# ViaCyte funding: rounds and investors > ViaCyte has raised $188M across 8 rounds since 2006. Investors include Sanderling Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) and Asset... Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/viacyte (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *ViaCyte* 8 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. Biotech Healthcare Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$188M** raised across 8 rounds since 2006, from 8 sources **$20M** Venture **$25M** Series C **$11M** Series C **$5.4M** Series C **$20M** Series D **$17M** Grant **$10M** Round **$80M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $80M Nov 2018 - **Step-up i:** 8× - **Investors:** 14 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. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 **$20M** Venture **$25M** Series C **$11M** Series C **$5.4M** Series C **$17M** Grant **$10M** Round **$80M** Series D - **First round:** Venture, $20M - **Biggest round:** $80M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Nov 2018** Series D **$80M** *2 new* *1 returning* [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) [Sanderling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures) Bain Capital Life Sciences/ TPG Reported by Viacyte SEC filing: $36M sold, first sale Nov 2018 - **May 2017** Round **$10M** *3 new* Asset Management JDRF W.L. Gore Reported by FinSMEs - **Sept 2014** Grant **$17M** *1 new* [California Institute For Regenerative Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-institute-for-regenerative-medicine) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Aug 2014** Series D **$20M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Aug 2014** Series C **$5.4M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Jul 2013** Series C **$11M** *2 returning* [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) [Sanderling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures) Reported by pehub.com SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Jul 2013 - **Jul 2007** Series C **$25M** *4 returning* [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) [Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) [Sanderling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures) [Pacific Horizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-horizon-ventures) Reported by novocell.com - **May 2006** Venture **$20M** *8 new* [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) [Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) [Sanderling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures) [The Vertical Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-vertical-group) [DFJ Portage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-portage-ventures) [Pacific Horizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-horizon-ventures) [Headland Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headland-ventures) [BD Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignite-tech-solutions) From a historical funding record ## 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. **Venture** 2006 **Series C** 2007 **Series C** 2013 **Series C** 2014 **Series D** 2014 **Grant** 2014 **Round** 2017 **Series D** 2018 [Sanderling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures) [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) [Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) [Pacific Horizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-horizon-ventures) [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) [The Vertical Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-vertical-group) [DFJ Portage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-portage-ventures) [Headland Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headland-ventures) [BD Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignite-tech-solutions) [California Institute For Regenerative Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-institute-for-regenerative-medicine) ## Everyone who backed them [Sanderling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) VC firm **3** rounds [Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Pacific Horizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-horizon-ventures) Growth equity **2** rounds [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) Private equity **1** round [The Vertical Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-vertical-group) VC firm **1** round [DFJ Portage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-portage-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Headland Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headland-ventures) VC firm **1** round [BD Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignite-tech-solutions) VC firm **1** round [California Institute For Regenerative Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-institute-for-regenerative-medicine) VC firm **1** round Asset Management no record of our own yet **1** round Bain Capital Life Sciences/ TPG no record of our own yet **1** round JDRF no record of our own yet **1** round W.L. Gore 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=viacyte). ## Quick answers about ViaCyte ### Who invested in ViaCyte? ViaCyte's investors include Sanderling Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC), Asset Management Ventures, Pacific Horizon Ventures and RA Capital Management, and 9 more on record. ### How much has ViaCyte raised? ViaCyte has raised $188M across 8 rounds since 2006. ### When did ViaCyte last raise? ViaCyte's most recent round was a Series D of $80M in Nov 2018. ### What was ViaCyte's biggest round? Its most recent round, $80M in Nov 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed ViaCyte first? ViaCyte's first round on record, in May 2006, was backed by Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC), Asset Management Ventures and Sanderling Ventures and 5 others. ### What stage is ViaCyte at? ViaCyte's latest named round is a Series D, in Nov 2018. ### Where is ViaCyte based? ViaCyte is based in the United States. ## Companies like ViaCyte In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines)[**AI** $18M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai)[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app