# Profusa funding: rounds and investors

> Profusa has raised $60M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Asset Management Ventures, Atinum Investment and 3E Bioventures.

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

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Profusa*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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

**$60M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

**$1.2M** Debt **$2.8M** Venture **$11M** Venture **$45M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $45M Aug 2018
- **Step-up i:** 4×
- **Investors:** 5

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.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$1.2M** Debt

**$2.8M** Venture

**$11M** Venture

**$45M** Series C

- **First round:** Debt, $1.2M
- **Biggest round:** $45M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2018** Series C **$45M** *4 new* [Atinum Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atinum-investment) [3E Bioventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3e-bioventures) [Tasly Pharmaceutical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tasly-pharmaceutical) [Maxim Integrated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maxim-integrated) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $45M sold, first sale May 2018
- **Jul 2015** Venture **$11M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Jun 2015
- **Sept 2013** Venture **$2.8M** *1 new* [Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.8M sold, first sale Aug 2013
- **Aug 2012** Debt **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Oct 2011

## Founders and team

From Profusa's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 5 on the team.

**Bill McMillan** Co-Founder, CSO & Head of Research *Named on its 2018 Form D*

- **Fred Knechtel** Chief Financial Officer
- **Sean Givens** Head of Government Business
- **Aude Sordet** General Manager, Europe
- **Ben Hwang** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Natalie Wisniewski** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Joan Siu Braddi* *NG Siu Wai* *Qianye Karen Liu* *Thomas Gutshall* *William Siu Frist*

## 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.

**Debt** 2012 **Venture** 2013 **Venture** 2015 **Series C** 2018 [Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) [Atinum Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atinum-investment) [3E Bioventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3e-bioventures) [Tasly Pharmaceutical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tasly-pharmaceutical) [Maxim Integrated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maxim-integrated)

## Everyone who backed them

[Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Atinum Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atinum-investment) VC firm **1** round

[3E Bioventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3e-bioventures) VC firm **1** round

[Tasly Pharmaceutical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tasly-pharmaceutical) Corporate VC **1** round

[Maxim Integrated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maxim-integrated) Corporate VC **1** round

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## Quick answers about Profusa

### Who invested in Profusa?

Profusa's investors include Asset Management Ventures, Atinum Investment, 3E Bioventures, Tasly Pharmaceutical and Maxim Integrated.

### How much has Profusa raised?

Profusa has raised $60M across 4 rounds since 2012.

### When did Profusa last raise?

Profusa's most recent round was a Series C of $45M in Aug 2018.

### What was Profusa's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $45M in Aug 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Profusa first?

Profusa's first round on record, in Sept 2013, was backed by Asset Management Ventures.

### What stage is Profusa at?

Profusa's latest named round is a Series C, in Aug 2018.

### Where is Profusa based?

Profusa is based in the United States.

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