# BioSTL funding: rounds and investors

> BioSTL has raised $32M across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase and Economic Development Administation.

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

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# Who invested in *BioSTL*

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

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$32M** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources

**$30M** Grant **$2.0M** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $2.0M Jan 2023
- **Biggest round:** $30M Grant · Jul 2014
- **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.

2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

**$30M** Grant

**$2.0M** Grant

- **First round:** Grant, $30M
- **Biggest round:** $30M
- **Between rounds:** 8.4 years

## The rounds

- **Jan 2023** Grant **$2.0M** *4 new* [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) [Economic Development Administation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/economic-development-administation) [U.S. Department of Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-commerce) Source recorded
- **Jul 2014** Grant **$30M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From BioSTL's own website: 1 founder, 16 on the team.

**Donn Rubin** Founding President & CEO, BioSTL

- **Amy Gwin** Vice President, Marketing & Communications
- **Ben Johnson** Senior Vice President, Strategy & Operations
- **Jim McCarter** Senior Vice President, BioSTL
- **Amanda Conley** Program Coordinator and Administrative Assistant
- **Alyssa Coffey** Communications Manager
- **Brittany Whitley** Director, Regional Workforce Strategy
- **Chad Zimmerman** Senior Director, AgriFood Business Development
- **Isabel Acevedo** Manager of Tech-Based Economic Development
- **Kelly Bertrand** Controller
- **Kiara Laack** Communications Associate
- **Sally Steuterman** Manager, Scientific Training Partnerships
- **Samantha Minor** Manager, Community Partnerships
- **Tanya Yatzeck** Senior Manager, Business Process Optimization
- **Tia Newcom** Finance Lead
- **Tim Dunville** Manager, Industry Workforce Partnerships
- **Valerie Nelson** Senior Manager Strategy & Operations, BioSTL Global

Advisers *Debbie Thompson*

## 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.

**Grant** 2014 **Grant** 2023 [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) [Economic Development Administation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/economic-development-administation) [U.S. Department of Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-commerce)

## Everyone who backed them

[JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) Investment bank **1** round

[JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) Corporate VC **1** round

[Economic Development Administation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/economic-development-administation) Investment firm **1** round

[U.S. Department of Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-commerce) Government **1** round

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## Quick answers about BioSTL

### Who invested in BioSTL?

BioSTL's investors include JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase, Economic Development Administation and U.S. Department of Commerce.

### How much has BioSTL raised?

BioSTL has raised $32M across 2 rounds since 2014.

### When did BioSTL last raise?

BioSTL's most recent round was a Grant of $2.0M in Jan 2023.

### What was BioSTL's biggest round?

BioSTL's largest round on record is $30M (Grant), in Jul 2014.

### Who backed BioSTL first?

BioSTL's first round on record, in Jan 2023, was backed by JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase and Economic Development Administation and 1 others.

### What stage is BioSTL at?

BioSTL's latest named round is a Grant, in Jan 2023.

### Where is BioSTL based?

BioSTL is based in the United States.

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