# Ataraxis funding: rounds and investors

> Ataraxis has raised $24M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Obvious Ventures, Giant Ventures and AIX Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Ataraxis*

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.

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$24M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 3 sources

**$4.0M** Seed **$20M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $20M Mar 2025
- **Led by:** AIX Ventures
- **Step-up i:** 5.1×
- **Investors:** 7 (3 led)

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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.

2025

**$4.0M** Seed

**$20M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $20M
- **Between rounds:** 4 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2025** Series A **$20M** *5 new* *2 returning* [AIX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures) Lead [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) [Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) [Bertelsmann](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann) [Floating Point](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floating-point) [Thiel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thiel-bio) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other SEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Dec 2024
- **Nov 2024** Seed **$4.0M** *2 new* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Lead [Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) Lead Reported by AlleyWatch SEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Dec 2024

## Founders and team

From Ataraxis's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Stephen Cilley** Chief Executive Officer
- **Eric Smith** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Glen Scott** Chief People Officer
- **Marv Lasnick** Chief Technology Officer
- **Autumn Brown** VP, Finance
- **Lisa Lavin** Director of Communication

## 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.

**Seed** 2024 **Series A** 2025 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) L [Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) L [AIX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures) L [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Bertelsmann](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann) [Floating Point](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floating-point) [Thiel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thiel-bio)

## Everyone who backed them

[Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Accelerator **2** rounds, led 1

[Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[AIX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Bertelsmann](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann) Corporate VC **1** round

[Floating Point](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floating-point) VC firm **1** round

[Thiel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thiel-bio) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Ataraxis

### Who invested in Ataraxis?

Ataraxis's investors include Obvious Ventures, Giant Ventures, AIX Ventures, Founders Fund and Bertelsmann, and 2 more on record. AIX Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Ataraxis raised?

Ataraxis has raised $24M across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did Ataraxis last raise?

Ataraxis's most recent round was a Series A of $20M in Mar 2025, led by AIX Ventures.

### What was Ataraxis's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $20M in Mar 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Ataraxis first?

Ataraxis's first round on record, in Nov 2024, was backed by Obvious Ventures and Giant Ventures.

### What stage is Ataraxis at?

Ataraxis's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2025.

### Where is Ataraxis based?

Ataraxis is based in the United States.

### Who led Ataraxis's rounds?

Obvious Ventures led the Seed in 2024; AIX Ventures led the Series A in 2025.

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