# QurCan Therapeutics Inc. funding: rounds and investors

> QurCan Therapeutics Inc. has raised $6.0M across 2 rounds since 2021. Investors include Creative Destruction Lab, Ontario Centre of Innovation and Eli Lilly.

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

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# Who invested in *QurCan Therapeutics Inc.*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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

Raised 2 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$6.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2021, from 2 sources

**$3.0M** Seed **$3.0M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $3.0M Sept 2026
- **Investors:** 3

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.

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$3.0M** Seed

**$3.0M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $3.0M
- **Biggest round:** $3.0M
- **Between rounds:** 5.3 years

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Venture **$3.0M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) [Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centre-of-innovation) Source recorded
- **May 2021** Seed **$3.0M** *2 new* [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centre-of-innovation) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From QurCan Therapeutics Inc.'s own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team.

**Dr. Shirley Wu** Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder

- **Dr. Mohammad Ali Amini** CEO
- **Dr. John Reid** Chief Business Officer
- **Dr. Azhar Z. Abbasi** Executive VP of R&D
- **Dr. Ali Tehrani** Independent Director
- **Fusion Pharmaceuticals** Independent Director
- **Intellectual Property Liaison** Board Members

## 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.

**Seed** 2021 **Venture** 2026 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centre-of-innovation) [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly)

## Everyone who backed them

[Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centre-of-innovation) VC firm **2** rounds

[Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) Corporate VC **1** round

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## Quick answers about QurCan Therapeutics Inc.

### Who invested in QurCan Therapeutics Inc.?

QurCan Therapeutics Inc.'s investors include Creative Destruction Lab, Ontario Centre of Innovation and Eli Lilly.

### How much has QurCan Therapeutics Inc. raised?

QurCan Therapeutics Inc. has raised $6.0M across 2 rounds since 2021.

### When did QurCan Therapeutics Inc. last raise?

QurCan Therapeutics Inc.'s most recent round was a Venture of $3.0M in Sept 2026.

### What was QurCan Therapeutics Inc.'s biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.0M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed QurCan Therapeutics Inc. first?

QurCan Therapeutics Inc.'s first round on record, in May 2021, was backed by Creative Destruction Lab and Ontario Centre of Innovation.

### What stage is QurCan Therapeutics Inc. at?

QurCan Therapeutics Inc.'s latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2026.

### Where is QurCan Therapeutics Inc. based?

QurCan Therapeutics Inc. is based in Canada.

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