# Cyrus Biotechnology funding: rounds and investors

> Cyrus Biotechnology has raised $10M across 4 rounds since 2015. Investors include The W Fund, Alumni Ventures and OrbiMed. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Cyrus Biotechnology*

4 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

Raised 6 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$10M** raised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources

**$850K** Seed **$8.0M** Series A **$1.5M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $1.5M May 2026
- **Biggest round:** $8.0M Series A · Jul 2017
- **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.

2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$850K** Seed

**$8.0M** Series A

**?** Venture

**$1.5M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $850K
- **Biggest round:** $8.0M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Round **$1.5M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale May 2026
- **Feb 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) Source recorded SEC filing: $2.7M sold, first sale Feb 2024
- **Jul 2017** Series A **$8.0M** *2 new* *1 returning* [The W Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-fund) [SpringRock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springrock-ventures) Trinity Ventures/ OrbiMed Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale Jul 2017
- **May 2015** Seed **$850K** *2 new* [The W Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-fund) [Wings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wings) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $850K sold, first sale Apr 2015

## Founders and team

From Cyrus Biotechnology's own website: 10 on the team.

- **Lucas Nivon** Chief Executive Officer
- **Mark Benjamin** President & EVP
- **Erik Procko** Chief Scientific Officer
- **Yifan Song** Chief Technology Officer
- **Eric Tarcha** VP of Drug Discovery
- **Anthony Manning** Board Member
- **Chad Waite** Board Member
- **Jason Smith** Board Member
- **Schwark Satyavolu** Board Member
- **Scientific Advisor** Board of Directors

Advisers *David Baker*

## 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** 2015 **Series A** 2017 **Venture** 2024 **Round** 2026 [The W Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-fund) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) [SpringRock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springrock-ventures) [Wings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wings) Trinity Ventures/ OrbiMed

## Everyone who backed them

[The W Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/w-fund) VC firm **2** rounds

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) Private equity **1** round

[Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) VC firm **1** round

[SpringRock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springrock-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Wings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wings) Private equity **1** round

Trinity Ventures/ OrbiMed no record of our own yet **1** round

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

## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Cyrus Biotechnology as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Anzu Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anzu-partners) Private equity Per its own site

[iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Agent Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agent-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[AoA Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aoa-innovation-fund) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Cyrus Biotechnology

### Who invested in Cyrus Biotechnology?

Cyrus Biotechnology's investors include The W Fund, Alumni Ventures, OrbiMed, Alexandria Venture Investments and SpringRock Ventures, and 2 more on record.

### How much has Cyrus Biotechnology raised?

Cyrus Biotechnology has raised $10M across 4 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Cyrus Biotechnology last raise?

Cyrus Biotechnology's most recent round, $1.5M, was in May 2026.

### What was Cyrus Biotechnology's biggest round?

Cyrus Biotechnology's largest round on record is $8.0M (Series A), in Jul 2017.

### Who backed Cyrus Biotechnology first?

Cyrus Biotechnology's first round on record, in May 2015, was backed by The W Fund and Wings.

### What stage is Cyrus Biotechnology at?

Cyrus Biotechnology's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2024.

### Where is Cyrus Biotechnology based?

Cyrus Biotechnology is based in the United States.

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