# Cellares funding: rounds and investors

> Cellares has raised $257M across 1 round since 2026. Investors include 8VC and BlackRock. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Cellares*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. 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 10 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$257M** raised across 1 round since 2026, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series D, $257M Jan 2026
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jan 2026** Series D **$257M** [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders.

**Fabian Gerlinghaus** Co-Founder & CEO, Cellares *Named on its 2021 Form D*

**Omar Kurdi** Co-Founder & President, Cellares *Named on its 2021 Form D*

On the board, as filed i *Justin Butler*

## Everyone who backed them

[8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **1** round

[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Cellares 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.

[EcoR1 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecor1-capital) Private equity Per its own site

[Decheng Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/decheng-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Intuitive Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intuitive-ventures) Accelerator Per its own site

[VONROSEN](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vonrosen) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Cellares

### Who invested in Cellares?

Cellares's investors include 8VC and BlackRock.

### How much has Cellares raised?

Cellares has raised $257M across 1 round since 2026.

### When did Cellares last raise?

Cellares's most recent round was a Series D of $257M in Jan 2026.

### What was Cellares's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $257M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Cellares first?

Cellares's first round on record, in Jan 2026, was backed by 8VC and BlackRock.

### What stage is Cellares at?

Cellares's latest named round is a Series D, in Jan 2026.

### Where is Cellares based?

Cellares is based in the United States.

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