# TESARO funding: rounds and investors

> TESARO has raised $661M across 4 rounds since 2010. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Kleiner Perkins.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tesaro (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *TESARO*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$661M** raised across 4 rounds since 2010, from 4 sources

**$60M** Series A **$101M** Series B **$91M** Round **$409M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $409M Jun 2016
- **Step-up i:** 4.5×
- **Investors:** 7

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.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

**$60M** Series A

**$101M** Series B

**$91M** Round

**$409M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $60M
- **Biggest round:** $409M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2016** Round **$409M** *2 new* *1 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Deerfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield) Source recorded SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Apr 2016
- **Mar 2013** Round **$91M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by fiercebiotech.com
- **Jun 2011** Series B **$101M** *4 new* *1 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) [Pappas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pappas-ventures) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $40M sold, first sale Jun 2011
- **May 2010** Series A **$60M** *1 new* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Reported by onbiovc.com SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale May 2010

## 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 A** 2010 **Series B** 2011 **Round** 2013 **Round** 2016 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Deerfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield) [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) [Pappas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pappas-ventures)

## The exit

Exit Listing Price When

IPO NASDAQ:TSRO undisclosed Mar 2012

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=tesaro).

## Everyone who backed them

[New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **3** rounds

[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **1** round

[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round

[InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Deerfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield) VC firm **1** round

[T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) Private equity **1** round

[Pappas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pappas-ventures) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=tesaro).

## Quick answers about TESARO

### Who invested in TESARO?

TESARO's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Kleiner Perkins, InterWest Partners and Deerfield, and 2 more on record.

### How much has TESARO raised?

TESARO has raised $661M across 4 rounds since 2010.

### When did TESARO last raise?

TESARO's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $409M in Jun 2016.

### What was TESARO's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $409M in Jun 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed TESARO first?

TESARO's first round on record, in May 2010, was backed by New Enterprise Associates.

### What stage is TESARO at?

TESARO's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2016.

### Where is TESARO based?

TESARO is based in the United States.

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