoveryinfectious disease surveillancesample prepwastewater surveillanceliquid biopsymolecular diagnosticsbiotech reagentsdiagnostic testinglife science toolsproteomicsbiotech kitlab-on-a-chip

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Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. Comps

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Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
GrantSep 29, 2025
GrantAug 13, 2025
GrantDec 1, 2022
Series BSep 14, 2022
GrantApr 21, 2021
Grant
Sep 2, 2020

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Ross Dunlap

CEO

Executive Team

Benjamin Lepene

COO Director Or R D, Chief Technology Officer, Director Of R D

Executive Team

Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. investors
InvestorRounds
Pactolus VenturesSeries A, Series A Extension
University of Virginia LVG Seed FundSeries A, Series A Extension
U.S. Department of DefenseGrant
NIH RADxGrant
Gates Family FoundationGrant
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationGrant
U.S. Department of WarGrant

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  • Apr 21, 2021

    Received $8.2M in grant funding from NIH RADx and NuFund.

  • Jun 28, 2016

    $980K grant from the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of War.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersManassas, Virginia
Employee Range37
Year Founded2008
Last FundingSep 29, 2025

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