# FORMA Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> FORMA Therapeutics has raised $143M across 5 rounds since 2008. Investors include Novartis Venture Fund, Novartis Option Fund and Lilly Ventures.

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

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# Who invested in *FORMA Therapeutics*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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

**$143M** raised across 5 rounds since 2008, from 5 sources

**$4.0M** Series A **$26M** Series B **$3.0M** Series B **$10M** Venture **$100M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $100M Dec 2019
- **Led by:** RA Capital Management
- **Step-up i:** 10×
- **Investors:** 8 (1 led)

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.

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

**$4.0M** Series A

**$26M** Series B

**$3.0M** Series B

**$10M** Venture

**$100M** Series D

- **First round:** Series A, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $100M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.8 years

## The rounds

- **Dec 2019** Series D **$100M** *4 new* [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) Lead [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) [Samsara BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsara-biocapital) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Sept 2012** Venture **$10M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Aug 2012
- **Dec 2009** Series B **$3.0M** *4 returning* [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [Lilly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lilly-ventures) [Bio*One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital) [Novartis Option Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-option-fund) Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Dec 2009
- **Dec 2009** Series B **$26M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [Lilly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lilly-ventures) [Bio*One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital) [Novartis Option Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-option-fund) Reported by altassets.com SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Nov 2009
- **Apr 2008** Series A **$4.0M** *2 new* [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [Novartis Option Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-option-fund) Reported by masshightech.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Steven Tregay** President and CEO i

## 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** 2008 **Series B** 2009 **Series B** 2009 **Venture** 2012 **Series D** 2019 [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [Novartis Option Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-option-fund) [Lilly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lilly-ventures) [Bio*One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital) [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) L [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) [Samsara BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsara-biocapital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) Corporate VC **3** rounds

[Novartis Option Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-option-fund) Growth equity **3** rounds

[Lilly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lilly-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Bio*One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) VC firm **1** round

[Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) Private equity **1** round

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

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## Quick answers about FORMA Therapeutics

### Who invested in FORMA Therapeutics?

FORMA Therapeutics's investors include Novartis Venture Fund, Novartis Option Fund, Lilly Ventures, Bio*One Capital and RA Capital Management, and 3 more on record. RA Capital Management led its latest round.

### How much has FORMA Therapeutics raised?

FORMA Therapeutics has raised $143M across 5 rounds since 2008.

### When did FORMA Therapeutics last raise?

FORMA Therapeutics's most recent round was a Series D of $100M in Dec 2019, led by RA Capital Management.

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

Its most recent round, $100M in Dec 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed FORMA Therapeutics first?

FORMA Therapeutics's first round on record, in Apr 2008, was backed by Novartis Venture Fund and Novartis Option Fund.

### What stage is FORMA Therapeutics at?

FORMA Therapeutics's latest named round is a Series D, in Dec 2019.

### Where is FORMA Therapeutics based?

FORMA Therapeutics is based in the United States.

### Who led FORMA Therapeutics's rounds?

RA Capital Management led the Series D in 2019.

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