# ViaNautis funding: rounds and investors

> ViaNautis has raised $52M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include Eli Lilly. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *ViaNautis*

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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.

Pharma

Raised 2 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$52M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources

**$25M** Series A **$27M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $27M Sept 2026
- **Investors:** 1

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.

2024 2025 2026

**$25M** Series A

**$27M** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $25M
- **Biggest round:** $27M
- **Between rounds:** 2.8 years

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Venture **$27M** *1 returning* [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) Source recorded
- **Nov 2023** Series A **$25M** *1 new* [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From ViaNautis's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Dr Adi Hoess** Chief Executive Officer
- **Dr Sarah Wythe** Vice President Research
- **Dr Denis Cecchin** Chief Technical Officer
- **Dr Ray Jupp** Chief Scientific Officer
- **Sam Smart** Chief Financial Officer
- **Steven Altschuler** Chairman

## Everyone who backed them

[Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) Corporate VC **2** rounds

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=vianautis).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list ViaNautis 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.

[Meltwind Advisory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meltwind-advisory) VC firm Per its own site

[SCI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sci-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about ViaNautis

### Who invested in ViaNautis?

ViaNautis's investors include Eli Lilly.

### How much has ViaNautis raised?

ViaNautis has raised $52M across 2 rounds since 2023.

### When did ViaNautis last raise?

ViaNautis's most recent round was a Venture of $27M in Sept 2026.

### What was ViaNautis's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $27M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed ViaNautis first?

ViaNautis's first round on record, in Nov 2023, was backed by Eli Lilly.

### What stage is ViaNautis at?

ViaNautis's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2026.

### Where is ViaNautis based?

ViaNautis is based in the United Kingdom.

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