# Trace Biosciences funding: rounds and investors

> Trace Biosciences has raised $300K across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

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

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# Who invested in *Trace Biosciences*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

Biotech

Raised 4 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$300K** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

**$150K** Grant **$150K** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $150K Jul 2026
- **Investors:** 2

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

**$150K** Grant

**$150K** Series A

- **First round:** Grant, $150K
- **Biggest round:** $150K
- **Between rounds:** 19 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Series A **$150K** *2 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Source recorded SEC filing: $8.3M sold
- **Dec 2024** Grant **$150K** *2 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Trace Biosciences's own website: 3 on the team.

- **Scott Houston** Head of Clinical Operations
- **Hanna Adler** Marketing & Research Associate
- **Harsh Sant** Research Associate

## 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.

**Grant** 2024 **Series A** 2026 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds

[National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Government **2** rounds

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## Quick answers about Trace Biosciences

### Who invested in Trace Biosciences?

Trace Biosciences's investors include National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

### How much has Trace Biosciences raised?

Trace Biosciences has raised $300K across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did Trace Biosciences last raise?

Trace Biosciences's most recent round was a Series A of $150K in Jul 2026.

### What was Trace Biosciences's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $150K in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Trace Biosciences first?

Trace Biosciences's first round on record, in Dec 2024, was backed by National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

### What stage is Trace Biosciences at?

Trace Biosciences's latest named round is a Series A, in Jul 2026.

### Where is Trace Biosciences based?

Trace Biosciences is based in the United States.

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