# Metabolon funding: rounds and investors

> Metabolon has raised $86M across 9 rounds since 2003. Investors include The Aurora Funds, Harris & Harris Group and Sevin Rosen Funds.

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

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

# Who invested in *Metabolon*

9 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.

Biotech Healthcare

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$86M** raised across 9 rounds since 2003, from 9 sources

**$4.0M** Series A **$8.0M** Series B **$5.3M** Venture **$6.0M** Series C **$13M** Series D **$15M** Series E **$5.0M** Venture **$15M** Round **$15M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $15M Dec 2016
- **Investors:** 13

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.

2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

**$4.0M** Series A

**$8.0M** Series B

**$5.3M** Venture

**$6.0M** Series C

**$13M** Series D

**$15M** Series E

**$5.0M** Venture

**$15M** Round

**$15M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $15M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months

## The rounds

- **Dec 2016** Round **$15M** *1 returning* [Essex Woodlands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Aug 2016
- **Aug 2016** Round **$15M** *1 new* [Essex Woodlands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Aug 2016
- **Mar 2015** Venture **$5.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Mar 2015
- **Jan 2014** Series E **$15M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) [Camden Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camden-partners) [Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) [Fletcher Spaght Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Dec 2013
- **Aug 2011** Series D **$13M** *1 new* *5 returning* [Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) [Fletcher Spaght, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-inc) [Keating Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keating-capital) [Syngenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Aug 2011
- **Dec 2009** Series C **$6.0M** *4 new* *3 returning* [Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) [Fletcher Spaght, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-inc) [Fulcrum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fulcrum-ventures) [Syngenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta) Reported by onbiovc.com SEC filing: $6.1M sold, first sale Oct 2009
- **Apr 2008** Venture **$5.3M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2006** Series B **$8.0M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) [The Trelys Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-trelys-funds) Reported by accessmylibrary.com
- **Aug 2003** Series A **$4.0M** *1 new* [The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Metabolon's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Ceilia Reyes** Vice President of Human Resources
- **Michael Irwin** Vice President, Global Head of Sales
- **Tom Houseman** Vice President, Operations
- **Drew Messick** Chief Financial Officer
- **Sean Iverson** VP, Global Marketing
- **Annie Evans** Senior Director of Research and Development

## 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.

**Series B** 2006 **Venture** 2008 **Series C** 2009 **Series D** 2011 **Series E** 2014 **Venture** 2015 **Round** 2016 **Round** 2016 [The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds) [Fletcher Spaght, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-inc) [Syngenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta) [Essex Woodlands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Camden Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camden-partners) [Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) [Keating Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keating-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) VC firm **5** rounds

[Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) Growth equity **4** rounds

[Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds) VC firm **3** rounds

[Fletcher Spaght, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-inc) VC firm **2** rounds

[Syngenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Essex Woodlands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands) VC firm **2** rounds

[Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) VC firm **1** round

[Camden Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camden-partners) Private equity **1** round

[Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Keating Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keating-capital) Growth equity **1** round

[Fletcher Spaght Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-ventures) Growth equity **1** round

[Fulcrum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fulcrum-ventures) Growth equity **1** round

[The Trelys Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-trelys-funds) Growth equity **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=metabolon).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Metabolon 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.

[Havencrest Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/havencrest-capital-management) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Metabolon

### Who invested in Metabolon?

Metabolon's investors include The Aurora Funds, Harris & Harris Group, Sevin Rosen Funds, Fletcher Spaght, Inc. and Syngenta, and 8 more on record.

### How much has Metabolon raised?

Metabolon has raised $86M across 9 rounds since 2003.

### When did Metabolon last raise?

Metabolon's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $15M in Dec 2016.

### What was Metabolon's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Dec 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Metabolon first?

Metabolon's first round on record, in Aug 2003, was backed by The Aurora Funds.

### What stage is Metabolon at?

Metabolon's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Dec 2016.

### Where is Metabolon based?

Metabolon is based in the United States.

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