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Who invested in Adagene

3 rounds we have observed, with the 11 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

BiotechHealthcare

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$83Mraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

$8.0MSeries A$50MSeries C$25MRound
Latest round
Round, $25MJul 2025
Biggest round
$50MSeries C · Mar 2018
Investors
11
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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.

20162018202020222024
$8.0MSeries A$50MSeries C$25MRound
First round
Series A, $8.0M
Dec 2014
Biggest round
$50M
Series C · Mar 2018
Usual gap between rounds
7.3 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Jul 2025
  2. Mar 2018
    Series C$50M4 new
    • King Star
    • AVIC
    • Gopher Asset
    • Sequoia China/ New World TMT

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. Dec 2014
    Series A$8.0M3 new

    From a historical funding record

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.

Series A2014Series C2018Round2025HSGGeneral AtlanticEight Roads VenturesF-Prime CapitalSanofiWuXi Healthcare VenturesKing StarAVICFidelity Asia GrowthGopher Asset

Everyone who backed them

HSGVC firm1round
General AtlanticPrivate equity1round
F-Prime CapitalVC firm1round
SanofiInvestment firm1round
King StarGrowth equity1round
AVICno record of our own yet1round
Fidelity Asia Growthno record of our own yet1round
Gopher Assetno record of our own yet1round
Sequoia China/ New World TMTno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Adagene as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Toba CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Adagene

Who invested in Adagene?

Adagene's investors include HSG, General Atlantic, Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital and Sanofi, and 6 more on record.

How much has Adagene raised?

Adagene has raised $83M across 3 rounds since 2014.

When did Adagene last raise?

Adagene's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $25M in Jul 2025.

What was Adagene's biggest round?

Adagene's largest round on record is $50M (Series C), in Mar 2018.

Who backed Adagene first?

Adagene's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by F-Prime Capital, WuXi Healthcare Ventures and Fidelity Asia Growth.

What stage is Adagene at?

Adagene's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2025.

Where is Adagene based?

Adagene is based in China.

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