# Esphera SynBio funding: rounds and investors

> Esphera SynBio has raised $2.4M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include FedDev and Ontario Centre of Innovation. Every round with its source.

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

Canada · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Esphera SynBio*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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

Raised 6 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.4M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$2.0M** Seed **$366K** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $366K May 2026
- **Biggest round:** $2.0M Seed · Jan 2025
- **Investors:** 2

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2025 2026

**$2.0M** Seed

**$366K** Seed

- **First round:** Seed, $2.0M
- **Biggest round:** $2.0M
- **Between rounds:** 16 months

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Seed **$366K** *1 new* *1 returning* [FedDev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/feddev) [Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centre-of-innovation) Source recorded
- **Jan 2025** Seed **$2.0M** *1 new* [FedDev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/feddev) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Esphera SynBio's own website: 2 founders, 3 on the team.

**Brian Lichty** Founder, CEO

**John Bell** Founder, President

- **Amy Patrick** Manager, In Vivo Operations
- **Jake Nikota** Senior Scientist
- **Trang Pham** Senior Scientist

## 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** 2025 **Seed** 2026 [FedDev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/feddev) [Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centre-of-innovation)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centre-of-innovation) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Esphera SynBio

### Who invested in Esphera SynBio?

Esphera SynBio's investors include FedDev and Ontario Centre of Innovation.

### How much has Esphera SynBio raised?

Esphera SynBio has raised $2.4M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Esphera SynBio last raise?

Esphera SynBio's most recent round was a Seed of $366K in May 2026.

### What was Esphera SynBio's biggest round?

Esphera SynBio's largest round on record is $2.0M (Seed), in Jan 2025.

### Who backed Esphera SynBio first?

Esphera SynBio's first round on record, in Jan 2025, was backed by FedDev.

### What stage is Esphera SynBio at?

Esphera SynBio's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2026.

### Where is Esphera SynBio based?

Esphera SynBio is based in Canada.

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