# Atai Life Sciences funding: rounds and investors > Atai Life Sciences has raised $68M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Peter Thiel, Subversive Capital and Apeiron. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/atai-life-sciences (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Atai Life Sciences* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$68M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources **$25M** Round **$43M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $43M Mar 2019 - **Step-up i:** 1.7× - **Investors:** 7 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. 2019 **$25M** Round **$43M** Series B - **First round:** Round, $25M - **Biggest round:** $43M - **Between rounds:** 6 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2019** Series B **$43M** *4 new* [Subversive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/subversive-capital) [Apeiron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apeiron) Bail Efrem Kamen Reported by FinSMEs - **Oct 2018** Round **$25M** *3 new* [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) Mike Novogratz Thor Bjorgolfsson Reported by Businessinsider ## Founders and team From Atai Life Sciences's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team. **Christian Angermayer** Founder and Chairman of the Board - **Anne Johnson** Chief Accounting Officer - **Michael Faerm** Chief Financial Officer - **Ryan Barrett** Chief Legal and Business Officer - **Andrea Heslin Smiley** Director - **John Hoffman** Director - **Sabrina Martucci Johnson** Director ## 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** 2018 **Series B** 2019 [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) [Subversive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/subversive-capital) [Apeiron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apeiron) Bail Efrem Kamen Mike Novogratz Thor Bjorgolfsson ## Everyone who backed them [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) Angel **1** round [Subversive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/subversive-capital) VC firm **1** round [Apeiron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apeiron) Private equity **1** round Bail no record of our own yet **1** round Efrem Kamen no record of our own yet **1** round Mike Novogratz no record of our own yet **1** round Thor Bjorgolfsson 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=atai-life-sciences). ## Also claim to have backed them These 20 firms list Atai Life Sciences 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. [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) VC firm Per its own site [Alpha Wave Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global) Private equity Per its own site [Bright Success Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-success-capital) Family office Per its own site [Future Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Able Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/able-partners) VC firm Per its own site [BroadVision](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadvision) Investment firm Per its own site [Maiora Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maiora-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Neo Kuma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo-kuma-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Nucleus Adventure Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nucleus-adventure-capital) VC firm Per its own site [What If Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/what-if-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Golden Wok](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-wok) VC firm Per its own site [GrayBella Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graybella-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Head and Heart Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/head-and-heart-capital) Angel network Per its own site [Magna Filis Ventures LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/magna-filis-ventures-llc) VC firm Per its own site [Manta Capital Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manta-capital-advisors) VC firm Per its own site [Purpose Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purpose-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Q-Advisers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/q-advisers) Family office Per its own site [The Brkfst Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-brkfst-club) Angel network Per its own site [p53](https://millionrounds.com/fund/p53) VC firm Per its own site [wpss.bio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wpss-bio) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Atai Life Sciences ### Who invested in Atai Life Sciences? Atai Life Sciences's investors include Peter Thiel, Subversive Capital, Apeiron, Bail and Efrem Kamen, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Atai Life Sciences raised? Atai Life Sciences has raised $68M across 2 rounds since 2018. ### When did Atai Life Sciences last raise? Atai Life Sciences's most recent round was a Series B of $43M in Mar 2019. ### What was Atai Life Sciences's biggest round? Its most recent round, $43M in Mar 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Atai Life Sciences first? Atai Life Sciences's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by Peter Thiel, Mike Novogratz and Thor Bjorgolfsson. ### What stage is Atai Life Sciences at? Atai Life Sciences's latest named round is a Series B, in Mar 2019. ### Where is Atai Life Sciences based? Atai Life Sciences is based in the United States. ## Companies like Atai Life Sciences In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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