# Merida Biosciences funding: rounds and investors

> Merida Biosciences has raised $121M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Google Ventures, Perceptive Advisors and Bain Capital Life Sciences.

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

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

# Who invested in *Merida Biosciences*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. 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

**$121M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $121M Apr 2025
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Apr 2025** Series A **$121M** [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) [Bain Capital Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-life-sciences) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Merida Biosciences's own website: 1 founder, 35 on the team.

**Dario Gutierrez** Founder & Chief Scientific Officer

- **Adam Townsend** President & Chief Executive Officer
- **Allison Dorval** Chief Financial Officer
- **Dodzie Sogah** Chief Operating Officer
- **Tara Reagan** Chief People Officer
- **Antony Uy** VP, New Product Commercialization & Program Leadership
- **Denis Mandel** VP, Finance
- **Patrick Kirby** VP, Toxicology & Non-Clinical Development
- **Peter McLaughlin** VP, Information Technology
- **Sridhar Duvvuri** VP, Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics
- **Akili Wallace** Senior Director, Business Development & Strategy
- **Alejandra Dau Martinez** Research Associate
- **Ambika Wuthoo** Senior Research Associate
- **Amoolya Palanati** Research Associate
- **Anthony Noyes** Research Associate
- **Caitlin Murray** Fractional General Counsel
- **Cynthia Poirier** Manager, People & Culture
- **Danielle Huggins** Principal Scientist
- **Deepika Suryaprakash** Associate Scientist

And 17 more on the team.

## Everyone who backed them

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round

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

[Bain Capital Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-life-sciences) Private equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about Merida Biosciences

### Who invested in Merida Biosciences?

Merida Biosciences's investors include Google Ventures, Perceptive Advisors and Bain Capital Life Sciences.

### How much has Merida Biosciences raised?

Merida Biosciences has raised $121M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Merida Biosciences last raise?

Merida Biosciences's most recent round was a Series A of $121M in Apr 2025.

### What was Merida Biosciences's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $121M in Apr 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Merida Biosciences first?

Merida Biosciences's first round on record, in Apr 2025, was backed by Google Ventures, Perceptive Advisors and Bain Capital Life Sciences.

### What stage is Merida Biosciences at?

Merida Biosciences's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2025.

### Where is Merida Biosciences based?

Merida Biosciences is based in the United States.

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