# NextBio funding: rounds and investors > NextBio has raised $22M across 4 rounds since 2005. Investors include Amidzad Partners, Newbury Ventures and Ridge Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/nextbio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *NextBio* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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. Manufacturing Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$22M** raised across 4 rounds since 2005, from 4 sources **$1.1M** Series A **$7.0M** Series B **$8.0M** Series C **$5.8M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $5.8M Dec 2023 - **Biggest round:** $8.0M Series C · Sept 2009 - **Investors:** 6 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. 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 **$1.1M** Series A **$7.0M** Series B **$8.0M** Series C **$5.8M** Series B - **First round:** Series A, $1.1M - **Biggest round:** $8.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.4 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2023** Series B **$5.8M** *2 new* [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [Stonebridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stonebridge-ventures) Source recorded - **Sept 2009** Series C **$8.0M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [Signatures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital) [Newbury Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-vc) Reported by paidcontent.org SEC filing: $6.8M sold, first sale Dec 2008 - **Jun 2007** Series B **$7.0M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Amidzad Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidzad-partners) [Newbury Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-vc) Reported by venturebeat.com - **Jan 2005** Series A **$1.1M** *1 new* [Amidzad Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidzad-partners) Reported by venturebeat.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team. - **Saeid Akhtari** Executive Officer, Director i - **Shahram Seyedin-Noor** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Amir Abolfathi* *Bruce Bauer* *David Barker* *Mostafa Ronaghi* ## 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 A** 2005 **Series B** 2007 **Series C** 2009 **Series B** 2023 [Amidzad Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidzad-partners) [Newbury Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-vc) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [Signatures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital) [Stonebridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stonebridge-ventures) ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) undisclosed Oct 2013 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nextbio). ## Everyone who backed them [Amidzad Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidzad-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Newbury Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-vc) VC firm **2** rounds [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) VC firm **1** round [Signatures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital) VC firm **1** round [Stonebridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stonebridge-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nextbio). ## Quick answers about NextBio ### Who invested in NextBio? NextBio's investors include Amidzad Partners, Newbury Ventures, Ridge Ventures, Cota Capital and Signatures Capital, and 1 more on record. ### How much has NextBio raised? NextBio has raised $22M across 4 rounds since 2005. ### When did NextBio last raise? NextBio's most recent round was a Series B of $5.8M in Dec 2023. ### What was NextBio's biggest round? NextBio's largest round on record is $8.0M (Series C), in Sept 2009. ### Who backed NextBio first? NextBio's first round on record, in Jan 2005, was backed by Amidzad Partners. ### What stage is NextBio at? NextBio's latest named round is a Series B, in Dec 2023. ### Where is NextBio based? NextBio is based in the United States. ## Companies like NextBio In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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