# LIfT BioSciences funding: rounds and investors > LIfT BioSciences has raised $30M across 3 rounds since 2019. Investors include MassChallenge, Innovate UK and Vision Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lift-biosciences (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Biotech Healthcare Pharma Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$30M** raised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 3 sources **$2.4M** Seed **$13M** Series A **$14M** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $14M Jul 2025 - **Investors:** 4 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. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$2.4M** Seed **$13M** Series A **$14M** Grant - **First round:** Seed, $2.4M - **Biggest round:** $14M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.1 years ## The rounds - **Jul 2025** Grant **$14M** *3 returning* [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Vision Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-ventures) Source recorded - **Sept 2024** Series A **$13M** *3 new* [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Vision Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-ventures) Source recorded - **Aug 2019** Seed **$2.4M** *1 new* [Shadow Foundr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/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 **$10M** UK share allotment - Oct 2024 **$2.0M** UK share allotment - May 2024 **$11M** UK share allotment - Jan 2022 **$6.1M** UK share allotment ## Founders and team From LIfT BioSciences's own website: 1 founder, 14 on the team. **Alex Blyth** Founder - **Andrew Willis** Chief Development - **Dr. Mark A. Exley** Chief Scientific Officer ​ - **Dr. Aoife McGinley** Head of Biology - **Dr. James Roper** Head of Transitional Biology - **Dr. Joanne McCaffrey** Head of Process Development - **Dr. Laura Deedigan** Head of Analytical Sciences - **Dr. Mihil Patel** Head of Discovery Services - **Eva Ehrnrooth** Head of Clinical Development - **Chau Khuong** Non-Executive Director - **Dan Passeri** Board Director - **Dr Antonin de Fougerolles** Chairman of the Board - **Dr Jarod Rutledge** Non-Executive Director - **Dr Marco Gottardis** Non-Executive Director - **Shrikesh Shah** 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** 2024 **Grant** 2025 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Vision Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-ventures) [Shadow Foundr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shadow-foundr) ## Everyone who backed them [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator **2** rounds [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **2** rounds [Vision Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Shadow Foundr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shadow-foundr) Asset manager **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lift-biosciences). ## 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. [Lifespan Vision Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifespan-vision-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Meltwind Advisory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meltwind-advisory) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about LIfT BioSciences ### Who invested in LIfT BioSciences? LIfT BioSciences's investors include MassChallenge, Innovate UK, Vision Ventures and Shadow Foundr. ### How much has LIfT BioSciences raised? LIfT BioSciences has raised $30M across 3 rounds since 2019. ### When did LIfT BioSciences last raise? LIfT BioSciences's most recent round was a Grant of $14M in Jul 2025. ### What was LIfT BioSciences's biggest round? Its most recent round, $14M in Jul 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed LIfT BioSciences first? LIfT BioSciences's first round on record, in Aug 2019, was backed by Shadow Foundr. ### What stage is LIfT BioSciences at? LIfT BioSciences's latest named round is a Grant, in Jul 2025. ### Where is LIfT BioSciences based? LIfT BioSciences is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like LIfT BioSciences In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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