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Who invested in Verge Genomics

4 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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.

AIBiotechHealthcare

Y Combinator: S15

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$36Mraised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources

$4.0MSeed$32MSeries A
Latest round
VentureOct 2024
Biggest round
$32MSeries A · Jul 2018
Investors
14
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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.

2017201920212023
$4.0MSeed$32MSeries A?Venture?Venture
First round
Seed, $4.0M
Oct 2015
Biggest round
$32M
Series A · Jul 2018
Usual gap between rounds
2.8 years
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Oct 2024
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 new4 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Jul 2023
    VentureAmount undisclosed4 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  3. Jul 2018
    Series A$32M3 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

  4. Oct 2015

Founders and team

From Verge Genomics's own website: 1 founder, 8 on the team.

Alice ZhangCo-founder & CEO
  • Carla LeibowitzChief Business Officer
  • Effie BruzikVP Operations
  • Emily RipkaVP Product & Engineering
  • Cameron GallivanSenior Data Engineer
  • Jesus MaderoAssociate Principal Computational Biologist
  • Peter BoekelheidePrincipal Software Engineer
  • Sean HackettPrincipal Computational Biologist
  • Sebastian GuelfiAssociate Principal Computational Biologist

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

Draper AssociatesVC firm3rounds
Alumni VenturesVC firm2rounds
BlackRockAsset manager2rounds
Basis Set VenturesVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Slow VenturesVC firm1round
Eli LillyCorporate VC1round
IA VenturesVC firm1round
Two Sigma VenturesVC firm1round
Karlin VenturesVC firm1round
OS FundVC firm1round
Agentno record of our own yet1round
DFJ/ WuXi AppTecno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Verge Genomics 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.

Lifeforce CapitalVC firmPer its own site
WorldQuant Ventures LLCVC firmPer its own site
Agent CapitalVC firmPer its own site
TenmileVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Verge Genomics

Who invested in Verge Genomics?

Verge Genomics's investors include Draper Associates, Alumni Ventures, BlackRock, Basis Set Ventures and Y Combinator, and 9 more on record.

How much has Verge Genomics raised?

Verge Genomics has raised $36M across 4 rounds since 2015. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Verge Genomics last raise?

Verge Genomics's most recent round was a Venture in Oct 2024.

What was Verge Genomics's biggest round?

Verge Genomics's largest round on record is $32M (Series A), in Jul 2018.

Who backed Verge Genomics first?

Verge Genomics's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by Slow Ventures, Draper Associates and Great Oaks Venture Capital and 3 others.

What stage is Verge Genomics at?

Verge Genomics's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2024.

Where is Verge Genomics based?

Verge Genomics is based in the United States.

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