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Who invested in AbCellera?
AbCellera's investors include DCVC, Founders Fund, Government of Canada and Eli Lilly.
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$10MSeries A$516MGrant
Canada · Funded startup
Who invested in AbCellera
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$526Mraised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources
$10MSeries A$516MGrant
- Latest round
- Grant, $516MMay 2023
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- Investors
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The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $10M Sept 2018
- Biggest round
- $516M Grant · May 2023
- Between rounds
- 4.6 years from the last two
The rounds
- May 2023
- Sept 2018
Founders and team
From AbCellera's own website: 14 on the team.
- Carl HansenChairman, CEO & President
- Andrew BoothChief Financial Officer
- Sarah NoonbergChief Medical Officer
- Véronique LecaultDirector & CTO
- Andrew KnowlesVP, Operations
- Jessica PattersonHead of Target Assessment
- Sherie DuncanVP, Early Discovery & Partnerships
- Grace LeungAssociate Scientific Director
- John MontalbanoDirector
- Lynn SeelyDirector
- Michael HaydenLead Director
- Róisín McCombLaboratory Operations Manager
- Stephen QuakeDirector
- Victor SandorDirector
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list AbCellera as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about AbCellera
How much has AbCellera raised?
AbCellera has raised $526M across 2 rounds since 2018.
When did AbCellera last raise?
AbCellera's most recent round was a Grant of $516M in May 2023.
What was AbCellera's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $516M in May 2023, is also its largest on record.
Who backed AbCellera first?
AbCellera's first round on record, in Sept 2018, was backed by DCVC.
What stage is AbCellera at?
AbCellera's latest named round is a Grant, in May 2023.
Where is AbCellera based?
AbCellera is based in Canada.
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