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Who invested in Zymeworks

8 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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

$82Mraised across 8 rounds since 2008, from 8 sources

$1.3MSeed$3.5MSeries C$8.1MSeries D$11MVenture$15MVenture$17MGrowth$24MVenture$1.8MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $1.8MFeb 2015
Biggest round
$24MVenture · Jan 2015
Investors
4
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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.

20082009201020112012201320142015
$1.3MSeed$3.5MSeries C$8.1MSeries D$11MVenture$15MVenture$17MGrowth$24MVenture$1.8MVenture
First round
Seed, $1.3M
Mar 2008
Biggest round
$24M
Venture · Jan 2015
Usual gap between rounds
11 months
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. Feb 2015
    Venture$1.8M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Feb 2015

  2. Jan 2015
    Venture$24M1 new2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $8.6M sold, first sale Dec 2014

  3. Nov 2014
    Growth$17M2 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $27M sold, first sale Oct 2014

  4. Jan 2014
    Venture$15M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $20K sold, first sale Dec 2013

  5. Sept 2012
    Venture$11M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Aug 2012

  6. Sept 2011
    Series D$8.1M1 returning

    Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $7.1M sold, first sale Jun 2009

  7. Jun 2009
    Series C$3.5M1 new

    Reported by onbiovc.comSEC filing: $452K sold, first sale Jun 2009

  8. Mar 2008
    Seed$1.3M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by zymeworks.com

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.

Seed2008Series C2009Series D2011Venture2012Venture2014Growth2014Venture2015Venture2015CTI Life Sciences FundCTI CapitalAdvanced Biotechnologies Venture FundFonds de solidarite Ftq

Everyone who backed them

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Zymeworks 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.

Nextech InvestPrivate equityPer its own site
Brace PharmaVC firmPer its own site
Centre for Drug Research and DevelopmentInvestment firmPer its own site
adMare Bio InnovationsAcceleratorPer its own site

Quick answers about Zymeworks

Who invested in Zymeworks?

Zymeworks's investors include CTI Life Sciences Fund, CTI Capital, Advanced Biotechnologies Venture Fund and Fonds de solidarite Ftq.

How much has Zymeworks raised?

Zymeworks has raised $82M across 8 rounds since 2008.

When did Zymeworks last raise?

Zymeworks's most recent round was a Venture of $1.8M in Feb 2015.

What was Zymeworks's biggest round?

Zymeworks's largest round on record is $24M (Venture), in Jan 2015.

Who backed Zymeworks first?

Zymeworks's first round on record, in Jun 2009, was backed by CTI Capital.

What stage is Zymeworks at?

Zymeworks's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2015.

Where is Zymeworks based?

Zymeworks is based in Canada.

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