# Theranos funding: rounds and investors > Theranos has raised $188M across 6 rounds since 2005. Investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), ATA Ventures and Continental Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/theranos (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Theranos* 6 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. Follow Theranos and see its new rounds in your feed. [Sign up free](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Ftheranos) Biotech Healthcare Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$188M** raised across 6 rounds since 2005, from 6 sources **$5.8M** Series A **$9.1M** Series B **$29M** Series C **$45M** Venture **$100M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $100M Dec 2017 - **Step-up i:** 2.2× - **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. 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$5.8M** Series A **$9.1M** Series B **$29M** Series C **$45M** Venture **?** Growth **$100M** Debt - **First round:** Series A, $5.8M - **Biggest round:** $100M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.5 years [**Theranos** Biotech/health 1 / 24 Their pitch deck **Theranos's pitch deck, 24 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/theranos) ## The rounds - **Dec 2017** Debt **$100M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Businessinsider - **Jun 2014** Growth **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jul 2010** Venture **$45M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Jul 2010 - **Nov 2006** Series C **$29M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [ATA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures) [Continental Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/continental-ventures) [Tako Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tako-ventures) The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust From a historical funding record - **Feb 2006** Series B **$9.1M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [ATA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Feb 2005** Series A **$5.8M** *1 new* [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Elizabeth Anne Holmes** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Daniel Anne Warmenhoven* *Fabrizio Anne Bonanni* *William Anne Foege* ## 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** 2005 **Series B** 2006 **Series C** 2006 **Venture** 2010 **Growth** 2014 **Debt** 2017 [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [ATA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures) [Continental Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/continental-ventures) [Tako Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tako-ventures) The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust ## Everyone who backed them [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) Investment firm **3** rounds [ATA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures) Growth equity **2** rounds [Continental Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/continental-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Tako Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tako-ventures) VC firm **1** round The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=theranos). ## Quick answers about Theranos ### Who invested in Theranos? Theranos's investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), ATA Ventures, Continental Ventures, Tako Ventures and The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust. ### How much has Theranos raised? Theranos has raised $188M across 6 rounds since 2005. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Theranos last raise? Theranos's most recent round was a Debt of $100M in Dec 2017. ### What was Theranos's biggest round? Its most recent round, $100M in Dec 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Theranos first? Theranos's first round on record, in Feb 2005, was backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). ### What stage is Theranos at? Theranos's latest named round is a Debt, in Dec 2017. ### Where is Theranos based? 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