# Waypoint Bio funding: rounds and investors > Waypoint Bio has raised $35M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Village Global, Hummingbird Ventures and General Catalyst. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/waypoint-bio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Waypoint Bio* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 6 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$35M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources **$15M** Seed **$20M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $20M May 2026 - **Step-up i:** 1.4× - **Investors:** 6 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 **$15M** Seed **$20M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $15M - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Between rounds:** 23 months ## The rounds - **May 2026** Series A **$20M** *3 new* *2 returning* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Amplify Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners) [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) Source recorded - **Jun 2024** Seed **$15M** *3 new* [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Waypoint Bio's own website: 7 on the team. - **Patrick Kaifosh** Chief Technology Officer - **Tinsley Maier** Chief of Staff - **Ashley Chui** Senior Scientist - **Cassandra Kontur** Principal Scientist - **Ellie Novogradac** Associate Scientist - **Megha Sah** Principal Scientist - **Reeti Sanghrajka** Senior Scientist ## 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. **Seed** 2024 **Series A** 2026 [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Amplify Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners) [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) ## Everyone who backed them [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) VC firm **2** rounds [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **1** round [Amplify Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners) VC firm **1** round [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=waypoint-bio). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Waypoint Bio 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. [Big Bang Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-bang-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [MBX Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mbx-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Recode Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recode-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Waypoint Bio ### Who invested in Waypoint Bio? Waypoint Bio's investors include Village Global, Hummingbird Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital and Amplify Partners, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Waypoint Bio raised? Waypoint Bio has raised $35M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Waypoint Bio last raise? Waypoint Bio's most recent round was a Series A of $20M in May 2026. ### What was Waypoint Bio's biggest round? Its most recent round, $20M in May 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Waypoint Bio first? Waypoint Bio's first round on record, in Jun 2024, was backed by Village Global, Hummingbird Ventures and Fifty Years. ### What stage is Waypoint Bio at? Waypoint Bio's latest named round is a Series A, in May 2026. ### Where is Waypoint Bio based? Waypoint Bio is based in the United States. ## Companies like Waypoint Bio In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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