# eXoZymes funding: rounds and investors

> eXoZymes has raised $5.0M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health.

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

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# Who invested in *eXoZymes*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.

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Raised 5 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$3.0M** Grant **$2.0M** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $2.0M Jun 2026
- **Biggest round:** $3.0M Grant · Jun 2025
- **Investors:** 3

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.

2026

**$3.0M** Grant

**$2.0M** Grant

- **First round:** Grant, $3.0M
- **Biggest round:** $3.0M
- **Between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Grant **$2.0M** *3 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Source recorded
- **Jun 2025** Grant **$3.0M** *3 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From eXoZymes's own website: 7 on the team.

- **Lasse Görlitz** Chief of Staff
- **Michael Heltzen** Chief Commercial Officer
- **Fouad Nawaz** VP of Communications
- **Paul Opgenorth** VP of Finance
- **Adrian Brückner** Team Lead, Enzyme Engineering
- **James Fang** Director, Operations
- **John Billingsley** Director, Engineering

## 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.

**Grant** 2025 **Grant** 2026 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **2** rounds

[National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Government **2** rounds

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## Quick answers about eXoZymes

### Who invested in eXoZymes?

eXoZymes's investors include National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health.

### How much has eXoZymes raised?

eXoZymes has raised $5.0M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did eXoZymes last raise?

eXoZymes's most recent round was a Grant of $2.0M in Jun 2026.

### What was eXoZymes's biggest round?

eXoZymes's largest round on record is $3.0M (Grant), in Jun 2025.

### Who backed eXoZymes first?

eXoZymes's first round on record, in Jun 2025, was backed by National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health.

### What stage is eXoZymes at?

eXoZymes's latest named round is a Grant, in Jun 2026.

### Where is eXoZymes based?

eXoZymes is based in the United States.

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