# SPARTA Biodiscovery funding: rounds and investors

> SPARTA Biodiscovery has raised $9.1M across 4 rounds since 2023. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *SPARTA Biodiscovery*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 0 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

Raised 7 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026

**$9.1M** raised across 4 rounds since 2023, from 4 sources

**$4.3M** Seed **$1.3M** Round **$971K** Round **$2.5M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $2.5M Apr 2026
- **Biggest round:** $4.3M Seed · Sept 2023
- **Step-up i:** 2.6×
- **Investors:** 0

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2024 2025 2026

**$4.3M** Seed

**$1.3M** Round

**$971K** Round

**$2.5M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $4.3M
- **Biggest round:** $4.3M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2026** Round **$2.5M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2025** Round **$971K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Sept 2024** Round **$1.3M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Sept 2023** Seed **$4.3M** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

SPARTA Biodiscovery filed 6 raises, $7.3M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- May 2026 **$751K** UK share allotment
- Apr 2026 **$1.7M** UK share allotment
- Jul 2025 **$971K** UK share allotment
- Sept 2024 **$1.3M** UK share allotment
- Aug 2023 **$2.2M** UK share allotment
- Aug 2023 **$284K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From SPARTA Biodiscovery's own website: 1 founder, 13 on the team.

**Dr. Jelle Penders** Co-founder, CEO/CTO

- **Dr. James Foote** Head of Product Development – Reagents and Consumables
- **Dr. Jonathan Wojciechowski** Head of Research – Reagents and Consumables
- **Dr. Alastair Smith** Chair
- **Dr. Amrit Lotay** Senior Optical R&D Engineer
- **Dr. Ben Peacock** Business Development and Marketing Director
- **Dr. Callum Macdonald** Senior Software Engineer
- **Dr. Camille de Villiers** Senior Scientist
- **Dr. Edward James** Senior Software Engineer
- **Dr. Veronica Foisor** Senior Field Applications Specialist
- **Mr. Liam Cole** Senior Sales Manager
- **Mr. Patrick Gellenbeck** Sales Director North America
- **Mr. Ruben Simon** Operations Project Manager
- **Mr. Steven Binninger** Investment Director

## Quick answers about SPARTA Biodiscovery

### How much has SPARTA Biodiscovery raised?

SPARTA Biodiscovery has raised $9.1M across 4 rounds since 2023.

### When did SPARTA Biodiscovery last raise?

SPARTA Biodiscovery's most recent round, $2.5M, was in Apr 2026.

### What was SPARTA Biodiscovery's biggest round?

SPARTA Biodiscovery's largest round on record is $4.3M (Seed), in Sept 2023.

### What stage is SPARTA Biodiscovery at?

SPARTA Biodiscovery's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2023.

### Where is SPARTA Biodiscovery based?

SPARTA Biodiscovery is based in the United Kingdom.

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