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Who invested in Cyteir Therapeutics

3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$126Mraised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources

$5.5MSeries A$40MRound$80MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $80MFeb 2021
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Investors
9 (1 led)
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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.

201620172018201920202021
$5.5MSeries A$40MRound$80MSeries C
First round
Series A, $5.5M
Nov 2015
Biggest round
$80M
Series C · Feb 2021
Usual gap between rounds
3.9 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Feb 2021
    Series C$80M3 new1 returning

    Source recordedSEC filing: $80M sold, first sale Feb 2021

  2. Oct 2019
    Round$40M6 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Sept 2019

  3. Nov 2015
    Series A$5.5M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $5.7M sold, first sale Oct 2015

Founders and team

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

  • Andrew S. GengosExecutive Officeri
  • Markus RenschlerExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Paul S. SecristExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediJanwillem NaesensJean GeorgeJoseph S. ZakrzewskiKaren HongRacquel BrackenSusan S. MolineauxTimothy S. Romberger

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.

Everyone who backed them

VenrockVC firm2rounds
Novo Holdingsmno record of our own yet1round, led 1
RA Capital ManagementPrivate equity1round
Novo HoldingsVC firm1round
Janus Henderson InvestorsPrivate equity1round
Lightstone VenturesVC firm1round
Celgene CorporationInvestment firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Cyteir Therapeutics 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.

Droia VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Cyteir Therapeutics

Who invested in Cyteir Therapeutics?

Cyteir Therapeutics's investors include Venrock, Novo Holdingsm, RA Capital Management, Novo Holdings and Janus Henderson Investors, and 4 more on record.

How much has Cyteir Therapeutics raised?

Cyteir Therapeutics has raised $126M across 3 rounds since 2015.

When did Cyteir Therapeutics last raise?

Cyteir Therapeutics's most recent round was a Series C of $80M in Feb 2021.

What was Cyteir Therapeutics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $80M in Feb 2021, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Cyteir Therapeutics first?

Cyteir Therapeutics's first round on record, in Oct 2019, was backed by Novo Holdingsm, Venrock and Osage University Partners and 3 others.

What stage is Cyteir Therapeutics at?

Cyteir Therapeutics's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2021.

Where is Cyteir Therapeutics based?

Cyteir Therapeutics is based in the United States.

Who led Cyteir Therapeutics's rounds?

Novo Holdingsm led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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