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Who invested in SQZ Biotech

5 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

BiotechHealthcare

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$23Mraised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources

$100KGrant$15KVenture$5.0MSeries A$16MSeries B$2.0MGrant
Latest round
Grant, $2.0MMar 2022
Biggest round
$16MSeries B · Sept 2016
Investors
8
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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.

2015201720192021
$100KGrant$15KVenture$5.0MSeries A$16MSeries B$2.0MGrant
First round
Grant, $100K
Oct 2013
Biggest round
$16M
Series B · Sept 2016
Usual gap between rounds
15 months
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Mar 2022
  2. Sept 2016
    Series B$16M1 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. Jun 2015
    Series A$5.0M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Apr 2014
    Venture$15K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  5. Oct 2013
    Grant$100K1 new

    From a historical funding record

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

Polaris PartnersVC firm3rounds
Alumni VenturesVC firm1round
MassChallengeAccelerator1round
Temasek HoldingsVC firm1round
Illumina VenturesVC firm1round
Nano DimensionGrowth equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list SQZ Biotech as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Maine AngelsAngel networkPer its own site
MIT Alumni Angels of NorCalAngel networkPer its own site

Quick answers about SQZ Biotech

Who invested in SQZ Biotech?

SQZ Biotech's investors include Polaris Partners, National Science Foundation, Alumni Ventures, MassChallenge and Temasek Holdings, and 3 more on record.

How much has SQZ Biotech raised?

SQZ Biotech has raised $23M across 5 rounds since 2013.

When did SQZ Biotech last raise?

SQZ Biotech's most recent round was a Grant of $2.0M in Mar 2022.

What was SQZ Biotech's biggest round?

SQZ Biotech's largest round on record is $16M (Series B), in Sept 2016.

Who backed SQZ Biotech first?

SQZ Biotech's first round on record, in Oct 2013, was backed by MassChallenge.

What stage is SQZ Biotech at?

SQZ Biotech's latest named round is a Grant, in Mar 2022.

Where is SQZ Biotech based?

SQZ Biotech is based in the United States.

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