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Who invested in Nanosphere?
Nanosphere's investors include Lurie Investment Fund, Nextgen Partners and Takata Corporation.
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$5.0MSeries C$30MRound$4.1MDebtUnited States · Funded startup
Who invested in Nanosphere
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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$39Mraised across 3 rounds since 2003, from 3 sources
$5.0MSeries C$30MRound$4.1MDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $4.1MMay 2015
- Biggest round
- $30MRound · Sept 2013
- Investors
- 3
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 C, $5.0M Jan 2003
- Biggest round
- $30M Round · Sept 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 10.7 years the median of 2
The rounds
- May 2015Debt$4.1M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $4.1M sold, first sale May 2015
- Sept 2013
- Jan 2003Series C$5.0M3 new
From a historical funding record
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.
The exit
ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONASDAQ:NSPHundisclosedNov 2007
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Everyone who backed them
Lurie Investment FundGrowth equity1round
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Quick answers about Nanosphere
How much has Nanosphere raised?
Nanosphere has raised $39M across 3 rounds since 2003.
When did Nanosphere last raise?
Nanosphere's most recent round was a Debt of $4.1M in May 2015.
What was Nanosphere's biggest round?
Nanosphere's largest round on record is $30M (Undisclosed round), in Sept 2013.
Who backed Nanosphere first?
Nanosphere's first round on record, in Jan 2003, was backed by Lurie Investment Fund, Nextgen Partners and Takata Corporation.
What stage is Nanosphere at?
Nanosphere's latest named round is a Debt, in May 2015.
Where is Nanosphere based?
Nanosphere is based in the United States.
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