# National Cancer Institute (NCI): portfolio, investments and team

> National Cancer Institute (NCI) is an investment firm based in United States. 73 investments on record, 13 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-cancer-institute-nci (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 73 cheques on record.

Deploying now Investment firm

Grant Venture Seed Biotechnology Health Care

Deploying now

**72%** of best year **13** **cheques in 12 months**, 73 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.1M** Rounds led **0 of 73** Sole investor **31 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## National Cancer Institute (NCI) highlights

- 01 13 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 90% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 31 rounds, median $2.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Biotechnology Health Care
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **73 appearances**

- **2026** 11 rounds
- **Sept** **[AiM Medical Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aim-medical-robotics)** Grant · US **$8.1M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[MALCOVA](https://millionrounds.com/company/malcova)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Intus Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/intus-bio)** Grant · US **$2.7M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Senticell](https://millionrounds.com/company/senticell)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Quiver Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/quiver-bioscience)** Grant · US **$9.3M** With 1 other
- **May** **[QT Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/qt-imaging)** US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Transcode Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcode-therapeutics)** Debt · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Sinopia Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/sinopia-biosciences)** Grant · US **$400K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Linnaeus Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/linnaeus-therapeutics)** Venture · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Linnaeus Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/linnaeus-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$22M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Vivere Oncotherapies](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivere-oncotherapies)** Seed · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **2025** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Trethera](https://millionrounds.com/company/trethera)** Grant · US **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Paramita Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/paramita-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$353K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Veramorph](https://millionrounds.com/company/veramorph)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Transcode Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcode-therapeutics)** US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[RIVANNA](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivanna)** Grant · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[QT Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/qt-imaging)** US · Firms' own news pages **$18M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Allterum Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/allterum-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Navrogen](https://millionrounds.com/company/navrogen)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Quiver Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/quiver-bioscience)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[MetasTx LLC](https://millionrounds.com/company/metastx-llc)** Grant · US **$400K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Lamassu Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/lamassu-pharma)** Grant · US **$2.7M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Resolute Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolute-science)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[mPath Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpath-health)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Navega Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/navega-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[ZetaGen Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zetagen-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$13M** With 2 others
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Tiga TX](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiga-tx)** Grant · US **$36M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Polygon Health Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/polygon-health-analytics)** Grant · US **$296K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Previse](https://millionrounds.com/company/previse)** Grant · US **$1.8M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Palm Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/palm-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Xylyx Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/xylyx-bio)** Grant · US **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Ananya Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/ananya-health)** Grant · US **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Voximetry](https://millionrounds.com/company/voximetry)** Grant · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Matter Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/matter-bio)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2023** 13 rounds
- **Oct** **[Microvascular Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/microvascular-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Modifi Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/modifi-bio)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Saros Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/saros-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Current Surgical](https://millionrounds.com/company/current-surgical)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Helocyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/helocyte)** Grant · US **$3.2M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Histolix](https://millionrounds.com/company/histolix)** Grant · US **$3.2M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The cheque

Grant Venture Seed

Median round joined **$2.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 0 of 73 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 31 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *48*
- Venture *14*
- Seed *5*
- Debt *1*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) 11
- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 8
- [National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute) 3
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 3
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners) 2
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as National Cancer Institute (NCI). A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**National Institutes of Health** Government **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health)[**National Science Foundation** Government **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Ben Franklin Technology Partners** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners)[**Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn)[**Connecticut Innovations** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**MassVentures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures)[**MedTech Innovator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtech-innovator)[**National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-diseases)[**Red Cedar Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-cedar-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies National Cancer Institute (NCI) put money into.

[**AiM Medical Robotics** $8.1M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aim-medical-robotics)[**MALCOVA** $1.2M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/malcova)[**Intus Bio** $2.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/intus-bio)[**Senticell** Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/senticell)[**Quiver Bioscience** $9.3M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quiver-bioscience)[**QT Imaging** $10M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qt-imaging)

## Quick answers about National Cancer Institute (NCI)

### What does National Cancer Institute (NCI) invest in?

National Cancer Institute (NCI) invests most often at Grant and Venture (90% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Health Care.

### How active is National Cancer Institute (NCI)?

73 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has National Cancer Institute (NCI) invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: AiM Medical Robotics (Grant, Sept 2026), MALCOVA (Seed, Sept 2026) and Intus Bio (Grant, Sept 2026).

### How big are National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.1M.

### Does National Cancer Institute (NCI) lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 73 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does National Cancer Institute (NCI) invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is National Cancer Institute (NCI) investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does National Cancer Institute (NCI) invest alongside?

Most often National Institutes of Health (11 rounds together), National Science Foundation (8 rounds together) and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (3 rounds together).

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