# NK:IO funding: rounds and investors

> NK:IO has raised $1.5M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include Innovate UK, Parkwalk and Future Planet Capital. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *NK:IO*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Biotech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.5M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $1.5M Jul 2023
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2023** Seed **$1.5M** [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) [Future Planet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From NK:IO's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team.

**Dr Mike Romanos** Co-founder & Non-Executive Director

- **Richard Hopkins** CEO
- **Dr Andrew Baxendale** Chief Operating Officer
- **Dr Mike Murphy** Non-Executive Director
- **Tanya Moore** Director

## Everyone who backed them

[Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round

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

[Future Planet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list NK:IO 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.

[UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund [UKI2S]](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uk-innovation-and-science-seed-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Meltwind Advisory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meltwind-advisory) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about NK:IO

### Who invested in NK:IO?

NK:IO's investors include Innovate UK, Parkwalk and Future Planet Capital.

### How much has NK:IO raised?

NK:IO has raised $1.5M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did NK:IO last raise?

NK:IO's most recent round was a Seed of $1.5M in Jul 2023.

### What was NK:IO's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.5M in Jul 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed NK:IO first?

NK:IO's first round on record, in Jul 2023, was backed by Innovate UK, Parkwalk and Future Planet Capital.

### What stage is NK:IO at?

NK:IO's latest named round is a Seed, in Jul 2023.

### Where is NK:IO based?

NK:IO is based in the United Kingdom.

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