# Thesan Pharmaceuticals funding: rounds and investors

> Thesan Pharmaceuticals has raised $65M across 3 rounds since 2012. Investors include Novo Holdings, Novartis Venture Fund and SV Life Sciences.

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

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# Who invested in *Thesan Pharmaceuticals*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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

**$65M** raised across 3 rounds since 2012, from 3 sources

**$16M** Series A **$49M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2016
- **Biggest round:** $49M Series B · Feb 2014
- **Investors:** 9

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.

2013 2014 2015 2016

**$16M** Series A

**$49M** Series B

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $16M
- **Biggest round:** $49M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2016** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [SV Health Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-health-investors) Source recorded
- **Feb 2014** Series B **$49M** *5 new* *2 returning* [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [SV Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-life-sciences) [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) [Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) [Lundbeckfond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lundbeckfond-ventures) [Ipsen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipsen) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale Feb 2014
- **Oct 2012** Series A **$16M** *2 new* [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $4.0M sold, first sale Aug 2012

## 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** 2012 **Series B** 2014 **Venture** 2016 [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) [SV Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-life-sciences) [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) [SV Health Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-health-investors) [Lundbeckfond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lundbeckfond-ventures) [Ipsen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipsen)

## Everyone who backed them

[Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[SV Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-life-sciences) VC firm **1** round

[Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) VC firm **1** round

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

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

[SV Health Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-health-investors) VC firm **1** round

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

[Ipsen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipsen) Corporate VC **1** round

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## Quick answers about Thesan Pharmaceuticals

### Who invested in Thesan Pharmaceuticals?

Thesan Pharmaceuticals's investors include Novo Holdings, Novartis Venture Fund, SV Life Sciences, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) and Novartis, and 4 more on record.

### How much has Thesan Pharmaceuticals raised?

Thesan Pharmaceuticals has raised $65M across 3 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Thesan Pharmaceuticals last raise?

Thesan Pharmaceuticals's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2016.

### What was Thesan Pharmaceuticals's biggest round?

Thesan Pharmaceuticals's largest round on record is $49M (Series B), in Feb 2014.

### Who backed Thesan Pharmaceuticals first?

Thesan Pharmaceuticals's first round on record, in Oct 2012, was backed by Novo Holdings and Novartis Venture Fund.

### What stage is Thesan Pharmaceuticals at?

Thesan Pharmaceuticals's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2016.

### Where is Thesan Pharmaceuticals based?

Thesan Pharmaceuticals is based in the United States.

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