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Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is DOE’s largest multi-program science and energy laboratory that holds a wide range of R&D assignments, from fundamental nuclear physics to applied R&D on advanced energy systems. In addition, it has a reputation for combining insights from fundamental science with an in-depth technical understanding of applied systems to deliver practical solutions to real-world problems. Oak Ridge National Laboratory tracks opportunities to put its solutions to work, often collaborating with industry to accelerate their deployment by the private sector. Products as diverse as radiation detectors, thin-film batteries, high-efficiency heat pumps, and high-performance steel alloys have emerged from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s R&D. Transfer of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s innovations to the private sector has created new industries in the United States, resulted in substantial cost savings for companies and consumers, and provided jobs for Americans. Its staff scientists in collaboration with over 4,000 visiting researchers annually make new scientific discoveries and develop new technologies. Oak Ridge National Laboratory was founded in 1943 and is based in Oak Ridge, T.N.

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Total raised
$5.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Grant
Mar 2022

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has raised $5.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Grant of $5.0M announced in Mar 2022.

That round is below the $15M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$5.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Grant
$5.0M in Mar 2022
Employees
1001-5000
reported band
Headquarters
Oak Ridge, United States

Latest funding round on record: Mar 2022.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Grant
$5.0M

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Duncan Earl
CEO
—

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$15M
30,234
$7.6M
1,065
—

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's latest round of $5.0M is below the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Funding FAQs

What does Oak Ridge National Laboratory do?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is DOE’s largest multi-program science and energy laboratory that holds a wide range of R&D assignments, from fundamental nuclear physics to applied R&D on advanced energy systems. In addition, it has a reputation for combining insights from fundamental science with an in-depth technical understanding of applied systems to deliver practical solutions to real-world problems. Oak Ridge National Laboratory tracks opportunities to put its solutions to work, often collaborating with industry to accelerate their deployment by the private sector. Products as diverse as radiation detectors, thin-film batteries, high-efficiency heat pumps, and high-performance steel alloys have emerged from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s R&D. Transfer of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s innovations to the private sector has created new industries in the United States, resulted in substantial cost savings for companies and consumers, and provided jobs for Americans. Its staff scientists in collaboration with over 4,000 visiting researchers annually make new scientific discoveries and develop new technologies. Oak Ridge National Laboratory was founded in 1943 and is based in Oak Ridge, T.N.

How much funding has Oak Ridge National Laboratory raised?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has raised $5.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Grant of $5.0M announced in Mar 2022.

When did Oak Ridge National Laboratory last raise funding?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's most recent funding round on record is a Grant of $5.0M, announced in Mar 2022.

Who is the CEO of Oak Ridge National Laboratory?

Duncan Earl is listed as CEO at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Where is Oak Ridge National Laboratory headquartered?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States.

How many employees does Oak Ridge National Laboratory have?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is in the 1001-5000 employee band.

How does Oak Ridge National Laboratory's funding compare to other Energy startups?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's latest round of $5.0M is below the $15M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Oak Ridge National Laboratory is left off this page rather than filled in.

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