# Talus Bio funding: rounds and investors > Talus Bio has raised $22M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation and Pioneer Fund. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/talus-bio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Talus Bio* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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. AI Raised 2 months ago Y Combinator: S21 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$22M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources **$11M** Seed **$11M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $11M Sept 2026 - **Investors:** 5 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. 2025 2026 **$11M** Seed **$11M** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $11M - **Biggest round:** $11M - **Between rounds:** 2.1 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Seed **$11M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) Source recorded - **Aug 2024** Seed **$11M** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Talus Bio's own website: 3 founders, 8 on the team. **Alex Federation** Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder **Lindsay Pino** Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder **Jesse Salk** Physician & Founder of TwinStrand Biosciences - **Michelle Briscoe** Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer - **Tara Arvedson** Chief Scientific Officer at Hexagon Bio - **Christopher Joyce** VP of Business Development - **Michael McKeown** Head of Research at Bullseye Bioscience - **Will Fondrie** Head of Data Science & Engineering - **Daniele Canzani** Senior Scientist - **Margaux McBirney** Senior Lab Operations Manager - **Sydney Huff** Lab Operations Associate Advisers *Gavin Hirst* ## 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** 2024 **Seed** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity **2** rounds [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) VC firm **2** rounds [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=talus-bio). ## Quick answers about Talus Bio ### Who invested in Talus Bio? Talus Bio's investors include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation, Pioneer Fund, Fifty Years and NFX. ### How much has Talus Bio raised? Talus Bio has raised $22M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Talus Bio last raise? Talus Bio's most recent round was a Seed of $11M in Sept 2026. ### What was Talus Bio's biggest round? Its most recent round, $11M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Talus Bio first? Talus Bio's first round on record, in Aug 2024, was backed by Y Combinator, National Science Foundation and Pioneer Fund and 1 others. ### What stage is Talus Bio at? Talus Bio's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2026. ### Where is Talus Bio based? Talus Bio is based in the United States. ## Companies like Talus Bio In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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