# Cereius funding: rounds and investors

> Cereius has raised $7.3M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include North Carolina Biotechnology Center and BioInnovation Capital.

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

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# Who invested in *Cereius*

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 Healthcare

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$7.3M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$6.8M** Round **$500K** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $500K May 2020
- **Biggest round:** $6.8M Round · Jul 2018
- **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.

2019 2020

**$6.8M** Round

**$500K** Debt

- **First round:** Round, $6.8M
- **Biggest round:** $6.8M
- **Between rounds:** 21 months

## The rounds

- **May 2020** Debt **$500K** *1 new* [North Carolina Biotechnology Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-carolina-bio) Source recorded
- **Jul 2018** Round **$6.8M** *1 new* [BioInnovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-capital) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $1.0M sold, first sale Jun 2018

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Edward Field** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Kimberly Blackwell** Executive Officer i
- **Michael Zalutsky** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Bill Hawkins* *Eric Linsley* *Susie Harborth*

## 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** 2018 **Debt** 2020 [North Carolina Biotechnology Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-carolina-bio) [BioInnovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[North Carolina Biotechnology Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-carolina-bio) Government **1** round

[BioInnovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Cereius

### Who invested in Cereius?

Cereius's investors include North Carolina Biotechnology Center and BioInnovation Capital.

### How much has Cereius raised?

Cereius has raised $7.3M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Cereius last raise?

Cereius's most recent round was a Debt of $500K in May 2020.

### What was Cereius's biggest round?

Cereius's largest round on record is $6.8M (Undisclosed round), in Jul 2018.

### Who backed Cereius first?

Cereius's first round on record, in Jul 2018, was backed by BioInnovation Capital.

### What stage is Cereius at?

Cereius's latest named round is a Debt, in May 2020.

### Where is Cereius based?

Cereius is based in the United States.

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