# CellPly funding: rounds and investors

> CellPly has raised $11M across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include Italian Angels for Growth, EISMEA and CDP Venture Capital. Every round with its source.

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

Italy · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *CellPly*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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 7 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$11M** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources

**$2.6M** Seed **$8.4M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $8.4M Apr 2026
- **Step-up i:** 3.3×
- **Investors:** 5

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 2024 2026

**$2.6M** Seed

**$8.4M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $2.6M
- **Biggest round:** $8.4M
- **Between rounds:** 12 years

## The rounds

- **Apr 2026** Venture **$8.4M** *3 new* *1 returning* [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) [Italian Angels for Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/italian-angels-for-growth) [LIFTT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt) Source recorded
- **Mar 2014** Seed **$2.6M** *2 new* [Italian Angels for Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/italian-angels-for-growth) [Zernike Meta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zernike-meta-ventures) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From CellPly's own website: 1 founder, 11 on the team.

**Massimo Bocchi** Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

- **Alex Jones** Chief Executive Officer
- **Alessia Zanelli** President
- **Andrea Faenza** Chief Technology Officer
- **Priyanka Dutta Passecker** Chief Business Officer
- **Laura Rocchi** Head of Biology
- **Antonella Beltrame** Board Member
- **Carmelo Catalano** Board Member
- **Marco Fadda** Business Development Manager EMEA/APAC
- **Miro Venturi** Board Member
- **Paola Poggi** Operations & PMO Manager
- **Teresa De Nadai** Board Member

## 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.

**Seed** 2014 **Venture** 2026 [Italian Angels for Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/italian-angels-for-growth) [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) [LIFTT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt) [Zernike Meta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zernike-meta-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Italian Angels for Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/italian-angels-for-growth) VC firm **2** rounds

[EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) Investment firm **1** round

[CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round

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

[Zernike Meta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zernike-meta-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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

## Quick answers about CellPly

### Who invested in CellPly?

CellPly's investors include Italian Angels for Growth, EISMEA, CDP Venture Capital, LIFTT and Zernike Meta Ventures.

### How much has CellPly raised?

CellPly has raised $11M across 2 rounds since 2014.

### When did CellPly last raise?

CellPly's most recent round was a Venture of $8.4M in Apr 2026.

### What was CellPly's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $8.4M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed CellPly first?

CellPly's first round on record, in Mar 2014, was backed by Italian Angels for Growth and Zernike Meta Ventures.

### What stage is CellPly at?

CellPly's latest named round is a Venture, in Apr 2026.

### Where is CellPly based?

CellPly is based in Italy.

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