# Decibel Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors > Decibel Therapeutics has raised $189M across 3 rounds since 2015. Investors include SR One, Third Rock Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/decibel-therapeutics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Decibel Therapeutics* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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 **$189M** raised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources **$52M** Series A **$55M** Series C **$82M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $82M Nov 2020 - **Step-up i:** 1.5× - **Investors:** 14 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. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 **$52M** Series A **$55M** Series C **$82M** Series D - **First round:** Series A, $52M - **Biggest round:** $82M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.7 years ## The rounds - **Nov 2020** Series D **$82M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $55M sold, first sale Nov 2020 - **Jun 2018** Series C **$55M** *7 new* *2 returning* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) [S-Cubed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s-cubed-capital) [Foresite](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresite) [Schroder Adveq](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schroder-adveq) [Regeneron Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regeneron-pharmaceuticals) Longevity Reported by FinSMEs - **Oct 2015** Series A **$52M** *3 new* [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) [GlaxoSmithKline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glaxosmithkline) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale Oct 2015 ## Founders and team From Decibel Therapeutics's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 17 on the team. - **Chris Fenimore** Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer - **Ryan Steinberger** Executive Vice President, Chief Digital & Technology Officer - **Anthony Pankau** Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations - **Benjamin Yocum** Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations - **Brook Jennings** Senior Vice President, Global Immunology Commercial Business Unit - **Christine Childrose** Senior Vice President, Human Resources and HR Operations - **Don Sawyer** Senior Vice President, Global Market Access - **Evgeniya Makarova** Senior Vice President, IOPS Finance & Business Operations - **George Poth** Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Facilities Management - **Justin Holko** Senior Vice President, Global Oncology/Hematology Commercial Business Unit - **Kevin Clark** Senior Vice President, Global Ophthalmology Commercial Business Unit - **Matthew Everett** Senior Vice President, Global Procurement - **Nouhad Husseini** Senior Vice President, Business Development - **Rajesh Ahuja** Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance and Operations - **Tikiri Dissanayake** Senior Vice President, IOPS Technical Operations - **Elisabeth Leiderman** Executive Officer i - **Laurence Reid** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Anthony A. Philippakis* *Christine A. Poon* *Neil A. Exter* *Peter A. Thompson* ## 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 A** 2015 **Series C** 2018 **Series D** 2020 [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) [GlaxoSmithKline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glaxosmithkline) [S-Cubed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s-cubed-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) Corporate VC **3** rounds [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) Private equity **1** round [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) Private equity **1** round [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) VC firm **1** round [GlaxoSmithKline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glaxosmithkline) VC firm **1** round [S-Cubed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s-cubed-capital) VC firm **1** round [Foresite](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresite) VC firm **1** round [Schroder Adveq](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schroder-adveq) VC firm **1** round [Regeneron Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regeneron-pharmaceuticals) VC firm **1** round Longevity 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=decibel-therapeutics). ## Quick answers about Decibel Therapeutics ### Who invested in Decibel Therapeutics? Decibel Therapeutics's investors include SR One, Third Rock Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Google Ventures and BlackRock, and 9 more on record. ### How much has Decibel Therapeutics raised? Decibel Therapeutics has raised $189M across 3 rounds since 2015. ### When did Decibel Therapeutics last raise? Decibel Therapeutics's most recent round was a Series D of $82M in Nov 2020. ### What was Decibel Therapeutics's biggest round? Its most recent round, $82M in Nov 2020, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Decibel Therapeutics first? Decibel Therapeutics's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by SR One, Third Rock Ventures and GlaxoSmithKline. ### What stage is Decibel Therapeutics at? Decibel Therapeutics's latest named round is a Series D, in Nov 2020. ### Where is Decibel Therapeutics based? 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