# Rodeo Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> Rodeo Therapeutics has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Eli Lilly, AbbVie and ARCH Venture Partners. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Rodeo Therapeutics*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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

**$15M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$5.9M** Series A **$8.9M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $8.9M Nov 2018
- **Step-up i:** 1.5×
- **Investors:** 10

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.

2018

**$5.9M** Series A

**$8.9M** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $5.9M
- **Biggest round:** $8.9M
- **Between rounds:** 15 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2018** Venture **$8.9M** *2 new* *2 returning* [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) Source recorded SEC filing: $3.7M sold, first sale Nov 2018
- **Jul 2017** Series A **$5.9M** *8 new* [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) [Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) [Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-robotics-and-digital-solutions) [WuXi AppTec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-apptec) [WRF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wrf) [Watson Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/watson-capital-partners) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $5.4M sold, first sale Jul 2017

## Founders and team

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

- **Ian Howes** Executive Officer i
- **Kendall Mohler** Executive Officer i
- **Suzanne Rettenmier** Executive Officer i
- **Thong Le** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i

On the board, as filed i *Asish Xavier* *Katie Hewitt* *Margarita Chavez* *Sanford Markowitz* *Steve Gillis* *Tadataka Yamada*

## 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.

**Series A** 2017 **Venture** 2018 [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) [AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) [Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-robotics-and-digital-solutions) [WuXi AppTec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-apptec) [WRF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wrf) [Watson Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/watson-capital-partners)

## Everyone who backed them

[Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[AbbVie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbvie) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) VC firm **1** round

[Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) VC firm **1** round

[Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) Hedge fund **1** round

[Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-robotics-and-digital-solutions) Corporate VC **1** round

[WuXi AppTec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuxi-apptec) Growth equity **1** round

[WRF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wrf) VC firm **1** round

[Watson Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/watson-capital-partners) Advisor **1** round

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## Quick answers about Rodeo Therapeutics

### Who invested in Rodeo Therapeutics?

Rodeo Therapeutics's investors include Eli Lilly, AbbVie, ARCH Venture Partners, Alexandria Venture Investments and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, and 5 more on record.

### How much has Rodeo Therapeutics raised?

Rodeo Therapeutics has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did Rodeo Therapeutics last raise?

Rodeo Therapeutics's most recent round was a Venture of $8.9M in Nov 2018.

### What was Rodeo Therapeutics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $8.9M in Nov 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Rodeo Therapeutics first?

Rodeo Therapeutics's first round on record, in Jul 2017, was backed by Eli Lilly, Alexandria Real Estate Equities and AbbVie and 5 others.

### What stage is Rodeo Therapeutics at?

Rodeo Therapeutics's latest named round is a Venture, in Nov 2018.

### Where is Rodeo Therapeutics based?

Rodeo Therapeutics is based in the United States.

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