# Kytopen funding: rounds and investors > Kytopen has raised $35M across 4 rounds since 2019. Investors include Northpond Ventures, National Science Foundation and Horizons Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/kytopen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Kytopen* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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. Biotech Healthcare Manufacturing Raised 7 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$35M** raised across 4 rounds since 2019, from 4 sources **$3.6M** Seed **$30M** Series A **$1.6M** Grant - **Latest round:** Venture Apr 2026 - **Biggest round:** $30M Series A · Sept 2021 - **Investors:** 10 (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. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$3.6M** Seed **$30M** Series A **$1.6M** Grant **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $3.6M - **Biggest round:** $30M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *2 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) [Massachusetts Clean Energy Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) Source recorded - **Aug 2024** Grant **$1.6M** *2 new* *1 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) [Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) Source recorded - **Sept 2021** Series A **$30M** *5 new* *2 returning* [Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) Lead [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) [MASS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mass-ventures) [John Ballantyne](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ballantyne) [Michael Chambers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-chambers) Reported by Firms' own news pages SEC filing: $32M sold, first sale Sept 2021 - **May 2019** Seed **$3.6M** *2 new* [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $4.3M sold, first sale May 2019 ## Founders and team From Kytopen's own website: 3 on the team. - **Kevin Gutshall** Chief Commercial - **Conor McCarron** Team - **John Zhao** Team ## 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. **Seed** 2019 **Series A** 2021 **Grant** 2024 **Venture** 2026 [Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) L [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Massachusetts Clean Energy Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) [MASS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mass-ventures) [John Ballantyne](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ballantyne) [Michael Chambers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-chambers) ## Everyone who backed them [Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) Private equity **2** rounds, led 1 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) VC firm **2** rounds [The Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-engine) VC firm **2** rounds [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) VC firm **1** round [Massachusetts Clean Energy Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) VC firm **1** round [MASS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mass-ventures) VC firm **1** round [John Ballantyne](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ballantyne) Angel **1** round [Michael Chambers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-chambers) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=kytopen). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Kytopen 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. [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) VC firm Per its own site [Telegraph Hill Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telegraph-hill-partners) VC firm Per its own site [TBD Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbd-angels) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Kytopen ### Who invested in Kytopen? Kytopen's investors include Northpond Ventures, National Science Foundation, Horizons Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments and The Engine, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Kytopen raised? Kytopen has raised $35M across 4 rounds since 2019. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Kytopen last raise? Kytopen's most recent round was a Venture in Apr 2026. ### What was Kytopen's biggest round? Kytopen's largest round on record is $30M (Series A), in Sept 2021, led by Northpond Ventures. ### Who backed Kytopen first? Kytopen's first round on record, in May 2019, was backed by Horizons Ventures and The Engine. ### What stage is Kytopen at? Kytopen's latest named round is a Venture, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Kytopen based? Kytopen is based in the United States. ### Who led Kytopen's rounds? Northpond Ventures led the Series A in 2021. ## Companies like Kytopen In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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