# Nia Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> Nia Therapeutics has raised $34M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Creative Destruction Lab and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern...

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# Who invested in *Nia Therapeutics*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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

Raised 5 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$34M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

**$10M** Venture **$24M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $24M Jun 2026
- **Step-up i:** 2.3×
- **Investors:** 2

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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.

2024 2025 2026

**$10M** Venture

**$24M** Round

- **First round:** Venture, $10M
- **Biggest round:** $24M
- **Between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Round **$24M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $24M sold, first sale Jun 2026
- **Feb 2024** Venture **$10M** *2 new* [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) Source recorded SEC filing: $8.5M sold, first sale Dec 2021

## Founders and team

From Nia Therapeutics's own website: 2 founders, 9 on the team.

**Dr. Daniel Rizzuto** Founder, President and CTO

**Dr. Michael Kahana** Founder and CEO

- **Daniel Utin** Chief Software Architect
- **Andrew Smiles** Staff Systems Engineer, Head of Product Design
- **Chris Ho** Principal Software Engineer
- **Chuck Vadala** Senior Director, Quality & Systems Engineering
- **Dr. Matthew Applegate** Senior Embedded Software Engineer
- **Dr. Zhe Hu** Principal Electrical Engineer
- **Josh Kahn** Senior Firmware Engineer
- **Keith Angelino** Senior Mechanical Engineer
- **Riley Fotis** Neurotechnology Research Specialist

## 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.

**Venture** 2024 **Round** 2026 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn)

## Everyone who backed them

[Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator **1** round

[Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) Government **1** round

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## Quick answers about Nia Therapeutics

### Who invested in Nia Therapeutics?

Nia Therapeutics's investors include Creative Destruction Lab and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

### How much has Nia Therapeutics raised?

Nia Therapeutics has raised $34M across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did Nia Therapeutics last raise?

Nia Therapeutics's most recent round, $24M, was in Jun 2026.

### What was Nia Therapeutics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $24M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Nia Therapeutics first?

Nia Therapeutics's first round on record, in Feb 2024, was backed by Creative Destruction Lab and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

### What stage is Nia Therapeutics at?

Nia Therapeutics's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2024.

### Where is Nia Therapeutics based?

Nia Therapeutics is based in the United States.

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