# Purigen Biosystems funding: rounds and investors

> Purigen Biosystems has raised $62M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include Cota Capital, 5AM Ventures and Agilent Technologies.

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

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# Who invested in *Purigen Biosystems*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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

**$62M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

**$830K** Debt **$200K** Debt **$26M** Series B **$34M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $34M Apr 2021
- **Step-up i:** 1.3×
- **Investors:** 4 (1 led)

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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.

2013 2015 2017 2019 2021

**$830K** Debt

**$200K** Debt

**$26M** Series B

**$34M** Series C

- **First round:** Debt, $830K
- **Biggest round:** $34M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2021** Series C **$34M** *2 returning* [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $34M sold, first sale Mar 2019
- **Jun 2019** Series B **$26M** *4 new* [Agilent Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agilent-technologies) Lead [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) [Roche Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-venture-fund) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Aug 2014** Debt **$200K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $200K sold, first sale Jul 2014
- **Apr 2013** Debt **$830K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $830K sold, first sale Apr 2013

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Barney E. Saunders** Chief Executive Officer i
- **Klint E. Rose** Chief Scientific Officer i
- **Steve E. Reichenbach** Chief Financial Officer i
- **Joseph J. Victor** Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors i

On the board, as filed i *Bill W. Colston* *Kevin W. Corcoran* *Mira E. Chaurushiya*

## 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** 2013 **Debt** 2014 **Series B** 2019 **Series C** 2021 [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) [Agilent Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agilent-technologies) L [Roche Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-venture-fund)

## Everyone who backed them

[Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Agilent Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agilent-technologies) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1

[Roche Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-venture-fund) Corporate VC **1** round

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## Quick answers about Purigen Biosystems

### Who invested in Purigen Biosystems?

Purigen Biosystems's investors include Cota Capital, 5AM Ventures, Agilent Technologies and Roche Venture Fund.

### How much has Purigen Biosystems raised?

Purigen Biosystems has raised $62M across 4 rounds since 2013.

### When did Purigen Biosystems last raise?

Purigen Biosystems's most recent round was a Series C of $34M in Apr 2021.

### What was Purigen Biosystems's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $34M in Apr 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Purigen Biosystems first?

Purigen Biosystems's first round on record, in Jun 2019, was backed by Agilent Technologies, Cota Capital and 5AM Ventures and 1 others.

### What stage is Purigen Biosystems at?

Purigen Biosystems's latest named round is a Series C, in Apr 2021.

### Where is Purigen Biosystems based?

Purigen Biosystems is based in the United States.

### Who led Purigen Biosystems's rounds?

Agilent Technologies led the Series B in 2019.

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