# Zymochem funding: rounds and investors > Zymochem has raised $4.0M across 3 rounds since 2015. Investors include National Science Foundation, SOSV and Toyota Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/zymochem (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Zymochem* 3 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 2 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$4.0M** raised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources - **Latest round:** Grant, $4.0M Sept 2026 - **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. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **?** Venture **?** Venture **$4.0M** Grant - **First round:** Venture - **Biggest round:** $4.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10.2 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Grant **$4.0M** *1 new* *2 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $25M sold - **May 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* *1 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) [KdT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kdt-ventures) Source recorded - **Mar 2015** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) [IndieBio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiebio) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Zymochem's own website: 1 founder, 5 on the team. **Harshal Chokhawala** Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder - **Gionata Scalcinati** Vice President, Business Development - **Gregory Gerhardt** Vice President, Business Development - **Joe Giallanella** Chief Operating Officer - **Tim Dummer** Chief Business Officer - **Annette Janczura** Head of People ## 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** 2015 **Venture** 2025 **Grant** 2026 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [KdT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kdt-ventures) [IndieBio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiebio) ## Everyone who backed them [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) VC firm **2** rounds [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **1** round [KdT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kdt-ventures) VC firm **1** round [IndieBio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiebio) Accelerator **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=zymochem). ## Also claim to have backed them These 5 firms list Zymochem 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. [Cavallo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cavallo-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [Breakout Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakout-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [BRICKS FUND TOKYO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bricks-fund-tokyo) Corporate VC Per its own site [Prime Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prime-partners) VC firm Per its own site [VCET](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vcet) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about Zymochem ### Who invested in Zymochem? Zymochem's investors include National Science Foundation, SOSV, Toyota Ventures, US Department of Energy and KdT Ventures, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Zymochem raised? Zymochem has raised $4.0M across 3 rounds since 2015. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Zymochem last raise? Zymochem's most recent round was a Grant of $4.0M in Sept 2026. ### What was Zymochem's biggest round? Its most recent round, $4.0M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Zymochem first? Zymochem's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by SOSV and IndieBio. ### What stage is Zymochem at? Zymochem's latest named round is a Grant, in Sept 2026. ### Where is Zymochem based? Zymochem is based in the United States. ## Companies like Zymochem In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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