# Strand Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors > Strand Therapeutics has raised $267M across 3 rounds since 2019. Investors include Playground Global, ANRI and IQ Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/strand-therapeutics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Strand Therapeutics* 3 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. Biotech Healthcare Raised 7 months ago Follow Strand Therapeutics and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fstrand-therapeutics) Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$267M** raised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 3 sources **$6.0M** Seed **$153M** Series B **$108M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $108M Mar 2026 - **Biggest round:** $153M Series B · Aug 2025 - **Investors:** 8 (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 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$6.0M** Seed **$153M** Series B **$108M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $6.0M - **Biggest round:** $153M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 6.2 years ## The rounds - **Mar 2026** Round **$108M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $108M sold, first sale Mar 2026 - **Aug 2025** Series B **$153M** *5 new* *2 returning* [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) [Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments) [FPV Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fpv-ventures) Source recorded - **Jun 2019** Seed **$6.0M** *3 new* [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) Lead [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $5.9M sold, first sale May 2019 ## Founders and team From Strand Therapeutics's own website: 2 founders, 8 on the team. **Tasuku Kitada** President, Head of R&D, Co-founder **Jacob Becraft** CEO, Co-Founder - **Colleen Wilson** Chief People Officer - **Jason Luke** Chief Medical Officer - **Kunal Bhatia** Chief Financial Officer - **Prashant Nambiar** Chief Scientific Officer - **Samta Kundu** Chief Operating Officer - **Joe Barberio** VP, Technical Operations - **Michael Bertram** VP of Finance & Controller - **Jeb Keiper** Independent Board 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. **Seed** 2019 **Series B** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) L [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) [Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments) [FPV Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fpv-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) VC firm **2** rounds [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) VC firm **1** round [Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) VC firm **1** round [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) VC firm **1** round [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) Growth equity **1** round [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments) VC firm **1** round [FPV Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fpv-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=strand-therapeutics). ## Quick answers about Strand Therapeutics ### Who invested in Strand Therapeutics? Strand Therapeutics's investors include Playground Global, ANRI, IQ Capital, Redmile Group and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Strand Therapeutics raised? Strand Therapeutics has raised $267M across 3 rounds since 2019. ### When did Strand Therapeutics last raise? Strand Therapeutics's most recent round, $108M, was in Mar 2026. ### What was Strand Therapeutics's biggest round? Strand Therapeutics's largest round on record is $153M (Series B), in Aug 2025. ### Who backed Strand Therapeutics first? Strand Therapeutics's first round on record, in Jun 2019, was backed by Playground Global, ANRI and Alexandria Real Estate Equities. ### What stage is Strand Therapeutics at? Strand Therapeutics's latest named round is a Series B, in Aug 2025. ### Where is Strand Therapeutics based? Strand Therapeutics is based in the United States. ### Who led Strand Therapeutics's rounds? Playground Global led the Seed in 2019. ## Companies like Strand Therapeutics In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**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