# Caribou Biosciences funding: rounds and investors > Caribou Biosciences has raised $139M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Novartis, National Science Foundation and Janus Henderson Investors. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/caribou-biosciences (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Caribou Biosciences* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 **$139M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources **$2.9M** Series A **$12M** Series A **$125M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $125M Jul 2023 - **Step-up i:** 10.8× - **Investors:** 7 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. 2016 2018 2020 2022 **$2.9M** Series A **$12M** Series A **$125M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $2.9M - **Biggest round:** $125M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8.3 years ## The rounds - **Jul 2023** Round **$125M** *4 new* *1 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [Maverick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-ventures) [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) Source recorded - **Mar 2015** Series A **$12M** *3 new* [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [Jenny Rooke](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-rooke) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Sept 2014 - **Oct 2014** Series A **$2.9M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.9M sold, first sale Sept 2014 ## Founders and team From Caribou Biosciences's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team. - **Reigin Zawadzki** Chief people officer - **Sri Ryali** Chief financial officer - **Andrew Guggenhime** Board of directors - **Barbara G. McClung** Executive Officer i - **Jason B. O'Byrne** Executive Officer i - **Rachel E. Haurwitz** Executive Officer, Director i - **Steven B. Kanner** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Jeffrey G. Long-McGie* *Natalie R. Sacks* *Robert E. Weisskoff* *Santhosh G. Palani* ## 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** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Round** 2023 [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) [Maverick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-ventures) [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) [Jenny Rooke](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-rooke) ## Everyone who backed them [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) VC firm **2** rounds [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) Private equity **1** round [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) Family office **1** round [Maverick Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-ventures) VC firm **1** round [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) Corporate VC **1** round [Jenny Rooke](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-rooke) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=caribou-biosciences). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Caribou Biosciences 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. [Jesse Robbins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jesse-robbins) VC firm Per its own site [Hyperspeed Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperspeed-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Caribou Biosciences ### Who invested in Caribou Biosciences? Caribou Biosciences's investors include Novartis, National Science Foundation, Janus Henderson Investors, Marc Bell Capital and Maverick Ventures, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Caribou Biosciences raised? Caribou Biosciences has raised $139M across 3 rounds since 2014. ### When did Caribou Biosciences last raise? Caribou Biosciences's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $125M in Jul 2023. ### What was Caribou Biosciences's biggest round? Its most recent round, $125M in Jul 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Caribou Biosciences first? Caribou Biosciences's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by Marc Bell Capital, Novartis and Jenny Rooke. ### What stage is Caribou Biosciences at? Caribou Biosciences's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2023. ### Where is Caribou Biosciences based? Caribou Biosciences is based in the United States. ## Companies like Caribou Biosciences In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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