# ExplORer funding: rounds and investors > ExplORer has raised $4.0M across 2 rounds since 2016. Investors include M25, CJM Ventures and SymphonyAlpha Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/explorer (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *ExplORer* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 **$4.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2016, from 2 sources **$1.0M** Seed **$3.0M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $3.0M Aug 2017 - **Step-up i:** 3× - **Investors:** 6 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. 2017 **$1.0M** Seed **$3.0M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $1.0M - **Biggest round:** $3.0M - **Between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2017** Series A **$3.0M** *3 new* *1 returning* [M25](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25) [Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harvard-business-school-angels-of-chicago) [University of Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-chicago-ventures) Aphelion Capital/ Elliott Management Reported by FinSMEs - **Sept 2016** Seed **$1.0M** *3 new* [M25](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25) [CJM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cjm-ventures) [SymphonyAlpha Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/symphony-alpha-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From ExplORer's own website: 11 on the team. - **Catarina Correia da Silva** COO - **Ana Cristina Lopes** Compliance Officer - **Ana Pimentel** Financial Director Explorer-SCR - **Ana Sofia Mendonça** Manager ESG - **Babak Dastmaltschi** Non-Executive Director - **Massimo Massimilla** Operating Partner - **Miguel Ramalhosa Macedo** Compliance Analyst - **Rita Barosa** Non-Executive Director - **Rodrigo Achirica** Non-Executive Director - **Rodrigo Guimarães** Executive Director - **Sofia Sombreireiro** Financial Director – Funds ## 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** 2016 **Series A** 2017 [M25](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25) [CJM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cjm-ventures) [SymphonyAlpha Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/symphony-alpha-ventures) [Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harvard-business-school-angels-of-chicago) [University of Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-chicago-ventures) Aphelion Capital/ Elliott Management ## Everyone who backed them [M25](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25) VC firm **2** rounds [CJM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cjm-ventures) VC firm **1** round [SymphonyAlpha Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/symphony-alpha-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harvard-business-school-angels-of-chicago) Angel network **1** round [University of Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-chicago-ventures) VC firm **1** round Aphelion Capital/ Elliott Management no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=explorer). ## Quick answers about ExplORer ### Who invested in ExplORer? ExplORer's investors include M25, CJM Ventures, SymphonyAlpha Ventures, Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago and University of Chicago Ventures, and 1 more on record. ### How much has ExplORer raised? ExplORer has raised $4.0M across 2 rounds since 2016. ### When did ExplORer last raise? ExplORer's most recent round was a Series A of $3.0M in Aug 2017. ### What was ExplORer's biggest round? Its most recent round, $3.0M in Aug 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed ExplORer first? ExplORer's first round on record, in Sept 2016, was backed by M25, CJM Ventures and SymphonyAlpha Ventures. ### What stage is ExplORer at? ExplORer's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2017. ### Where is ExplORer based? ExplORer is based in Japan. ## Companies like ExplORer In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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