# Seventh Sense Biosystems funding: rounds and investors

> Seventh Sense Biosystems has raised $52M across 14 rounds since 2010. Investors include Polaris Partners, Flagship Pioneering, LLC and Novartis Venture Fund.

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

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# Who invested in *Seventh Sense Biosystems*

14 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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

**$52M** raised across 14 rounds since 2010, from 14 sources

**$1.5M** Debt **$2.1M** Debt **$4.5M** Series A **$3.3M** Grant **$750K** Debt **$200K** Debt **$10M** Series A **$1.8M** Debt **$158K** Debt **$360K** Debt **$930K** Venture **$450K** Debt **$16M** Series B **$10M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $10M Nov 2016
- **Biggest round:** $16M Series B · Aug 2014
- **Investors:** 11

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.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

**$1.5M** Debt

**$2.1M** Debt

**$4.5M** Series A

**$3.3M** Grant

**$750K** Debt

**$1.8M** Debt

**$158K** Debt

**$360K** Debt

**$930K** Venture

**$16M** Series B

**$10M** Series C

- **First round:** Debt, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $16M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2016** Series C **$10M** *2 new* [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) Laboratory Corporation of America Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $5.5M sold, first sale Nov 2016
- **Aug 2014** Series B **$16M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) [Flagship Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-ventures) [Laboratory Corporation of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laboratory-corporation-of-america) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Jul 2014
- **Jun 2014** Debt **$450K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $450K sold, first sale Jun 2014
- **Apr 2014** Venture **$930K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $930K sold, first sale Mar 2014
- **Nov 2013** Debt **$360K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $360K sold, first sale Nov 2013
- **Apr 2013** Debt **$158K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $158K sold, first sale Mar 2013
- **Mar 2013** Debt **$1.8M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Mar 2013
- **Jun 2012** Series A **$10M** *2 returning* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Flagship Pioneering, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Apr 2011
- **Jun 2012** Debt **$200K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $200K sold, first sale May 2012
- **Apr 2012** Debt **$750K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $750K sold, first sale Mar 2012
- **Dec 2011** Grant **$3.3M** *2 new* [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) [The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $750K sold, first sale Mar 2012
- **May 2011** Series A **$4.5M** *3 new* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Flagship Pioneering, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc) [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) Reported by 7sbio.com SEC filing: $6.7M sold, first sale Apr 2011
- **Oct 2010** Debt **$2.1M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.1M sold, first sale Oct 2010
- **May 2010** Debt **$1.5M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale May 2010

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Harry Wilcox** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Stuart Blitz** Executive Officer i
- **Timothy Richards** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Alan Crane* *Donald Hardison* *Howard Weisman* *Marc Ceulemans* *Peter Hutt* *Robert Langer*

## 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** 2012 **Debt** 2013 **Debt** 2013 **Debt** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Debt** 2014 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2016 [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Flagship Pioneering, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) [Flagship Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-ventures) [The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) [Laboratory Corporation of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laboratory-corporation-of-america)

## Everyone who backed them

[Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) VC firm **3** rounds

[Flagship Pioneering, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc) VC firm **2** rounds

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

[Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) Corporate VC **1** round

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

[Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) Institutional LP **1** round

[Flagship Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-ventures) Accelerator **1** round

[The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) Investment firm **1** round

[Laboratory Corporation of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laboratory-corporation-of-america) Growth equity **1** round

Laboratory Corporation of America no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Seventh Sense Biosystems

### Who invested in Seventh Sense Biosystems?

Seventh Sense Biosystems's investors include Polaris Partners, Flagship Pioneering, LLC, Novartis Venture Fund, Siemens and Novartis, and 6 more on record.

### How much has Seventh Sense Biosystems raised?

Seventh Sense Biosystems has raised $52M across 14 rounds since 2010.

### When did Seventh Sense Biosystems last raise?

Seventh Sense Biosystems's most recent round was a Series C of $10M in Nov 2016.

### What was Seventh Sense Biosystems's biggest round?

Seventh Sense Biosystems's largest round on record is $16M (Series B), in Aug 2014.

### Who backed Seventh Sense Biosystems first?

Seventh Sense Biosystems's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by Polaris Partners, Flagship Pioneering, LLC and Third Rock Ventures.

### What stage is Seventh Sense Biosystems at?

Seventh Sense Biosystems's latest named round is a Series C, in Nov 2016.

### Where is Seventh Sense Biosystems based?

Seventh Sense Biosystems is based in the United States.

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