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Who invested in Modern Synthesis

3 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$15Mraised across 3 rounds since 2022, from 3 sources

$4.1MSeed$5.6MRound$5.5MSeed

Latest round: Seed, $5.5MFeb 2025
Biggest round: $5.6MRound · Aug 2023
Investors: 3

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

202320242025

$4.1MSeed$5.6MRound$5.5MSeed

First round: Seed, $4.1M
Biggest round: $5.6M
Usual gap between rounds: 18 months

The rounds

Feb 2025
Seed$5.5M3 new
Source recorded
Aug 2023
Round$5.6M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
Jun 2022
Seed$4.1M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by Pillar VC

Founders and team

From Modern Synthesis's own website: 3 on the team.

Patricia AhufingerVice President of Operations
Nava EsmailizadehInterim Head of Growth (Maternity Cover)
Sarah West YoungHead of Growth

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.

Seed2022Round2023Seed2025

Pillar VC

AgFunder

Taihill Venture

Everyone who backed them

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Taihill VentureVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Modern Synthesis as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.