# Ernest Pharmaceuticals funding: rounds and investors

> Ernest Pharmaceuticals has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2021. Investors include National Science Foundation. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Ernest Pharmaceuticals*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026

**$1.0M** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $1.0M Jan 2021
- **Investors:** 1

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## The rounds

- **Jan 2021** Grant **$1.0M** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Ernest Pharmaceuticals's own website: 1 on the team.

- **Nele Van Dessel** CEO

Advisers *John Ketchum*

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

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## Quick answers about Ernest Pharmaceuticals

### Who invested in Ernest Pharmaceuticals?

Ernest Pharmaceuticals's investors include National Science Foundation.

### How much has Ernest Pharmaceuticals raised?

Ernest Pharmaceuticals has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Ernest Pharmaceuticals last raise?

Ernest Pharmaceuticals's most recent round was a Grant of $1.0M in Jan 2021.

### What was Ernest Pharmaceuticals's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.0M in Jan 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Ernest Pharmaceuticals first?

Ernest Pharmaceuticals's first round on record, in Jan 2021, was backed by National Science Foundation.

### What stage is Ernest Pharmaceuticals at?

Ernest Pharmaceuticals's latest named round is a Grant, in Jan 2021.

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