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Who invested in Shift Bioscience?
Shift Bioscience's investors include Business Growth Fund, Boost VC and Kindred Capital.
202220232024
$5.3MRound$1.1MRound$11MSeed$16MSeed
United Kingdom · Seed startup
Who invested in Shift Bioscience
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$34Mraised across 4 rounds since 2021, from 4 sources
$5.3MRound$1.1MRound$11MSeed$16MSeed
- Latest round
- Seed, $16MOct 2024
- Step-upi
- 1.5×
- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round, $5.3M Dec 2021
- Biggest round
- $16M Seed · Oct 2024
- Usual gap between rounds
- 9 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Oct 2024
- Jun 2024Seed$11M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Sept 2022Round$1.1M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Dec 2021Round$5.3M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
Funding filed with regulators
Shift Bioscience filed 6 raises, $17M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Jun 2024$11MUK share allotment
- Sept 2022$1.1MUK share allotment
- Feb 2022$4.6MUK share allotment
- Feb 2022$206KUK share allotment
- Dec 2021$201KUK share allotment
- Dec 2021$251KUK share allotment
Founders and team
From Shift Bioscience's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team.
Daniel Ives Ph.DCEO & Founder
Brendan Swain Ph.DCSO & Founder
- Andrew Fraley Ph.DExecutive Chair
- Laurence Reid Ph.DNon-Executive Director
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.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Shift Bioscience 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.
Quick answers about Shift Bioscience
How much has Shift Bioscience raised?
Shift Bioscience has raised $34M across 4 rounds since 2021.
When did Shift Bioscience last raise?
Shift Bioscience's most recent round was a Seed of $16M in Oct 2024.
What was Shift Bioscience's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $16M in Oct 2024, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Shift Bioscience first?
Shift Bioscience's first round on record, in Oct 2024, was backed by Business Growth Fund, Boost VC and Kindred Capital.
What stage is Shift Bioscience at?
Shift Bioscience's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2024.
Where is Shift Bioscience based?
Shift Bioscience is based in the United Kingdom.
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