# Avelas Biosciences funding: rounds and investors

> Avelas Biosciences has raised $42M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Avalon Ventures, Torrey Pines Investment and WuXi AppTec.

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

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Avelas Biosciences*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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

**$42M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

**$7.7M** Series A **$6.8M** Series B **$7.4M** Series B **$20M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $20M Aug 2016
- **Step-up i:** 2.7×
- **Investors:** 5

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.

2013 2014 2015 2016

**$7.7M** Series A

**$6.8M** Series B

**$7.4M** Series B

**$20M** Series C

- **First round:** Series A, $7.7M
- **Biggest round:** $20M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2016** Series C **$20M** *1 new* Pharmstandard International Reported by FinSMEs
- **Sept 2014** Series B **$7.4M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) [Torrey Pines Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torrey-pines-investment-llc) [WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-pharmatech-cayman) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2014** Series B **$6.8M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) [WuXi AppTec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-apptec) [Torrey Pines Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torrey-pines-investment-llc) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2012** Series A **$7.7M** *1 new* [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) Reported by prnewswire.com

## 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 A** 2012 **Series B** 2014 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2016 [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) [Torrey Pines Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torrey-pines-investment-llc) [WuXi AppTec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-apptec) [WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-pharmatech-cayman) Pharmstandard International

## Everyone who backed them

[Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[Torrey Pines Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torrey-pines-investment-llc) VC firm **2** rounds

[WuXi AppTec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-apptec) Growth equity **1** round

[WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-pharmatech-cayman) Growth equity **1** round

Pharmstandard International no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Avelas Biosciences

### Who invested in Avelas Biosciences?

Avelas Biosciences's investors include Avalon Ventures, Torrey Pines Investment, WuXi AppTec, WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) and Pharmstandard International.

### How much has Avelas Biosciences raised?

Avelas Biosciences has raised $42M across 4 rounds since 2012.

### When did Avelas Biosciences last raise?

Avelas Biosciences's most recent round was a Series C of $20M in Aug 2016.

### What was Avelas Biosciences's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $20M in Aug 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Avelas Biosciences first?

Avelas Biosciences's first round on record, in Dec 2012, was backed by Avalon Ventures.

### What stage is Avelas Biosciences at?

Avelas Biosciences's latest named round is a Series C, in Aug 2016.

### Where is Avelas Biosciences based?

Avelas Biosciences is based in the United States.

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