# Bluestem Biosciences funding: rounds and investors

> Bluestem Biosciences has raised $400K across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include US Department of Energy and Invest Nebraska. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Bluestem Biosciences*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

Agtech

Raised 2 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$400K** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources

**$200K** Grant **$200K** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $200K Sept 2026
- **Investors:** 2

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.

2024 2025 2026

**$200K** Grant

**$200K** Grant

- **First round:** Grant, $200K
- **Biggest round:** $200K
- **Between rounds:** 3.3 years

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Grant **$200K** *2 returning* [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) Source recorded
- **May 2023** Grant **$200K** *2 new* [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Bluestem Biosciences's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders, 2 on the team.

**Billy Hagstrom** CEO / Co-Founder

**Tyler Autera** COO / Co-Founder

- **Cameron Rylance** VP, Government Affairs & Business Development
- **William Hagstrom** Executive Officer, Director i

## 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** 2023 **Grant** 2026 [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska)

## Everyone who backed them

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **2** rounds

[Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) Government **2** rounds

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bluestem-biosciences).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Bluestem Biosciences as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Zero Infinity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zero-infinity-partners) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Bluestem Biosciences

### Who invested in Bluestem Biosciences?

Bluestem Biosciences's investors include US Department of Energy and Invest Nebraska.

### How much has Bluestem Biosciences raised?

Bluestem Biosciences has raised $400K across 2 rounds since 2023.

### When did Bluestem Biosciences last raise?

Bluestem Biosciences's most recent round was a Grant of $200K in Sept 2026.

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

Its most recent round, $200K in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Bluestem Biosciences first?

Bluestem Biosciences's first round on record, in May 2023, was backed by US Department of Energy and Invest Nebraska.

### What stage is Bluestem Biosciences at?

Bluestem Biosciences's latest named round is a Grant, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Bluestem Biosciences based?

Bluestem Biosciences is based in the United States.

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