# Cartesian Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> Cartesian Therapeutics has raised $180M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Invus and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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

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# Who invested in *Cartesian Therapeutics*

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.

Biotech

Raised 6 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$180M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

**$130M** Round **$50M** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $50M May 2026
- **Biggest round:** $130M Round · Jul 2024
- **Investors:** 2

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2025 2026

**$130M** Round

**$50M** Debt

- **First round:** Round, $130M
- **Biggest round:** $130M
- **Between rounds:** 22 months

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Debt **$50M** *1 returning* [Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) Source recorded
- **Jul 2024** Round **$130M** *2 new* [Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) [National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute) Source recorded SEC filing: $130M sold, first sale Jul 2024

## Founders and team

From Cartesian Therapeutics's own website: 2 on the team.

- **Blaine Davis** Chief Financial Officer
- **Peter Traber** Head of Research and Development

## 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** 2024 **Debt** 2026 [Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) [National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute)

## Everyone who backed them

[Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) Private equity **2** rounds

[National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Cartesian Therapeutics

### Who invested in Cartesian Therapeutics?

Cartesian Therapeutics's investors include Invus and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

### How much has Cartesian Therapeutics raised?

Cartesian Therapeutics has raised $180M across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did Cartesian Therapeutics last raise?

Cartesian Therapeutics's most recent round was a Debt of $50M in May 2026.

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

Cartesian Therapeutics's largest round on record is $130M (Undisclosed round), in Jul 2024.

### Who backed Cartesian Therapeutics first?

Cartesian Therapeutics's first round on record, in Jul 2024, was backed by Invus and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

### What stage is Cartesian Therapeutics at?

Cartesian Therapeutics's latest named round is a Debt, in May 2026.

### Where is Cartesian Therapeutics based?

Cartesian Therapeutics is based in the United States.

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