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Who invested in DNAnexus?
DNAnexus's investors include Google Ventures, TPG, First Round Capital, Claremont Creek Ventures and Felicis, and 9 more on record.
200920112013201520172019
$1.6MSeries A$15MSeries B$15MSeries C$15MSeries D$58MRound$68MDebt
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in DNAnexus
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$173Mraised across 6 rounds since 2009, from 6 sources
$1.6MSeries A$15MSeries B$15MSeries C$15MSeries D$58MRound$68MDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $68MFeb 2019
- Investors
- 14
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $1.6M Aug 2009
- Biggest round
- $68M Debt · Feb 2019
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.1 years the median of 5
The rounds
- Feb 2019Debt$68M2 new4 returning
Reported by Businesswire
- Jan 2017Round$58M3 new3 returning
Google Ventures
TPG
Claremont Creek Ventures- MidCap
WuXi NextCODE- Foresite Capital/ Microsoft
Reported by FinSMEs
- Apr 2015Series D$15M1 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Apr 2015
- Jan 2014Series C$15M1 new3 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Dec 2013
- Oct 2011Series B$15M2 new4 returning
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Aug 2009Series A$1.6M5 new
Reported by deals.venturebeat.comSEC filing: $1.6M sold, first sale May 2009
Founders and team
From DNAnexus's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 15 on the team.
- Thomas LaurChief Executive Officer
- Bill MadiganChief Commercial Officer
- James McNicholasChief Financial Officer
- Kelly GreenChief People Officer
- Arun BhatHead of Engineering
- Daniel SchneiderVP, Legal
- Imani TateVP, Corporate Governance, Risk, & Compliance
- Jimita ParekhVP, Regulatory Technology & Innovation
- Kah H LiewVP, Accounting & Finance
- Andrea JacksonBoard Member
- Jeffrey MargolisBoard Member
- Mike KirkmanBoard Member
- Michael GoldbergExecutive Chair, Board of Directors
- Richard DalyExecutive Officer, Directori
- Stephen ThauExecutive Officeri
On the board, as filediGeoff DuykHannes SmarasonKrishna YeshwantNathaniel Goldhaber
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 A2009Series B2011Series C2014Series D2015Round2017Debt2019Google VenturesTPG
First Round CapitalClaremont Creek Ventures
Felicis
Softtech VC
K9 VenturesWuXi NextCODE
SV AngelForesite
Google VenturesTPGFirst Round CapitalClaremont Creek VenturesFelicisSofttech VCK9 VenturesWuXi NextCODESV AngelForesiteEveryone who backed them
ForesiteVC firm1round
MidCapInvestment firm1round
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman)Growth equity1round
Foresite Capital/ Microsoftno record of our own yet1round
Innovatusno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists DNAnexus 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.
Quick answers about DNAnexus
How much has DNAnexus raised?
DNAnexus has raised $173M across 6 rounds since 2009.
When did DNAnexus last raise?
DNAnexus's most recent round was a Debt of $68M in Feb 2019.
What was DNAnexus's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $68M in Feb 2019, is also its largest on record.
Who backed DNAnexus first?
DNAnexus's first round on record, in Aug 2009, was backed by SV Angel, First Round Capital and Felicis and 2 others.
What stage is DNAnexus at?
DNAnexus's latest named round is a Debt, in Feb 2019.
Where is DNAnexus based?
DNAnexus is based in the United States.
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