# Moderna funding: rounds and investors

> Moderna has raised $675M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include Sequoia Capital, HSG and RA Capital Management. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Moderna*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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

Raised 5 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$675M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources

**$500M** Round **$125M** Series H **$50M** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $50M Jun 2026
- **Biggest round:** $500M Round · Feb 2018
- **Investors:** 14

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.

2018 2020 2022 2024 2026

**$500M** Round

**$125M** Series H

**$50M** Grant

- **First round:** Round, $500M
- **Biggest round:** $500M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 8.1 years

[**Moderna** Biotech/health 1 / 12 Their pitch deck **Moderna's pitch deck, 12 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/moderna)

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Grant **$50M** *4 new* [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Source recorded and 1 other
- **May 2018** Series H **$125M** *1 new* [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) Reported by Fiercebiotech
- **Feb 2018** Round **$500M** *9 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [BB Biotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bb-biotech-ventures) [ArrowMark Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrowmark-partners) [Pictet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pictet) Julius Baer Viking Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Stephane Bancel** President, Chief Executive Officer, Director i
- **Lorence Kim** Chief Financial Officer i
- **James Kasinger** General Counsel i
- **Noubar Afeyan** Chairman of the Board of Directors i

On the board, as filed i *Henri Termeer* *John Mendlein* *Lee Babiss* *Peter Hutt* *Robert Carpenter* *Robert Langer* *Theo Melas-Kyriazi*

## 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** 2018 **Series H** 2018 **Grant** 2026 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) [BB Biotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bb-biotech-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round

[HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) VC firm **1** round

[RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) Private equity **1** round

[Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm **1** round

[Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) VC firm **1** round

[EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) VC firm **1** round

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

[Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Growth equity **1** round

[Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) Corporate VC **1** round

[BB Biotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bb-biotech-ventures) Growth equity **1** round

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

[Pictet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pictet) VC firm **1** round

Julius Baer no record of our own yet **1** round

Viking no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Moderna

### Who invested in Moderna?

Moderna's investors include Sequoia Capital, HSG, RA Capital Management, Fidelity and Wellington Management, and 9 more on record.

### How much has Moderna raised?

Moderna has raised $675M across 3 rounds since 2018.

### When did Moderna last raise?

Moderna's most recent round was a Grant of $50M in Jun 2026.

### What was Moderna's biggest round?

Moderna's largest round on record is $500M (Undisclosed round), in Feb 2018.

### Who backed Moderna first?

Moderna's first round on record, in Feb 2018, was backed by Sequoia Capital, Fidelity and EDBI and 6 others.

### What stage is Moderna at?

Moderna's latest named round is a Grant, in Jun 2026.

### Where is Moderna based?

Moderna is based in the United States.

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