# Effector Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> Effector Therapeutics has raised $99M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include SR One, U.S. Venture Partners and Abingworth. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/effector-therapeutics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Effector Therapeutics*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 17 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

**$99M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources

**$45M** Series A **$39M** Series C **$15M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $15M Jan 2024
- **Biggest round:** $45M Series A · May 2013
- **Investors:** 17

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.

2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023

**$45M** Series A

**$39M** Series C

**$15M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $45M
- **Biggest round:** $45M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 6.4 years

## The rounds

- **Jan 2024** Round **$15M** *2 new* *1 returning* [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) [Mission BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-biocapital) Source recorded
- **Jul 2017** Series C **$39M** *8 new* *3 returning* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) [The Column Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-column-group) [BioMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biomed) [Altitude](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altitude-2) Abbvie Biotech Astellas Pfizer Venture Investments/ Alexandria Sectoral Asset Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale Jul 2017
- **May 2013** Series A **$45M** *7 new* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [Osage University Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners) [Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) [Astellas Venture Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astellas-venture-management) [Mission Bay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-bay-capital) Reported by fiercebiotech.com SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale May 2013

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Alana D. McNulty** Executive Officer i
- **Stephen T. Worland** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *David D. Maki* *Denis W. Patrick* *John W. Smither* *Jonathan D. Root* *Kenneth J. Haas* *Laurence T. Lasky* *Simeon J. George* *Stefan D. Larson*

## 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** 2013 **Series C** 2017 **Round** 2024 [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [Osage University Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners) [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) [Mission BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-biocapital) [The Column Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-column-group) [Astellas Venture Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astellas-venture-management)

## Everyone who backed them

[SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) Corporate VC **3** rounds

[U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) VC firm **2** rounds

[Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) VC firm **2** rounds

[Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) Corporate VC **1** round

[Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) VC firm **1** round

[Osage University Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners) VC firm **1** round

[AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) Corporate VC **1** round

[Mission BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-biocapital) VC firm **1** round

[The Column Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-column-group) VC firm **1** round

[Astellas Venture Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astellas-venture-management) Corporate VC **1** round

[Mission Bay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-bay-capital) VC firm **1** round

[BioMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biomed) Growth equity **1** round

[Altitude](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altitude-2) VC firm **1** round

Abbvie Biotech no record of our own yet **1** round

Astellas no record of our own yet **1** round

Pfizer Venture Investments/ Alexandria no record of our own yet **1** round

Sectoral Asset no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Effector Therapeutics

### Who invested in Effector Therapeutics?

Effector Therapeutics's investors include SR One, U.S. Venture Partners, Abingworth, Novartis Venture Fund and Novartis, and 12 more on record.

### How much has Effector Therapeutics raised?

Effector Therapeutics has raised $99M across 3 rounds since 2013.

### When did Effector Therapeutics last raise?

Effector Therapeutics's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $15M in Jan 2024.

### What was Effector Therapeutics's biggest round?

Effector Therapeutics's largest round on record is $45M (Series A), in May 2013.

### Who backed Effector Therapeutics first?

Effector Therapeutics's first round on record, in May 2013, was backed by U.S. Venture Partners, Novartis Venture Fund and SR One and 4 others.

### What stage is Effector Therapeutics at?

Effector Therapeutics's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jan 2024.

### Where is Effector Therapeutics based?

Effector Therapeutics is based in the United States.

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