# Ocugen funding: rounds and investors > Ocugen has raised $151M across 4 rounds since 2016. Investors include Janus Henderson Investors, RTW Investments LLC and Abdi Ibrahim. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ocugen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Ocugen* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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 Pharma Raised 6 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$151M** raised across 4 rounds since 2016, from 4 sources **$6.0M** Series A **$7.5M** Series B **$23M** Round **$115M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $115M May 2026 - **Step-up i:** 5.1× - **Investors:** 8 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 **$6.0M** Series A **$7.5M** Series B **$23M** Round **$115M** Debt - **First round:** Series A, $6.0M - **Biggest round:** $115M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 6 months ## The rounds - **May 2026** Debt **$115M** *2 returning* [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [RTW Investments LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtw-investments-lp) Source recorded - **Jan 2026** Round **$23M** *2 new* [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [RTW Investments LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtw-investments-lp) Source recorded - **Jun 2017** Series B **$7.5M** *4 new* Abdi Ibrahim Frank Leo JSC Lancaster Group John Zhang Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $7.5M sold, first sale May 2017 - **Dec 2016** Series A **$6.0M** *2 new* Dr. Bernhard Hampl EB5 Life Sciences Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Nov 2016 ## Founders and team From Ocugen's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders, 18 on the team. **Shankar Musunuri** Chairman of the Board, CEO & Co-founder *Named on its 2020 Form D* **Uday B Kompella** Co-founder and Director *Named on its 2020 Form D* - **Abhi Gupta** Executive Vice President, Commercial and Business Development - **Paul Staid** Executive Vice President, Operations - **Arun Upadhyay** Chief Scientific Officer, Head of Research & Development - **Mohamed Genead** Chief Medical Officer - **Rita Johnson-Greene** Chief Financial Officer - **Vijay B Tammara** Chief Development Officer - **Jyothy Pillai** VP, Head of Regulatory & Quality - **Kristen Craft** Head of People and Culture - **Blaise Coleman** Director - **Jesse Simmers** Board of directors - **John Kouch** General Counsel - **John Zhang** Director - **Kirsten M. Castillo** Director - **Satish Chandran** Director - **Daniel B Jorgensen** Executive Officer i - **Kelly B Beck** Executive Officer i - **Rasappa B Arumugham** Executive Officer i - **Sanjay B Subramanian** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Junge Zhang* *Kristen B Castillo* *Manish B Potti* *Prabhavathi B Fernandes* *Ramesh Kumar* *Suha B Taspolatoglu* ## 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** 2016 **Series B** 2017 **Round** 2026 **Debt** 2026 [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) [RTW Investments LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtw-investments-lp) Abdi Ibrahim Dr. Bernhard Hampl EB5 Life Sciences Frank Leo John Zhang JSC Lancaster Group ## Everyone who backed them [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) Private equity **2** rounds [RTW Investments LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtw-investments-lp) Growth equity **2** rounds Abdi Ibrahim no record of our own yet **1** round Dr. Bernhard Hampl no record of our own yet **1** round EB5 Life Sciences no record of our own yet **1** round Frank Leo no record of our own yet **1** round John Zhang no record of our own yet **1** round JSC Lancaster Group no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ocugen). ## Quick answers about Ocugen ### Who invested in Ocugen? Ocugen's investors include Janus Henderson Investors, RTW Investments LLC, Abdi Ibrahim, Dr. Bernhard Hampl and EB5 Life Sciences, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Ocugen raised? Ocugen has raised $151M across 4 rounds since 2016. ### When did Ocugen last raise? Ocugen's most recent round was a Debt of $115M in May 2026. ### What was Ocugen's biggest round? Its most recent round, $115M in May 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Ocugen first? Ocugen's first round on record, in Dec 2016, was backed by Dr. Bernhard Hampl and EB5 Life Sciences. ### What stage is Ocugen at? Ocugen's latest named round is a Debt, in May 2026. ### Where is Ocugen based? Ocugen is based in the United States. ## Companies like Ocugen In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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