United States · Series D startup

Who invested in HandyLab

3 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

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$24Mraised across 3 rounds since 2000, from 3 sources

$2.4MVenture$2.0MGrant$19MSeries D
Latest round
Series D, $19MAug 2008
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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.

2002200420062008
$2.4MVenture$2.0MGrant$19MSeries D
First round
Venture, $2.4M
Nov 2000
Biggest round
$19M
Series D · Aug 2008
Usual gap between rounds
5.1 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Aug 2008
  2. Jul 2003
    Grant$2.0M1 new
    • NIST Advanced Technology Program

    From a historical funding record

  3. Nov 2000
    Venture$2.4M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

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.

Venture2000Grant2003Series D2008PfizerArboretum VenturesEDF VenturesDow Venture CapitalLurie Investment FundNIST Advanced Technology Program

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredBecton Dickinson$275MOct 2009

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Everyone who backed them

PfizerCorporate VC1round
Arboretum VenturesVC firm1round
EDF VenturesVC firm1round
Dow Venture CapitalGrowth equity1round
Lurie Investment FundGrowth equity1round
NIST Advanced Technology Programno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about HandyLab

Who invested in HandyLab?

HandyLab's investors include Pfizer, Arboretum Ventures, EDF Ventures, Dow Venture Capital and Lurie Investment Fund, and 1 more on record.

How much has HandyLab raised?

HandyLab has raised $24M across 3 rounds since 2000.

When did HandyLab last raise?

HandyLab's most recent round was a Series D of $19M in Aug 2008.

What was HandyLab's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $19M in Aug 2008, is also its largest on record.

Who backed HandyLab first?

HandyLab's first round on record, in Jul 2003, was backed by NIST Advanced Technology Program.

What stage is HandyLab at?

HandyLab's latest named round is a Series D, in Aug 2008.

Where is HandyLab based?

HandyLab is based in the United States.

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