# Diffblue funding: rounds and investors > Diffblue has raised $39M across 5 rounds since 2017. Investors include Goldman Sachs, Innovate UK and Parkwalk. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/diffblue (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Diffblue* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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 Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$39M** raised across 5 rounds since 2017, from 5 sources **$22M** Series A **$1.6M** Round **$7.6M** Round **$6.3M** Round **$1.3M** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $1.3M Mar 2025 - **Biggest round:** $22M Series A · Jun 2017 - **Investors:** 8 (1 led) 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. 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$22M** Series A **$1.6M** Round **$7.6M** Round **$6.3M** Round **$1.3M** Grant - **First round:** Series A, $22M - **Biggest round:** $22M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2025** Grant **$1.3M** *4 new* [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) Source recorded - **Sept 2024** Round **$6.3M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Nov 2022** Round **$7.6M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jan 2022** Round **$1.6M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jun 2017** Series A **$22M** *4 new* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) Lead Goldman Sachs Principal/ Oxford Sciences Innovations Innovations Fund Oxford Technology Reported by TechCrunch ## Funding filed with regulators Diffblue filed 4 raises, $16M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Oct 2024 **$2.4M** UK share allotment - Sept 2024 **$3.9M** UK share allotment - Nov 2022 **$7.6M** UK share allotment - Jan 2022 **$1.6M** UK share allotment ## Founders and team From Diffblue's own website: 1 founder, 3 on the team. **Peter Schrammel** Co-Founder & CTO - **James Barrington-Wells** Chief Finance Officer - **Thomas Given-Wilson** Head Of Engineering - **Jane Silber** Chair ## 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** 2017 **Round** 2022 **Round** 2022 **Round** 2024 **Grant** 2025 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) L [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) Goldman Sachs Principal/ Oxford Sciences Innovations Innovations Fund Oxford Technology ## Everyone who backed them [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) VC firm **1** round [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) VC firm **1** round [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) VC firm **1** round Goldman Sachs Principal/ Oxford Sciences Innovations no record of our own yet **1** round Innovations Fund no record of our own yet **1** round Oxford Technology 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=diffblue). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Diffblue 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. [AlbionVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albionvc) VC firm Per its own site [Touchstone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/touchstone-innovations) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Diffblue ### Who invested in Diffblue? Diffblue's investors include Goldman Sachs, Innovate UK, Parkwalk, IP Group and Oxford Science Enterprises, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Diffblue raised? Diffblue has raised $39M across 5 rounds since 2017. ### When did Diffblue last raise? Diffblue's most recent round was a Grant of $1.3M in Mar 2025. ### What was Diffblue's biggest round? Diffblue's largest round on record is $22M (Series A), in Jun 2017, led by Goldman Sachs. ### Who backed Diffblue first? Diffblue's first round on record, in Jun 2017, was backed by Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Principal/ Oxford Sciences Innovations and Innovations Fund and 1 others. ### What stage is Diffblue at? Diffblue's latest named round is a Grant, in Mar 2025. ### Where is Diffblue based? Diffblue is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led Diffblue's rounds? Goldman Sachs led the Series A in 2017. ## Companies like Diffblue In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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