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Who invested in Kineta

8 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$13Mraised across 8 rounds since 2010, from 8 sources

$942KVenture$709KVenture$5.8MVenture$760KVenture$1.6MVenture$1.4MVenture$1.8MRound

Latest round: Round, $1.8MAug 2019
Biggest round: $5.8MVenture · Aug 2012
Step-upi: 1.3×
Investors: 2

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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.

20102012201420162018

$942KVenture$709KVenture$5.8MVenture$760KVenture?Round$1.4MVenture$1.8MRound

First round: Venture, $942K
Biggest round: $5.8M
Usual gap between rounds: 8 months

The rounds

Aug 2019
Round$1.8M1 new
- Wellcome Trust
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Nov 2017
Jan 2015
Venture$1.4M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
May 2014
Venture$1.6M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.6M sold, first sale Jun 2014
Mar 2014
RoundAmount undisclosed1 new
- AngelMD
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.6M sold, first sale Jun 2014
Oct 2013
Venture$760K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.gov
Aug 2012
Venture$5.8M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.gov
Jul 2010
Venture$709K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
Jan 2010
Venture$942K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $942K sold, first sale Dec 2009

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

Craig PhilipsExecutive Officeri
Pauline KennyExecutive Officeri
Shawn ladonatoExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediDon R. MerlinoJiyoung R. HwangMarion R. FooteRaymond R. BartoszekRichard R. SamuelsonSteven R. Mitchell

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.

Venture2010Venture2010Venture2012Venture2013Round2014Venture2014Venture2015Round2019

Wellcome Trust

AngelMD

Everyone who backed them

Wellcome TrustGovernment1round

AngelMDVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Kineta as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.