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Who invested in Checkmate Pharmaceuticals

3 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.

BiotechHealthcare

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$69Mraised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources

$20MSeries A$27MSeries B$22MRound
Latest round
Round, $22MDec 2018
Biggest round
$27MSeries B · Jun 2017
Investors
5
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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.

201620172018
$20MSeries A$27MSeries B$22MRound
First round
Series A, $20M
Aug 2015
Biggest round
$27M
Series B · Jun 2017
Usual gap between rounds
22 months
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Dec 2018
    Round$22M2 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Nov 2018

  2. Jun 2017
    Series B$27M1 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $27M sold, first sale Jun 2017

  3. Aug 2015
    Series A$20M2 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Aug 2015

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team.

  • Arthur KriegExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Barry LabingerExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Charles YonExecutive Officeri
  • James WooldridgeExecutive Officeri
  • Jonathan LieberExecutive Officeri
  • Karen BrennanExecutive Officeri
  • Kleem ChaudharyExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediAlan FuhrmanCorey GoodmanKeith FlahertyMichael PowellPeter ColabuonoRobert Weisskoff

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 A2015Series B2017Round2018venBio PartnersF-Prime CapitalSofinnova InvestmentsDecheng Capital/ SofinnovaF-Prime Capital Partners/ Sofinnova

Everyone who backed them

venBio PartnersVC firm3rounds
F-Prime CapitalVC firm1round
Decheng Capital/ Sofinnovano record of our own yet1round
F-Prime Capital Partners/ Sofinnovano record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Checkmate Pharmaceuticals as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Longitude CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Checkmate Pharmaceuticals

Who invested in Checkmate Pharmaceuticals?

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals's investors include venBio Partners, F-Prime Capital, Sofinnova Investments, Decheng Capital/ Sofinnova and F-Prime Capital Partners/ Sofinnova.

How much has Checkmate Pharmaceuticals raised?

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals has raised $69M across 3 rounds since 2015.

When did Checkmate Pharmaceuticals last raise?

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $22M in Dec 2018.

What was Checkmate Pharmaceuticals's biggest round?

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals's largest round on record is $27M (Series B), in Jun 2017.

Who backed Checkmate Pharmaceuticals first?

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals's first round on record, in Aug 2015, was backed by Sofinnova Investments and venBio Partners.

What stage is Checkmate Pharmaceuticals at?

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Dec 2018.

Where is Checkmate Pharmaceuticals based?

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals is based in the United States.

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