# Phycobloom funding: rounds and investors

> Phycobloom has raised $1.4M across 2 rounds since 2020. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Phycobloom*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 0 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.

Cleantech Biotech

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Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026

**$1.4M** raised across 2 rounds since 2020, from 2 sources

**$213K** Round **$1.2M** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $1.2M Jun 2023
- **Step-up i:** 5.6×
- **Investors:** 0

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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.

2021 2022 2023

**$213K** Round

**$1.2M** Seed

- **First round:** Round, $213K
- **Biggest round:** $1.2M
- **Between rounds:** 2.6 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2023** Seed **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Nov 2020** Round **$213K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Funding filed with regulators

Phycobloom filed 2 raises, $1.4M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jun 2023 **$1.2M** UK share allotment
- Nov 2020 **$213K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Phycobloom's own website: 2 founders, 8 on the team.

**John Waite** Co-founder & CEO

**Ian Hu** Co-founder & CTO

- **Aranza Diaz** Director of R&D and Principal Scientist
- **Ekta Kumari** Principal Scientist and Team Leader
- **Emily McGibbon** Director of Operations
- **George Blundell-Hunter** Senior Scientist and Team Leader
- **Lucie Paoli** Research Associate
- **Nanakow Baiden** Senior Scientist
- **Oscar Marsden** Senior Scientist
- **Philippe Mozzanega** Research Scientist

## Quick answers about Phycobloom

### How much has Phycobloom raised?

Phycobloom has raised $1.4M across 2 rounds since 2020.

### When did Phycobloom last raise?

Phycobloom's most recent round was a Seed of $1.2M in Jun 2023.

### What was Phycobloom's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.2M in Jun 2023, is also its largest on record.

### What stage is Phycobloom at?

Phycobloom's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2023.

### Where is Phycobloom based?

Phycobloom is based in the United Kingdom.

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