# Biohaven Pharmaceutical funding: rounds and investors

> Biohaven Pharmaceutical has raised $280M across 2 rounds since 2016. Investors include Venrock, RA Capital Management and Connecticut Innovations.

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

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# Who invested in *Biohaven Pharmaceutical*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 12 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$280M** raised across 2 rounds since 2016, from 2 sources

**$80M** Round **$200M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $200M Nov 2025
- **Step-up i:** 2.5×
- **Investors:** 4

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

**$80M** Round

**$200M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $80M
- **Biggest round:** $200M
- **Between rounds:** 9 years

## The rounds

- **Nov 2025** Round **$200M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) [Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) [Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital) Source recorded
- **Nov 2016** Round **$80M** *1 new* [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $40M sold, first sale Oct 2016

## Founders and team

From Biohaven Pharmaceutical's own website: 73 on the team.

- **Beth Morris** Vice President, Clinical Operations
- **Caroline Dircks Ph.D.** Senior Vice President, Corporate & Portfolio Operations
- **Francine Healy** Vice President, Global Regulatory Documentation
- **Javier Gonzalez** Vice President, CMC Technical Operations
- **Jim Mather** Vice President, Clinical Operations
- **Kimberly Gentile** Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations
- **Lopa Bakrania** Vice President, CMC‑Regulatory Affairs
- **Mary Sullivan** Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
- **Matthew DeLawder** Vice President, Accounting Operations
- **Michele Potashman** Vice President, Clinical Outcomes Assessments & Health Economics
- **Stephanie Pfister** Vice President, Clinical Operations
- **John McGill** Chief Technology Officer
- **Matthew Buten** Chief Financial Officer
- **Alex Greif** Senior Director, Lab Operations & Facilities
- **Alexandra Peck** Lab Operations Specialist
- **Ana Estrella** Senior Research Scientist
- **Andrea Mondello** Senior Director, Clinical Quality Compliance
- **Anita Elgin** Director, Clinical Data Management & Clinical Operations

And 55 more on the team.

## 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** 2016 **Round** 2025 [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) [Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) [Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) VC firm **2** rounds

[RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) Private equity **1** round

[Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) Government **1** round

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

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Biohaven Pharmaceutical 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.

[Aisling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aisling-capital) Private equity Per its own site

[J.W. CHILDS ASSOCIATES, L.P.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-w-childs-associates-l-p) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Biohaven Pharmaceutical

### Who invested in Biohaven Pharmaceutical?

Biohaven Pharmaceutical's investors include Venrock, RA Capital Management, Connecticut Innovations and Vivo Capital.

### How much has Biohaven Pharmaceutical raised?

Biohaven Pharmaceutical has raised $280M across 2 rounds since 2016.

### When did Biohaven Pharmaceutical last raise?

Biohaven Pharmaceutical's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $200M in Nov 2025.

### What was Biohaven Pharmaceutical's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $200M in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Biohaven Pharmaceutical first?

Biohaven Pharmaceutical's first round on record, in Nov 2016, was backed by Venrock.

### What stage is Biohaven Pharmaceutical at?

Biohaven Pharmaceutical's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2025.

### Where is Biohaven Pharmaceutical based?

Biohaven Pharmaceutical is based in the United States.

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