# Helaina funding: rounds and investors

> Helaina has raised $45M across 1 round since 2024. Investors include Spark Capital and Primary Venture Partners. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Helaina*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$45M** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series B, $45M Sept 2024
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2024** Series B **$45M** [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Primary Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/primary-venture-partners) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Helaina's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team.

- **Ashley Larkin** Chief People Officer
- **Odd Hansen** Chief Scale-up Officer
- **Claire Carlson** VP, Strategy
- **Dr. Ross Peterson** VP, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
- **Dr. Shaswat Vajpeyi** VP, Bioprocess & Engineering
- **Taylor Burroughs** SVP, Head of Finance
- **Laura H Katz** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Kevin H Thau*

## Everyone who backed them

[Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Primary Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/primary-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Helaina 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.

[Barrel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barrel-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Heron Rock Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heron-rock-fund) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Helaina

### Who invested in Helaina?

Helaina's investors include Spark Capital and Primary Venture Partners.

### How much has Helaina raised?

Helaina has raised $45M across 1 round since 2024.

### When did Helaina last raise?

Helaina's most recent round was a Series B of $45M in Sept 2024.

### What was Helaina's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $45M in Sept 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Helaina first?

Helaina's first round on record, in Sept 2024, was backed by Spark Capital and Primary Venture Partners.

### What stage is Helaina at?

Helaina's latest named round is a Series B, in Sept 2024.

### Where is Helaina based?

Helaina is based in the United States.

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