# Syapse funding: rounds and investors > Syapse has raised $45M across 4 rounds since 2011. Investors include Social Capital, The Social+Capital Partnership and Safeguard Scientifics. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/syapse (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Syapse* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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 **$45M** raised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources **$1.6M** Seed **$3.0M** Series A **$10M** Series B **$30M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $30M Nov 2017 - **Step-up i:** 3× - **Investors:** 10 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. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 **$1.6M** Seed **$3.0M** Series A **$10M** Series B **$30M** Series D - **First round:** Seed, $1.6M - **Biggest round:** $30M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years ## The rounds - **Nov 2017** Series D **$30M** *7 new* *2 returning* [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) [GE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge) [Intermountain Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intermountain-ventures) [Roche Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-ventures) [Medidata](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medidata) Reported by FinSMEs - **Jul 2014** Series B **$10M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) [The Social+Capital Partnership](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-social-capital-partnership) [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $10.0M sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **Jan 2013** Series A **$3.0M** *2 new* [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) [The Social+Capital Partnership](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-social-capital-partnership) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Jan 2011** Seed **$1.6M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by techcrunch.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team. - **Jonathan Hirsch** Executive Officer, Director i - **Ken Tarkoff** Executive Officer, Director i - **Tony Loeser** Executive Officer i - **Trishan Arul** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Alexander Hardy* *Frank Williams* *Gary Kurtzman* *Jay Zaveri* *John Kuelper* ## 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** 2011 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2014 **Series D** 2017 [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) [The Social+Capital Partnership](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-social-capital-partnership) [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) [GE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge) [Intermountain Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intermountain-ventures) [Roche Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-ventures) [Medidata](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medidata) ## Everyone who backed them [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [The Social+Capital Partnership](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-social-capital-partnership) VC firm **2** rounds [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) Private equity **2** rounds [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) VC firm **1** round [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) Corporate VC **1** round [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) Corporate VC **1** round [GE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge) Corporate VC **1** round [Intermountain Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intermountain-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Roche Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-ventures) Growth equity **1** round [Medidata](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medidata) Corporate VC **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=syapse). ## Quick answers about Syapse ### Who invested in Syapse? Syapse's investors include Social Capital, The Social+Capital Partnership, Safeguard Scientifics, Ascension and Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Syapse raised? Syapse has raised $45M across 4 rounds since 2011. ### When did Syapse last raise? Syapse's most recent round was a Series D of $30M in Nov 2017. ### What was Syapse's biggest round? Its most recent round, $30M in Nov 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Syapse first? Syapse's first round on record, in Jan 2013, was backed by Social Capital and The Social+Capital Partnership. ### What stage is Syapse at? Syapse's latest named round is a Series D, in Nov 2017. ### Where is Syapse based? Syapse is based in the United States. ## Companies like Syapse In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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