# Oxford Nanopore Technologies funding: rounds and investors > Oxford Nanopore Technologies has raised $653M across 17 rounds since 2005. Investors include IP Group, Invesco Perpetual and Lansdowne Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-nanopore-technologies (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Oxford Nanopore Technologies* 17 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$653M** raised across 17 rounds since 2005, from 17 sources **$896K** Venture **$10M** Series B **$20M** Venture **$28M** Series C **$41M** Series D **$51M** Round **$61M** Growth **$59M** Growth **$109M** Growth **$66M** Round **$544K** Round **$719K** Round **$466K** Round **$85M** Round **$1.6M** Round **$104M** Round **$15M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $15M Apr 2025 - **Biggest round:** $109M Growth · Jul 2015 - **Investors:** 7 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 **$896K** Venture **$10M** Series B **$20M** Venture **$28M** Series C **$41M** Series D **$51M** Round **$61M** Growth **$59M** Growth **$66M** Round **$544K** Round **$719K** Round **$466K** Round **$15M** Round - **First round:** Venture, $896K - **Biggest round:** $109M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2025** Round **$15M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jul 2024** Round **$104M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Mar 2024** Round **$1.6M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Oct 2023** Round **$85M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jun 2023** Round **$466K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Feb 2023** Round **$719K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Aug 2021** Round **$544K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Oct 2018** Round **$66M** *1 new* [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) Reported by Endpts - **Jul 2015** Growth **$109M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Aug 2014** Growth **$59M** *1 new* [Woodford Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/woodford-investment-management) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2013** Growth **$61M** *1 new* [Odey Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odey-asset-management) Reported by finsmes.com - **May 2012** Round **$51M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by pevc.dowjones.com - **Apr 2011** Series D **$41M** *3 returning* [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) [Invesco Perpetual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-perpetual) [Lansdowne Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lansdowne-partners) Reported by nanoporetech.com - **Apr 2010** Series C **$28M** *3 new* *1 returning* [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) [Invesco Perpetual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-perpetual) [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) [Lansdowne Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lansdowne-partners) Reported by onbiovc.com - **Mar 2008** Venture **$20M** *1 returning* [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) Reported by nanoporetech.com - **May 2006** Series B **$10M** *1 returning* [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) From a historical funding record - **May 2005** Venture **$896K** *1 new* [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) From a historical funding record ## Funding filed with regulators Oxford Nanopore Technologies filed 42 raises, $207M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. The latest 40 are listed. - Aug 2026 **$3.3M** UK share allotment - Jun 2026 **$357K** UK share allotment - Jun 2026 **$974K** UK share allotment - May 2026 **$543K** UK share allotment - Apr 2026 **$256K** UK share allotment - Mar 2026 **$146K** UK share allotment - Feb 2026 **$217K** UK share allotment - Jan 2026 **$290K** UK share allotment - Jan 2026 **$673K** UK share allotment - Dec 2025 **$175K** UK share allotment - Dec 2025 **$171K** UK share allotment - Nov 2025 **$432K** UK share allotment - Oct 2025 **$2.0M** UK share allotment - Oct 2025 **$527K** UK share allotment - Sept 2025 **$469K** UK share allotment - Sept 2025 **$457K** UK share allotment - Aug 2025 **$1.4M** UK share allotment - Jul 2025 **$1.5M** UK share allotment - Jul 2025 **$288K** UK share allotment - May 2025 **$706K** UK share allotment - Apr 2025 **$400K** UK share allotment - Dec 2024 **$630K** UK share allotment - Nov 2024 **$322K** UK share allotment - Sept 2024 **$439K** UK share allotment - Aug 2024 **$102M** UK share allotment - Jul 2024 **$309K** UK share allotment - May 2024 **$176K** UK share allotment - Apr 2024 **$831K** UK share allotment - Apr 2024 **$163K** UK share allotment - Mar 2024 **$256K** UK share allotment - Mar 2024 **$156K** UK share allotment - Dec 2023 **$232K** UK share allotment - Nov 2023 **$129K** UK share allotment - Oct 2023 **$84M** UK share allotment - Oct 2023 **$209K** UK share allotment - Jul 2023 **$326K** UK share allotment - Jun 2023 **$140K** UK share allotment - Apr 2023 **$209K** UK share allotment - Apr 2023 **$181K** UK share allotment - Mar 2023 **$173K** UK share allotment ## Founders and team From Oxford Nanopore Technologies's own website: 20 on the team. - **Francis Van Parys** Chief Executive Officer - **Andrew Watson** Chief Information Officer - **Conor McKechnie** Chief Marketing and Communications Officer - **David Miller** Chief Development and Product Officer - **Davide Manissero** Chief Medical Officer - **Dr. Lakmal Jayasinghe** Chief Scientific Officer - **Nick Keher** Chief Financial Officer - **Tina St. Leger** Chief People Officer - **Alvaro Correia** VP, Global Supply Chain - **Ant Jones** VP, Engineering - **Chris Hannan** VP, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs - **David Stoddart** VP, Sample Technology - **Gretchen Weightman** VP & Gm, Apac - **Jayne Wallace** VP, Nanopore Research and Protein Sequencing - **Kristen Stoops** VP, Licensing and Research Sponsorship - **Nirmala Santiapillai** VP, Commercial Operations - **Phil Watkins** VP, Finance - **Rhodri Davies** VP, Operations And 2 more on the team. ## 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. **Round** 2018 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2025 [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) [Invesco Perpetual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-perpetual) [Lansdowne Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lansdowne-partners) [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) [Woodford Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/woodford-investment-management) [Odey Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odey-asset-management) ## Everyone who backed them [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) VC firm **5** rounds [Invesco Perpetual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-perpetual) Growth equity **2** rounds [Lansdowne Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lansdowne-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) Corporate VC **1** round [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) Company **1** round [Woodford Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/woodford-investment-management) Private equity **1** round [Odey Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odey-asset-management) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=oxford-nanopore-technologies). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Oxford Nanopore Technologies 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. [GT Healthcare Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gt-healthcare-capital-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Touchstone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/touchstone-innovations) VC firm Per its own site [QBN Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qbn-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Railpen (Railway Pension Investments)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/railpen-railway-pension-investments) Institutional LP Per its own site ## Quick answers about Oxford Nanopore Technologies ### Who invested in Oxford Nanopore Technologies? Oxford Nanopore Technologies's investors include IP Group, Invesco Perpetual, Lansdowne Partners, Amgen and Illumina, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Oxford Nanopore Technologies raised? Oxford Nanopore Technologies has raised $653M across 17 rounds since 2005. ### When did Oxford Nanopore Technologies last raise? Oxford Nanopore Technologies's most recent round, $15M, was in Apr 2025. ### What was Oxford Nanopore Technologies's biggest round? Oxford Nanopore Technologies's largest round on record is $109M (Growth), in Jul 2015. ### Who backed Oxford Nanopore Technologies first? Oxford Nanopore Technologies's first round on record, in May 2005, was backed by IP Group. ### What stage is Oxford Nanopore Technologies at? Oxford Nanopore Technologies's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2018. ### Where is Oxford Nanopore Technologies based? Oxford Nanopore Technologies is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Oxford Nanopore Technologies In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Coherence Neuro** $55M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherence-neuro)[**HydRegen** $12M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydregen)[**XRlabs** $8.4M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xrlabs)[**OMass Therapeutics** $442M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/omass-therapeutics)[**CMR Surgical** $1.1B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cmr-surgical)[**MintNeuro** $26M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintneuro) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app