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Who invested in Kite Pharma?
Kite Pharma's investors include Alta Partners, Riverbank Capital Securities and Arie Belldegrun.
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$15MSeries A$250KDebt$250KSeed$20MSeries A$50MVentureUnited States · Venture startup
Who invested in Kite Pharma
5 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$86Mraised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources
$15MSeries A$250KDebt$250KSeed$20MSeries A$50MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $50MApr 2014
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- 2.5×
- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $15M Mar 2011
- Biggest round
- $50M Venture · Apr 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 11 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Apr 2014Venture$50M1 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Apr 2014
- May 2013Series A$20M1 new
Reported by fiercebiotech.comSEC filing: $16M sold, first sale May 2013
- Dec 2012Debt$250K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $250K sold, first sale Nov 2012
- Dec 2012Seed$250K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $250K sold, first sale Nov 2012
- Mar 2011Series A$15M1 new
Reported by finance.yahoo.comSEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Feb 2011
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.
Series A2011Debt2012Seed2012Series A2013Venture2014
Alta Partners
Riverbank Capital SecuritiesArie Belldegrun
Alta PartnersRiverbank Capital SecuritiesArie BelldegrunEveryone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Kite Pharma 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.
Quick answers about Kite Pharma
How much has Kite Pharma raised?
Kite Pharma has raised $86M across 5 rounds since 2011.
When did Kite Pharma last raise?
Kite Pharma's most recent round was a Venture of $50M in Apr 2014.
What was Kite Pharma's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $50M in Apr 2014, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Kite Pharma first?
Kite Pharma's first round on record, in Mar 2011, was backed by Riverbank Capital Securities.
What stage is Kite Pharma at?
Kite Pharma's latest named round is a Venture, in Apr 2014.
Where is Kite Pharma based?
Kite Pharma is based in the United States.
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