# SQZ Biotechnologies funding: rounds and investors > SQZ Biotechnologies has raised $137M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Google Ventures, Invus and Nano Dimension. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/sqz-biotechnologies (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *SQZ Biotechnologies* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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 **$137M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources **$72M** Series C **$65M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $65M May 2020 - **Led by:** Temasek Holdings - **Biggest round:** $72M Series C · Aug 2018 - **Investors:** 15 (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. 2019 2020 **$72M** Series C **$65M** Series D - **First round:** Series C, $72M - **Biggest round:** $72M - **Between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **May 2020** Series D **$65M** *4 new* *3 returning* [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) Lead [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) [Nano Dimension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nanodimension) [T1D Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t1d-fund) Reported by Firms' own news pages SEC filing: $66M sold, first sale Dec 2019 - **Aug 2018** Series C **$72M** *11 new* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) [Nano Dimension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nanodimension) [Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) [EverBlue Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everblue-ventures) [JDRF T1D](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jdrf-t1d) [Orient Life](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orient-life) [Viva Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viva-ventures) Bridger Healthcare Partners Global Health Science Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 6 on the team. **Armon Sharei** Founder, CEO & President *Named on its 2020 Form D* i - **David W. First** Chief People Officer i - **Alexandra W. Balcom** Treasurer i - **Howard W. Bernstein** Executive Officer i - **Lawrence W. Knopf** Secretary and General Counsel i - **Oliver W. Rosen** Executive Officer i - **Teri W. Loxam** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Amy W. Schulman* *Eric W. Moessinger* *Jonathan Fleming* *Klavs F. Jensen* *Marc W. Elia* *Pushkal W. Garg* *Zafrira W. Avnur* ## 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 C** 2018 **Series D** 2020 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) [Nano Dimension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nanodimension) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) L [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) [Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) [T1D Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t1d-fund) [EverBlue Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everblue-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Invus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus) Private equity **2** rounds [Nano Dimension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nanodimension) Growth equity **2** rounds [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) VC firm **1** round [Illumina Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) Growth equity **1** round [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) Company **1** round [T1D Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t1d-fund) Corporate VC **1** round [EverBlue Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everblue-ventures) VC firm **1** round [JDRF T1D](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jdrf-t1d) Growth equity **1** round [Orient Life](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orient-life) VC firm **1** round [Viva Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viva-ventures) VC firm **1** round Bridger Healthcare Partners no record of our own yet **1** round Global Health Science 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=sqz-biotechnologies). ## Quick answers about SQZ Biotechnologies ### Who invested in SQZ Biotechnologies? SQZ Biotechnologies's investors include Google Ventures, Invus, Nano Dimension, Temasek Holdings and Polaris Partners, and 10 more on record. Temasek Holdings led its latest round. ### How much has SQZ Biotechnologies raised? SQZ Biotechnologies has raised $137M across 2 rounds since 2018. ### When did SQZ Biotechnologies last raise? SQZ Biotechnologies's most recent round was a Series D of $65M in May 2020, led by Temasek Holdings. ### What was SQZ Biotechnologies's biggest round? SQZ Biotechnologies's largest round on record is $72M (Series C), in Aug 2018. ### Who backed SQZ Biotechnologies first? SQZ Biotechnologies's first round on record, in Aug 2018, was backed by Google Ventures, Invus and Nano Dimension and 8 others. ### What stage is SQZ Biotechnologies at? SQZ Biotechnologies's latest named round is a Series D, in May 2020. ### Where is SQZ Biotechnologies based? SQZ Biotechnologies is based in the United States. ### Who led SQZ Biotechnologies's rounds? Temasek Holdings led the Series D in 2020. ## Companies like SQZ Biotechnologies In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines)[**AI** $18M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai)[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app