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Who invested in Merus?
Merus's investors include Novartis Venture Fund, Pfizer, Bay City Capital, EQT life science and Sofinnova Investments, and 8 more on record.
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$30MSeries B$40MSeries B$79MSeries CNetherlands · Series C startup
Who invested in Merus
3 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$149Mraised across 3 rounds since 2010, from 3 sources
$30MSeries B$40MSeries B$79MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $79MApr 2015
- Step-upi
- 2×
- Investors
- 13
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series B, $30M Jan 2010
- Biggest round
- $79M Series C · Apr 2015
- Usual gap between rounds
- 3.7 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Apr 2015Series C$79M8 new3 returning
Sofinnova Investments
Novartis Venture Fund- Novo Holdings A/S
Pfizer
Bay City Capital
Rock Springs Capital- Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Tekla Capital Management
Aglaia Oncology Fund- LSP Life Sciences Partners
- RA Capital Healthcare
From a historical funding record
- Oct 2013Series B$40M1 new4 returning
- Novartis Venture Fund
Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)
- Pfizer
- Bay City Capital
EQT life science
Reported by finsmes.com
- Jan 2010
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.
Everyone who backed them
Novo Holdings A/SGrowth equity1round
Johnson & Johnson InnovationGrowth equity1round
LSP Life Sciences PartnersInvestment firm1round
RA Capital HealthcareGrowth equity1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Merus as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Merus
How much has Merus raised?
Merus has raised $149M across 3 rounds since 2010.
When did Merus last raise?
Merus's most recent round was a Series C of $79M in Apr 2015.
What was Merus's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $79M in Apr 2015, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Merus first?
Merus's first round on record, in Jan 2010, was backed by Novartis Venture Fund, Pfizer and Bay City Capital and 1 others.
What stage is Merus at?
Merus's latest named round is a Series C, in Apr 2015.
Where is Merus based?
Merus is based in the Netherlands.
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