# Cernostics funding: rounds and investors > Cernostics has raised $12M across 8 rounds since 2009. Investors include Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Illumina Ventures and Pittsburgh Life Sciences... Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cernostics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Cernostics* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 **$12M** raised across 8 rounds since 2009, from 8 sources **$394K** Debt **$2.6M** Venture **$55K** Venture **$100K** Debt **$1.4M** Series B **$100K** Venture **$5.0M** Round **$2.5M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $2.5M Mar 2018 - **Biggest round:** $5.0M Round · Aug 2016 - **Investors:** 7 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. 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$394K** Debt **$2.6M** Venture **$55K** Venture **$100K** Debt **$1.4M** Series B **$100K** Venture **$5.0M** Round **$2.5M** Series A - **First round:** Debt, $394K - **Biggest round:** $5.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2018** Series A **$2.5M** *1 new* [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Mar 2018 - **Aug 2016** Round **$5.0M** *1 new* [UPMC Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upmc-enterprises) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $1.3M sold, first sale Aug 2016 - **Mar 2014** Venture **$100K** *1 new* [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeast Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners-of-northeast-pennsylvania) From a historical funding record - **Dec 2013** Series B **$1.4M** *3 new* [Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenho](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pittsburgh-life-sciences-greenhouse) [Novitas Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novitas-capital) [Geisinger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geisinger) Reported by finsmes.com - **Aug 2012** Debt **$100K** *1 returning* [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $125K sold, first sale Jul 2012 - **Mar 2012** Venture **$55K** *1 new* [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners) Reported by finsmes.com - **Jun 2010** Venture **$2.6M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.6M sold, first sale May 2010 - **Oct 2009** Debt **$394K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## 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. **Debt** 2009 **Venture** 2010 **Venture** 2012 **Debt** 2012 **Series B** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Round** 2016 **Series A** 2018 [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners) [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) [Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenho](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pittsburgh-life-sciences-greenhouse) [Novitas Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novitas-capital) [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeast Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners-of-northeast-pennsylvania) [UPMC Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upmc-enterprises) [Geisinger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geisinger) ## Everyone who backed them [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners) Government **2** rounds [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenho](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pittsburgh-life-sciences-greenhouse) Accelerator **1** round [Novitas Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novitas-capital) VC firm **1** round [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeast Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners-of-northeast-pennsylvania) Investment firm **1** round [UPMC Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upmc-enterprises) VC firm **1** round [Geisinger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geisinger) Corporate VC **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cernostics). ## Quick answers about Cernostics ### Who invested in Cernostics? Cernostics's investors include Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Illumina Ventures, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenho, Novitas Capital and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeast Pennsylvania, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Cernostics raised? Cernostics has raised $12M across 8 rounds since 2009. ### When did Cernostics last raise? Cernostics's most recent round was a Series A of $2.5M in Mar 2018. ### What was Cernostics's biggest round? Cernostics's largest round on record is $5.0M (Undisclosed round), in Aug 2016. ### Who backed Cernostics first? Cernostics's first round on record, in Mar 2012, was backed by Ben Franklin Technology Partners. ### What stage is Cernostics at? Cernostics's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2018. ### Where is Cernostics based? 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