# Mereo Biopharma funding: rounds and investors

> Mereo Biopharma has raised $92M across 8 rounds since 2021. Investors include Perceptive Advisors, Janus Henderson Investors and Vivo Capital.

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

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# Who invested in *Mereo Biopharma*

8 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.

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Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026

**$92M** raised across 8 rounds since 2021, from 8 sources

**$1.5M** Round **$3.2M** Round **$6.3M** Round **$8.4M** Round **$14M** Round **$50M** Round **$2.0M** Round **$6.2M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $6.2M Feb 2025
- **Biggest round:** $50M Round · Jun 2024
- **Step-up i:** 3.1×
- **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.

2022 2023 2024 2025

**$1.5M** Round

**$3.2M** Round

**$6.3M** Round

**$8.4M** Round

**$14M** Round

**$50M** Round

**$2.0M** Round

**$6.2M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $50M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2025** Round **$6.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Sept 2024** Round **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jun 2024** Round **$50M** *4 new* [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital) [Samsara BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsara-biocapital) Source recorded
- **Jul 2023** Round **$14M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2022** Round **$8.4M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Nov 2021** Round **$6.3M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2021** Round **$3.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2021** Round **$1.5M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Founders and team

From Mereo Biopharma's own website: 15 on the team.

- **Dr. Denise Scots-Knight** Chief Executive Officer
- **Bharti Navsariwala** Vice President, Head of Regulatory Affairs
- **Dr. Ogün Sazova** Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs
- **Christine Fox** Chief Financial Officer
- **Dr. John Lewicki** Chief Scientific Officer
- **Wills Hughes-Wilson** Chief Patient Access and Commercial Planning
- **Charles Sermon** General Counsel and Business Development
- **Dr. Anders Ekblom** Non-Executive Director
- **Dr. Daniel Shames** Non-Executive Director
- **Dr. Deepa Pakianathan** Non-Executive Director
- **Dr. Jeremy Bender** Non-Executive Director
- **Dr. Pierre Jacquet** Non-Executive Director
- **Justin Roberts** Non-Executive Director
- **Marc Yoskowitz** Non-Executive Director
- **Michael Wyzga** 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 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2022 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2025 [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital) [Samsara BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsara-biocapital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) Asset manager **1** round

[Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) Private equity **1** round

[Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital) Private equity **1** round

[Samsara BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsara-biocapital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Mereo Biopharma

### Who invested in Mereo Biopharma?

Mereo Biopharma's investors include Perceptive Advisors, Janus Henderson Investors, Vivo Capital and Samsara BioCapital.

### How much has Mereo Biopharma raised?

Mereo Biopharma has raised $92M across 8 rounds since 2021.

### When did Mereo Biopharma last raise?

Mereo Biopharma's most recent round, $6.2M, was in Feb 2025.

### What was Mereo Biopharma's biggest round?

Mereo Biopharma's largest round on record is $50M (Undisclosed round), in Jun 2024.

### Who backed Mereo Biopharma first?

Mereo Biopharma's first round on record, in Jun 2024, was backed by Perceptive Advisors, Janus Henderson Investors and Vivo Capital and 1 others.

### What stage is Mereo Biopharma at?

Mereo Biopharma's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2024.

### Where is Mereo Biopharma based?

Mereo Biopharma is based in the United Kingdom.

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