# Juvena Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> Juvena Therapeutics has raised $64M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Alumni Ventures, Felicis and Liquid 2 Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Juvena Therapeutics*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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.

Pharma

Raised 10 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026

**$64M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources

**$31M** Venture **$34M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $34M Jan 2026
- **Led by:** Pathway Ventures
- **Investors:** 9 (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.

2026

**$31M** Venture

**$34M** Series B

- **First round:** Venture, $31M
- **Biggest round:** $34M
- **Between rounds:** 6 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2026** Series B **$34M** *4 new* *3 returning* [Pathway Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bison-ventures) Lead [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Mubadala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mubadala) [Jefferson Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jefferson-life-sciences) [Mantaray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantaray) Reported by Jefferson Life Sciences and 1 other
- **Jul 2025** Venture **$31M** *5 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) Source recorded SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Jun 2025

## Founders and team

From Juvena Therapeutics's own website: 9 on the team.

- **Julie Anne Smith** Chief Executive Officer and Director
- **Bek Madjidov** Vice President of Finance and Operations
- **Ashil Koranne** Associate Scientist
- **Jamie Romero** Associate Director, Operations
- **Jonathan Gaffney** Research Associate
- **Megan Smith** Associate Scientist
- **Natalie Ploof** Lab Manager
- **Sarah Tang** Senior Research Associate
- **Theodore Yu** Research Associate

## 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.

**Venture** 2025 **Series B** 2026 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Pathway Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bison-ventures) L [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Mubadala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mubadala) [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) [Jefferson Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jefferson-life-sciences) [Mantaray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantaray)

## Everyone who backed them

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **2** rounds

[Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Pathway Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bison-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator **1** round

[Mubadala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mubadala) Private equity **1** round

[Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) VC firm **1** round

[Jefferson Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jefferson-life-sciences) Family office **1** round

[Mantaray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantaray) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Juvena Therapeutics 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.

[Open Field Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/open-field-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Manta Ray Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manta-ray-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Bison Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bison-ventures-2) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Juvena Therapeutics

### Who invested in Juvena Therapeutics?

Juvena Therapeutics's investors include Alumni Ventures, Felicis, Liquid 2 Ventures, Pathway Ventures and Creative Destruction Lab, and 4 more on record. Pathway Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Juvena Therapeutics raised?

Juvena Therapeutics has raised $64M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Juvena Therapeutics last raise?

Juvena Therapeutics's most recent round was a Series B of $34M in Jan 2026, led by Pathway Ventures.

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

Its most recent round, $34M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Juvena Therapeutics first?

Juvena Therapeutics's first round on record, in Jul 2025, was backed by Alumni Ventures, Felicis and Liquid 2 Ventures and 2 others.

### What stage is Juvena Therapeutics at?

Juvena Therapeutics's latest named round is a Series B, in Jan 2026.

### Where is Juvena Therapeutics based?

Juvena Therapeutics is based in the United States.

### Who led Juvena Therapeutics's rounds?

Pathway Ventures led the Series B in 2026.

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