# AstronauTx funding: rounds and investors

> AstronauTx has raised $124M across 6 rounds since 2019. Investors include Innovate UK, EQT Life Sciences and EQT. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/astronautx (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *AstronauTx*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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.

Biotech Healthcare

Raised 2 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$124M** raised across 6 rounds since 2019, from 6 sources

**$7.8M** Round **$61M** Series A **$6.5M** Series A **$23M** Series A **$25M** Series A **$1.2M** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $1.2M Sept 2026
- **Biggest round:** $61M Series A · Oct 2023
- **Investors:** 9 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$7.8M** Round

**$61M** Series A

**$6.5M** Series A

**$23M** Series A

**$25M** Series A

**$1.2M** Grant

- **First round:** Round, $7.8M
- **Biggest round:** $61M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Grant **$1.2M** *3 returning* [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [EQT Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences) [EQT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt) Source recorded
- **Jan 2026** Series A **$25M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Dec 2024** Series A **$23M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2024** Series A **$6.5M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Oct 2023** Series A **$61M** *8 new* [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) Lead [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) [EQT Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences) [EQT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt) [Brandon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brandon-capital) [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bristol-myers-squibb) [Dementia Discovery Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dementia-discovery-fund) Reported by UCL Technology Fund
- **Aug 2019** Round **$7.8M** *1 new* The Dementia Discovery Fund Reported by Standard

## Funding filed with regulators

AstronauTx filed 6 raises, $77M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Aug 2026 **$5.0M** UK share allotment
- Jan 2026 **$25M** UK share allotment
- Dec 2024 **$23M** UK share allotment
- Jul 2024 **$6.5M** UK share allotment
- Oct 2023 **$3.4M** UK share allotment
- Aug 2023 **$15M** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From AstronauTx's own website: 2 on the team.

- **Angela Cartwright** US Executive Administrator and Operations Coordinator
- **Deborah Gouveia** VP, Clinical Operations and Development Strategy

## 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.

**Round** 2019 **Series A** 2023 **Series A** 2024 **Series A** 2024 **Series A** 2026 **Grant** 2026 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [EQT Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences) [EQT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) L [MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) [Brandon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brandon-capital) [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bristol-myers-squibb) [Dementia Discovery Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dementia-discovery-fund) The Dementia Discovery Fund

## Everyone who backed them

[Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **2** rounds

[EQT Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences) VC firm **2** rounds

[EQT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt) Private equity **2** rounds

[Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1

[MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) Private equity **1** round

[Brandon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brandon-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Bristol Myers Squibb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bristol-myers-squibb) VC firm **1** round

[Dementia Discovery Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dementia-discovery-fund) VC firm **1** round

The Dementia Discovery Fund no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=astronautx).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists AstronauTx 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.

[UCL Technology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucl-technology-fund) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about AstronauTx

### Who invested in AstronauTx?

AstronauTx's investors include Innovate UK, EQT Life Sciences, EQT, Novartis Venture Fund and MPM Capital, and 4 more on record.

### How much has AstronauTx raised?

AstronauTx has raised $124M across 6 rounds since 2019.

### When did AstronauTx last raise?

AstronauTx's most recent round was a Grant of $1.2M in Sept 2026.

### What was AstronauTx's biggest round?

AstronauTx's largest round on record is $61M (Series A), in Oct 2023, led by Novartis Venture Fund.

### Who backed AstronauTx first?

AstronauTx's first round on record, in Aug 2019, was backed by The Dementia Discovery Fund.

### What stage is AstronauTx at?

AstronauTx's latest named round is a Grant, in Sept 2026.

### Where is AstronauTx based?

AstronauTx is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led AstronauTx's rounds?

Novartis Venture Fund led the Series A in 2023.

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