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Who invested in Tessera Therapeutics

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

Pharma

Raised 8 months agoValuation: $1.7B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$150Mraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

Latest round
VentureMar 2026
Biggest round
$150MVenture · Dec 2025
Investors
4
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026
$150MVenture?Venture
First round
Venture, $150M
Dec 2025
Biggest round
$150M
Venture · Dec 2025
Between rounds
3 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Mar 2026
    VentureAmount undisclosed4 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Dec 2025

Founders and team

From Tessera Therapeutics's own website: 15 on the team.

  • Joseph RomanelliPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Board Director
  • Cecilia Cotta-RamusinoSenior Vice President, Head of Platform
  • Navreet DhindsaSenior Vice President, Clinical Operations
  • Becky LillieChief Human Resources Officer
  • David DavidsonChief Medical and Development Officer
  • Hari PujarChief Operating Officer
  • Kathy BergsteinssonChief Financial Officer
  • Michael HolmesChief Scientific Officer
  • Cynthia PattonGeneral Counsel and Secretary
  • Derica RiceBoard Director
  • Elliott SigalBoard Director
  • Geoffrey von MaltzahnBoard Chair
  • Jacob RubensBoard Chair
  • Mary RozenmanBoard Director
  • Paul BiondiBoard Director

AdvisersBritt AdamsonDavid A. WilliamsDavid SchafferErik SontheimerGeorge ChurchJef BoekeJohn MoranJonathan WeissmanLuigi NaldiniMelissa Moore

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.

Everyone who backed them

SoftBankInvestment firm2rounds
SoftBank Vision FundVC firm2rounds
Cormorant Asset ManagementPrivate equity2rounds
Artis Ventures (AV)VC firm2rounds

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Tessera Therapeutics as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Toba CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Randall KaplanAngelPer its own site
Longevity VisionFamily officePer its own site
Solari CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Tessera Therapeutics

Who invested in Tessera Therapeutics?

Tessera Therapeutics's investors include SoftBank, SoftBank Vision Fund, Cormorant Asset Management and Artis Ventures (AV).

How much has Tessera Therapeutics raised?

Tessera Therapeutics has raised $150M across 2 rounds since 2025. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Tessera Therapeutics last raise?

Tessera Therapeutics's most recent round was a Venture in Mar 2026.

What was Tessera Therapeutics's biggest round?

Tessera Therapeutics's largest round on record is $150M (Venture), in Dec 2025.

Who backed Tessera Therapeutics first?

Tessera Therapeutics's first round on record, in Dec 2025, was backed by SoftBank, SoftBank Vision Fund and Cormorant Asset Management and 1 others.

What stage is Tessera Therapeutics at?

Tessera Therapeutics's latest named round is a Venture, in Mar 2026.

Where is Tessera Therapeutics based?

Tessera Therapeutics is based in the United States.

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