# Cerecor funding: rounds and investors > Cerecor has raised $71M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, National Institutes of Health and MPM Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cerecor (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Cerecor* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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. Pharma Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$71M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources **$22M** Series A **$6.8M** Series A **$32M** Series B **$10M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $10M Aug 2021 - **Biggest round:** $32M Series B · Jul 2014 - **Investors:** 4 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. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 **$22M** Series A **$6.8M** Series A **$32M** Series B **$10M** Debt - **First round:** Series A, $22M - **Biggest round:** $32M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2021** Debt **$10M** *1 new* *1 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Source recorded - **Jul 2014** Series B **$32M** *3 new* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) [Apple Tree Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple-tree-partners) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Jul 2014 - **Sept 2013** Series A **$6.8M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $6.8M sold, first sale Aug 2013 - **Apr 2012** Series A **$22M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Mar 2012 ## Founders and team From Cerecor's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 10 on the team. - **Kathleen Cohen** Senior Vice President, Clinical Development Operations - **Chris Sullivan** Chief Financial Officer - **Jennifer Riley** Chief Strategy Officer - **Paul Varki** Chief Legal Officer - **Taylor Boyd** Chief Business Officer - **Michael Heffernan** Chairman of the Board - **John E Kaiser** Executive Officer i - **Mariam E Morris** Executive Officer i - **Ronald E Marcus** Executive Officer i - **Uli Hacksell** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Eugene A. Bauer* *Isaac A. Blech* *Magnus E Persson* *Phil E Gutry* *Thomas E Aasen* ## 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** 2012 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2014 **Debt** 2021 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) [MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) [Apple Tree Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple-tree-partners) ## Everyone who backed them [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **2** rounds [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Government **1** round [MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) Private equity **1** round [Apple Tree Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple-tree-partners) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cerecor). ## Quick answers about Cerecor ### Who invested in Cerecor? Cerecor's investors include New Enterprise Associates, National Institutes of Health, MPM Capital and Apple Tree Partners. ### How much has Cerecor raised? Cerecor has raised $71M across 4 rounds since 2012. ### When did Cerecor last raise? Cerecor's most recent round was a Debt of $10M in Aug 2021. ### What was Cerecor's biggest round? Cerecor's largest round on record is $32M (Series B), in Jul 2014. ### Who backed Cerecor first? Cerecor's first round on record, in Jul 2014, was backed by New Enterprise Associates, MPM Capital and Apple Tree Partners. ### What stage is Cerecor at? Cerecor's latest named round is a Debt, in Aug 2021. ### Where is Cerecor based? Cerecor is based in the United States. ## Companies like Cerecor In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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