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Who invested in Apellis Pharmaceuticals?
Apellis Pharmaceuticals's investors include Aju IB Investment and Morningside Private Investors.
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$1.7MVenture$3.0MVenture$6.0MGrowth$18MVenture$33MSeries CUnited States · Series C startup
Who invested in Apellis Pharmaceuticals
5 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$62Mraised across 5 rounds since 2010, from 5 sources
$1.7MVenture$3.0MVenture$6.0MGrowth$18MVenture$33MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $33MDec 2014
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- Investors
- 2
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $1.7M May 2010
- Biggest round
- $33M Series C · Dec 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 13 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Dec 2014Series C$33M2 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Dec 2014
- Aug 2014Venture$18M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $18M sold, first sale Jul 2013
- Aug 2013Growth$6.0M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by venturedeal.comSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Jul 2013
- Jun 2011Venture$3.0M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale May 2011
- May 2010Venture$1.7M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $1.7M sold, first sale May 2010
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.
Venture2010Venture2011Growth2013Venture2014Series C2014
Aju IB Investment
Morningside Private Investors
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Apellis Pharmaceuticals 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.
Quick answers about Apellis Pharmaceuticals
How much has Apellis Pharmaceuticals raised?
Apellis Pharmaceuticals has raised $62M across 5 rounds since 2010.
When did Apellis Pharmaceuticals last raise?
Apellis Pharmaceuticals's most recent round was a Series C of $33M in Dec 2014.
What was Apellis Pharmaceuticals's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $33M in Dec 2014, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Apellis Pharmaceuticals first?
Apellis Pharmaceuticals's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Aju IB Investment and Morningside Private Investors.
What stage is Apellis Pharmaceuticals at?
Apellis Pharmaceuticals's latest named round is a Series C, in Dec 2014.
Where is Apellis Pharmaceuticals based?
Apellis Pharmaceuticals is based in the United States.
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