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Polaris MEP: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Polaris MEP is a statewide non profit organization that provides competitive manufacturing business improvement programs to grow RI’s manufacturing industry. Polaris MEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) and a business unit of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation.

polarismep.org LinkedIn Providence, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$2.5M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Mar 2026

Polaris MEP has raised $2.5M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $2.5M announced in Mar 2026.

That round is below the $10M median round size for Hardware companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Polaris MEP Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$2.5M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$2.5M in Mar 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Providence, United States

Latest funding round on record: Mar 2026.

Polaris MEP Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$2.5M

Polaris MEP Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Peter Kaczmarek
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Polaris MEP team: 1 has a LinkedIn profile.

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Polaris MEP Funding Compared to Other Hardware Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,454
$10M
30,148
$7.5M

Polaris MEP's latest round of $2.5M is below the median round in Hardware. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Polaris MEP Funding FAQs

What does Polaris MEP do?

Polaris MEP is a statewide non profit organization that provides competitive manufacturing business improvement programs to grow RI’s manufacturing industry. Polaris MEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) and a business unit of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation.

How much funding has Polaris MEP raised?

Polaris MEP has raised $2.5M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $2.5M announced in Mar 2026.

When did Polaris MEP last raise funding?

Polaris MEP's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $2.5M, announced in Mar 2026.

Who founded Polaris MEP?

FundedIQ lists Peter Kaczmarek (Founder) at Polaris MEP.

Where is Polaris MEP headquartered?

Polaris MEP is based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

How many employees does Polaris MEP have?

Polaris MEP is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Polaris MEP's funding compare to other Hardware startups?

Polaris MEP's latest round of $2.5M is below the $10M median round size for Hardware companies on FundedIQ across 1,454 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Polaris MEP 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 Polaris MEP is left off this page rather than filled in.

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