# Karius funding: rounds and investors

> Karius has raised $125M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures.

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

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

# Who invested in *Karius*

2 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.

AI Biotech Healthcare

Valuation: $700M, Oct 2024

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$125M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$25M** Round **$100M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $100M May 2024
- **Step-up i:** 4×
- **Investors:** 8

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.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

**$25M** Round

**$100M** Series C

- **First round:** Round, $25M
- **Biggest round:** $100M
- **Between rounds:** 5.4 years

## The rounds

- **May 2024** Series C **$100M** *7 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Seventure Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seventure-partners) [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) Source recorded
- **Nov 2018** Round **$25M** *1 new* Oxford Finance Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From Karius's own website: 5 on the team.

- **Alec Ford** Chief Executive Officer
- **Bill Quirk** Chief Financial Officer
- **Mark Aguillard** Chief Commercial Officer
- **Stacy Aurora** Chief People Officer
- **Steve Malaska** Chief Legal Officer

## 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.

**Round** 2018 **Series C** 2024 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Seventure Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seventure-partners) [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) Oxford Finance

## Everyone who backed them

[General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round

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

[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) VC firm **1** round

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round

[Seventure Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seventure-partners) VC firm **1** round

[5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) VC firm **1** round

Oxford Finance no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Karius

### Who invested in Karius?

Karius's investors include General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Tengxun Touzi and DCVC, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Karius raised?

Karius has raised $125M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Karius last raise?

Karius's most recent round was a Series C of $100M in May 2024.

### What was Karius's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $100M in May 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Karius first?

Karius's first round on record, in Nov 2018, was backed by Oxford Finance.

### What stage is Karius at?

Karius's latest named round is a Series C, in May 2024.

### Where is Karius based?

Karius is based in the United States.

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