# Ruminant BioTech funding: rounds and investors

> Ruminant BioTech has raised $9.5M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Australian Government. Every round with its source.

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

New Zealand · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Ruminant BioTech*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. 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 12 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$9.5M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $9.5M Nov 2025
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Nov 2025** Series A **$9.5M** [Australian Government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-government) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Ruminant BioTech's own website: 7 on the team.

- **John Fernandes** Chief Financial Officer
- **David Colsell** Head of Formulation and Development
- **Erica Yin** Head of Analytical Development & Laboratory
- **Catherine Lee** Senior Laboratory Analyst
- **George Reeves** Market Access Director
- **Nirupama Buddha** Intellectual Property Associate
- **Verity Groves** Grants and Projects Manager

## Everyone who backed them

[Australian Government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-government) Government **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ruminant-biotech).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Ruminant BioTech as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[regeneration.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regeneration-vc) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Ruminant BioTech

### Who invested in Ruminant BioTech?

Ruminant BioTech's investors include Australian Government.

### How much has Ruminant BioTech raised?

Ruminant BioTech has raised $9.5M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Ruminant BioTech last raise?

Ruminant BioTech's most recent round was a Series A of $9.5M in Nov 2025.

### What was Ruminant BioTech's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $9.5M in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Ruminant BioTech first?

Ruminant BioTech's first round on record, in Nov 2025, was backed by Australian Government.

### What stage is Ruminant BioTech at?

Ruminant BioTech's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2025.

### Where is Ruminant BioTech based?

Ruminant BioTech is based in New Zealand.

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