# Little Journey funding: rounds and investors

> Little Journey has raised $12M across 5 rounds since 2021. Investors include Octopus Ventures, Storm Ventures and Foresight Group. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/little-journey (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Little Journey*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$12M** raised across 5 rounds since 2021, from 5 sources

**$2.0M** Round **$2.8M** Seed **$1.7M** Seed **$5.6M** Seed **$403K** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $403K Jul 2025
- **Biggest round:** $5.6M Seed · Dec 2024
- **Investors:** 5

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.

2022 2023 2024 2025

**$2.0M** Round

**$2.8M** Seed

**$1.7M** Seed

**$5.6M** Seed

**$403K** Series A

- **First round:** Round, $2.0M
- **Biggest round:** $5.6M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2025** Series A **$403K** *5 new* [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) [Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) [Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity) Source recorded
- **Dec 2024** Seed **$5.6M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Sept 2024** Seed **$1.7M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Dec 2022** Seed **$2.8M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Dec 2021** Round **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Funding filed with regulators

Little Journey filed 7 raises, $12M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jul 2025 **$348K** UK share allotment
- Dec 2024 **$5.6M** UK share allotment
- Oct 2024 **$169K** UK share allotment
- Sept 2024 **$1.5M** UK share allotment
- Feb 2023 **$523K** UK share allotment
- Dec 2022 **$2.2M** UK share allotment
- Dec 2021 **$2.0M** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Little Journey's own website: 2 founders, 1 on the team.

**Dr Chris Evans** Founder & CEO

**Sophie Copley** Founder & CPO

- **Nicolaus Henke** Chairman

## 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.

**Round** 2021 **Seed** 2022 **Seed** 2024 **Seed** 2024 **Series A** 2025 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) [Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) [Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity)

## Everyone who backed them

[Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) Private equity **1** round

[Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Little Journey

### Who invested in Little Journey?

Little Journey's investors include Octopus Ventures, Storm Ventures, Foresight Group, Mercia Asset Management and Par Equity.

### How much has Little Journey raised?

Little Journey has raised $12M across 5 rounds since 2021.

### When did Little Journey last raise?

Little Journey's most recent round was a Series A of $403K in Jul 2025.

### What was Little Journey's biggest round?

Little Journey's largest round on record is $5.6M (Seed), in Dec 2024.

### Who backed Little Journey first?

Little Journey's first round on record, in Jul 2025, was backed by Octopus Ventures, Storm Ventures and Foresight Group and 2 others.

### What stage is Little Journey at?

Little Journey's latest named round is a Series A, in Jul 2025.

### Where is Little Journey based?

Little Journey is based in the United Kingdom.

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