Who invested in LIfT BioSciences

3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

BiotechHealthcarePharma

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$30Mraised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 3 sources

$2.4MSeed$13MSeries A$14MGrant

Latest round: Grant, $14MJul 2025
Investors: 4

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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.

202020212022202320242025

$2.4MSeed$13MSeries A$14MGrant

First round: Seed, $2.4M
Biggest round: $14M
Usual gap between rounds: 5.1 years

The rounds

Jul 2025
Grant$14M3 returning
Source recorded
Sept 2024
Series A$13M3 new
Source recorded
Aug 2019
Seed$2.4M1 new
- Shadow Foundr
Reported by Shadowfoundr

Funding filed with regulators

LIfT BioSciences filed 4 raises, $29M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

Jul 2026$10MUK share allotment
Oct 2024$2.0MUK share allotment
May 2024$11MUK share allotment
Jan 2022$6.1MUK share allotment

Founders and team

From LIfT BioSciences's own website: 1 founder, 14 on the team.

Alex BlythFounder

Andrew WillisChief Development
Dr. Mark A. ExleyChief Scientific Officer
Dr. Aoife McGinleyHead of Biology
Dr. James RoperHead of Transitional Biology
Dr. Joanne McCaffreyHead of Process Development
Dr. Laura DeediganHead of Analytical Sciences
Dr. Mihil PatelHead of Discovery Services
Eva EhrnroothHead of Clinical Development
Chau KhuongNon-Executive Director
Dan PasseriBoard Director
Dr Antonin de FougerollesChairman of the Board
Dr Jarod RutledgeNon-Executive Director
Dr Marco GottardisNon-Executive Director
Shrikesh ShahTeam

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.

Seed2019Series A2024Grant2025

Everyone who backed them

MassChallengeAccelerator2rounds

Innovate UKVC firm2rounds

Vision VenturesVC firm2rounds

Shadow FoundrAsset manager1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list LIfT BioSciences 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.