# Gelesis funding: rounds and investors > Gelesis has raised $170M across 7 rounds since 2008. Investors include Vitruvian Partners. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/gelesis (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Gelesis* 7 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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 **$170M** raised across 7 rounds since 2008, from 7 sources **$16M** Series A **$3.6M** Venture **$2.6M** Venture **$12M** Series E **$22M** Growth **$30M** Round **$84M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $84M Dec 2019 - **Step-up i:** 2.8× - **Investors:** 1 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 **$16M** Series A **$3.6M** Venture **$2.6M** Venture **$12M** Series E **$22M** Growth **$30M** Round **$84M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $16M - **Biggest round:** $84M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.9 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2019** Round **$84M** *1 new* [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) Reported by FinSMEs - **Mar 2018** Round **$30M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs - **Mar 2015** Growth **$22M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **May 2014** Series E **$12M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jun 2011** Venture **$2.6M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $2.6M sold, first sale May 2011 - **May 2011** Venture **$3.6M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $3.6M sold, first sale Apr 2011 - **Jan 2008** Series A **$16M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team. - **Yishai Zohar** Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer i - **Elliot Maltz** Treasurer i On the board, as filed i *Elon Boms* *John LaMattina* *Meghan Fitzgerald* *Robert Forrester* ## Everyone who backed them [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=gelesis). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Gelesis as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [LaunchCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchcapital) VC firm Per its own site [Oryx Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oryx-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Hambro Perks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hambro-perks) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Gelesis ### Who invested in Gelesis? Gelesis's investors include Vitruvian Partners. ### How much has Gelesis raised? Gelesis has raised $170M across 7 rounds since 2008. ### When did Gelesis last raise? Gelesis's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $84M in Dec 2019. ### What was Gelesis's biggest round? Its most recent round, $84M in Dec 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Gelesis first? Gelesis's first round on record, in Dec 2019, was backed by Vitruvian Partners. ### What stage is Gelesis at? Gelesis's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Dec 2019. ### Where is Gelesis based? Gelesis is based in the United States. ## Companies like Gelesis In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines)[**AI** $18M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai)[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app