# Desktop Genetics funding: rounds and investors > Desktop Genetics has raised $5.1M across 8 rounds since 2012. Investors include IQ Capital, Healthbox and Illumina Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/desktop-genetics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Crowdfunding startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Desktop Genetics* 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. AI Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$5.1M** raised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 8 sources **$12K** Seed **$80K** Seed **$600K** Seed **$275K** Growth **$100K** Grant **$2.2M** Venture **$1.9M** Crowdfunding - **Latest round:** Crowdfunding, $1.9M Nov 2019 - **Biggest round:** $2.2M Venture · Sept 2015 - **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. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 **$12K** Seed **$80K** Seed **$600K** Seed **$275K** Growth **$2.2M** Venture **$1.9M** Crowdfunding - **First round:** Seed, $12K - **Biggest round:** $2.2M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months ## The rounds - **Nov 2019** Crowdfunding **$1.9M** *2 new* [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) Source recorded - **Sept 2015** Venture **$2.2M** *4 new* [IQ Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital-partners) [Jonathan Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-milner) Dr Darrin M Disley Martin Murphy From a historical funding record - **Aug 2013** Growth **$275K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by fiercebiotechit.com - **Aug 2013** Grant **$100K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by fiercebiotechit.com - **Aug 2013** Seed **$600K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jan 2013** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Healthbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthbox) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2012** Seed **$80K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jun 2012** Seed **$12K** 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. **Seed** 2012 **Seed** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Growth** 2013 **Grant** 2013 **Venture** 2015 **Crowdfunding** 2019 [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) [Healthbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthbox) [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) [IQ Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital-partners) [Jonathan Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-milner) Dr Darrin M Disley Martin Murphy ## Everyone who backed them [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) VC firm **1** round [Healthbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthbox) Accelerator **1** round [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) VC firm **1** round [IQ Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital-partners) Investment firm **1** round [Jonathan Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-milner) VC firm **1** round Dr Darrin M Disley no record of our own yet **1** round Martin Murphy 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=desktop-genetics). ## Quick answers about Desktop Genetics ### Who invested in Desktop Genetics? Desktop Genetics's investors include IQ Capital, Healthbox, Illumina Ventures, IQ Capital Partners and Jonathan Milner, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Desktop Genetics raised? Desktop Genetics has raised $5.1M across 8 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Desktop Genetics last raise? Desktop Genetics's most recent round was a Crowdfunding of $1.9M in Nov 2019. ### What was Desktop Genetics's biggest round? Desktop Genetics's largest round on record is $2.2M (Venture), in Sept 2015. ### Who backed Desktop Genetics first? Desktop Genetics's first round on record, in Jan 2013, was backed by Healthbox. ### What stage is Desktop Genetics at? Desktop Genetics's latest named round is a Crowdfunding, in Nov 2019. ### Where is Desktop Genetics based? 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