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Who invested in Xencor

4 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$36Mraised across 4 rounds since 2007, from 4 sources

$15MSeries E$6.0MDebt$7.5MDebt$7.6MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $7.6MJul 2013
Biggest round
$15MSeries E · Oct 2007
Investors
3
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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.

200820092010201120122013
$15MSeries E$6.0MDebt$7.5MDebt$7.6MVenture
First round
Series E, $15M
Oct 2007
Biggest round
$15M
Series E · Oct 2007
Usual gap between rounds
21 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Jul 2013
    Venture$7.6M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $7.6M sold, first sale Jun 2013

  2. Dec 2010
    Debt$7.5M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $7.5M sold, first sale Dec 2010

  3. Apr 2009
    Debt$6.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2009

  4. Oct 2007
    Series E$15M3 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From Xencor's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 8 on the team.

  • Bart CornelissenSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Dane LeoneExecutive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
  • Kirk RosemarkSenior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance
  • Allen Bruce YangExecutive Officeri
  • Bassil DahiyatExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Celia Bruce EckertExecutive Officeri
  • John Bruce DesjarlaisExecutive Officeri
  • John Bruce KuchExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediA. Bruce MontgomeryDagmar Bruce Rosa-BjorkesonEllen FeigalKevin GormanKurt GustafsonRichard Bruce RanieriYujiro Hata

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.

Series E2007Debt2009Debt2010Venture2013Oxford Bioscience PartnersNovo NordiskMerlin Nexus

The exit

ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONasdaq:XNCR$70MDec 2013

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Everyone who backed them

Oxford Bioscience PartnersGrowth equity1round
Novo NordiskCorporate VC1round
Merlin NexusPrivate equity1round

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Quick answers about Xencor

Who invested in Xencor?

Xencor's investors include Oxford Bioscience Partners, Novo Nordisk and Merlin Nexus.

How much has Xencor raised?

Xencor has raised $36M across 4 rounds since 2007.

When did Xencor last raise?

Xencor's most recent round was a Venture of $7.6M in Jul 2013.

What was Xencor's biggest round?

Xencor's largest round on record is $15M (Series E), in Oct 2007.

Who backed Xencor first?

Xencor's first round on record, in Oct 2007, was backed by Oxford Bioscience Partners, Novo Nordisk and Merlin Nexus.

What stage is Xencor at?

Xencor's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2013.

Where is Xencor based?

Xencor is based in the United States.

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