# Senti Biosciences funding: rounds and investors > Senti Biosciences has raised $169M across 4 rounds since 2018. Investors include Menlo Ventures, Lux Capital and Pear VC. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/senti-biosciences (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Senti Biosciences* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 19 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 Genomics Healthcare Raised 6 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$169M** raised across 4 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources **$53M** Series A **$105M** Series B **$1.0M** Grant **$10M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $10M May 2026 - **Biggest round:** $105M Series B · Jan 2021 - **Step-up i:** 10× - **Investors:** 19 (1 led) 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 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$53M** Series A **$105M** Series B **$1.0M** Grant **$10M** Debt - **First round:** Series A, $53M - **Biggest round:** $105M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.8 years ## The rounds - **May 2026** Debt **$10M** *5 returning* [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Matrix Partners China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china-2) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) Source recorded SEC filing: $10M sold - **May 2025** Grant **$1.0M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) Source recorded - **Jan 2021** Series B **$105M** *8 new* *1 returning* [Leaps by Bayer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leaps-by-bayer) Lead [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Matrix Partners China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china-2) [Mirae Asset Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirae-asset-capital) [Ridgeback Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridgeback-capital) [Amgen's VC arm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen-s-vc-arm) Reported by Firms' own news pages - **Feb 2018** Series A **$53M** *10 new* [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) [Allen & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company) [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) [Lifeforce Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeforce-capital) [Nest.Bio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nest-bio-ventures) [GoodMan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodman-ventures) NEA/ 8VC Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $39M sold, first sale Feb 2018 ## Founders and team From Senti Biosciences's own website: 4 on the team. - **Amy Alford** Vice President, Research & Development Operations - **Faraz Siddiqui** Senior Vice President, Technical Operations - **Thomas Chung** Vice President, Strategic Finance & Corporate Development - **Jay Cross** Chief Financial Officer ## 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** 2018 **Series B** 2021 **Grant** 2025 **Debt** 2026 [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Matrix Partners China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china-2) [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) [Leaps by Bayer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leaps-by-bayer) L [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) VC firm **3** rounds [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **2** rounds [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **2** rounds [Matrix Partners China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china-2) VC firm **2** rounds [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) VC firm **2** rounds [Leaps by Bayer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leaps-by-bayer) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [Allen & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company) Wealth manager **1** round [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) Corporate VC **1** round [Lifeforce Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeforce-capital) VC firm **1** round [Mirae Asset Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirae-asset-capital) Growth equity **1** round [Ridgeback Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridgeback-capital) Family office **1** round [Nest.Bio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nest-bio-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Amgen's VC arm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen-s-vc-arm) Growth equity **1** round [GoodMan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodman-ventures) VC firm **1** round NEA/ 8VC no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=senti-biosciences). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Senti Biosciences 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. [Flucas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flucas-ventures) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Senti Biosciences ### Who invested in Senti Biosciences? Senti Biosciences's investors include Menlo Ventures, Lux Capital, Pear VC, Gaingels and 8VC, and 14 more on record. ### How much has Senti Biosciences raised? Senti Biosciences has raised $169M across 4 rounds since 2018. ### When did Senti Biosciences last raise? Senti Biosciences's most recent round was a Debt of $10M in May 2026. ### What was Senti Biosciences's biggest round? Senti Biosciences's largest round on record is $105M (Series B), in Jan 2021, led by Leaps by Bayer. ### Who backed Senti Biosciences first? Senti Biosciences's first round on record, in Feb 2018, was backed by Menlo Ventures, Lux Capital and Pear VC and 7 others. ### What stage is Senti Biosciences at? Senti Biosciences's latest named round is a Debt, in May 2026. ### Where is Senti Biosciences based? Senti Biosciences is based in the United States. ### Who led Senti Biosciences's rounds? Leaps by Bayer led the Series B in 2021. ## Companies like Senti Biosciences In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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