# Beam Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> Beam Therapeutics has raised $322M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include ARCH Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital and Redmile Group.

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

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# Who invested in *Beam Therapeutics*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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 9 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$322M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources

**$87M** Series A **$135M** Series B **$100M** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $100M Feb 2026
- **Biggest round:** $135M Series B · Mar 2019
- **Investors:** 12

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.

2018 2020 2022 2024 2026

**$87M** Series A

**$135M** Series B

**$100M** Debt

- **First round:** Series A, $87M
- **Biggest round:** $135M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 6.9 years

## The rounds

- **Feb 2026** Debt **$100M** *3 new* *3 returning* [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) [Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) [Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) Source recorded
- **Mar 2019** Series B **$135M** *7 new* *1 returning* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Eight Roads Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads) [F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) [Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) [Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) [Altitude Life Science Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altitude-life-science-ventures) Cormorant Asset Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $84M sold, first sale Feb 2018
- **May 2018** Series A **$87M** *2 new* [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Feb 2018

## Founders and team

From Beam Therapeutics's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 8 on the team.

- **John Evans** Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
- **Eric Foster** Chief Commercial Officer
- **Sravan Emany** Chief Financial Officer
- **Susan O’Connor** Chief Human Resources Officer
- **Chirfi Guindo** Board Member
- **Christi Shaw** Board Member
- **Graham Cooper** Board Member
- **Kate Walsh** Board Member

On the board, as filed i *Carole Ho* *Kristina Burow* *Mark Fishman* *Michael Yi* *Robert Nelsen* *Stephen Knight*

## 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** 2018 **Series B** 2019 **Debt** 2026 [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) [Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Eight Roads Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads) [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) [Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) [Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch)

## Everyone who backed them

[ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) VC firm **2** rounds

[Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) VC firm **2** rounds

[Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) VC firm **2** rounds

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round

[Eight Roads Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads) VC firm **1** round

[Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) Asset manager **1** round

[Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) Private equity **1** round

[Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) Private equity **1** round

[Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) Hedge fund **1** round

[Altitude Life Science Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altitude-life-science-ventures) VC firm **1** round

Cormorant Asset no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Beam Therapeutics

### Who invested in Beam Therapeutics?

Beam Therapeutics's investors include ARCH Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital, Redmile Group, Omega Funds and Google Ventures, and 7 more on record.

### How much has Beam Therapeutics raised?

Beam Therapeutics has raised $322M across 3 rounds since 2018.

### When did Beam Therapeutics last raise?

Beam Therapeutics's most recent round was a Debt of $100M in Feb 2026.

### What was Beam Therapeutics's biggest round?

Beam Therapeutics's largest round on record is $135M (Series B), in Mar 2019.

### Who backed Beam Therapeutics first?

Beam Therapeutics's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by ARCH Venture Partners and F-Prime Capital.

### What stage is Beam Therapeutics at?

Beam Therapeutics's latest named round is a Debt, in Feb 2026.

### Where is Beam Therapeutics based?

Beam Therapeutics is based in the United States.

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