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Who invested in Cera

3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

AIBiotechHealthcare

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$168Mraised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources

$17MSeries A$500KPre-seed$150MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $150MJan 2025
Led by
Schroders Capital and BDT & MSD Partners
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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.

20182019202020212022202320242025
$17MSeries A$500KPre-seed$150MDebt
First round
Series A, $17M
May 2018
Biggest round
$150M
Debt · Jan 2025
Usual gap between rounds
3.8 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Jan 2025
  2. Mar 2022
    Pre-seed$500K1 new

    Source recorded

  3. May 2018
    Series A$17M4 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

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.

Everyone who backed them

Schroders CapitalHedge fund1round, led 1
BDT & MSD PartnersInvestment bank1round, led 1
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Credo VenturesVC firm1round
Kairos VenturesVC firm1round
Yabeo CapitalVC firm1round
Guinness Assetno record of our own yet1round
Peter Sandsno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Cera as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Candy VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Cera

Who invested in Cera?

Cera's investors include Schroders Capital, BDT & MSD Partners, Y Combinator, Credo Ventures and Kairos Ventures, and 3 more on record. Schroders Capital led its latest round.

How much has Cera raised?

Cera has raised $168M across 3 rounds since 2018.

When did Cera last raise?

Cera's most recent round was a Debt of $150M in Jan 2025, led by Schroders Capital.

What was Cera's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $150M in Jan 2025, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Cera first?

Cera's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by Kairos Ventures, Yabeo Capital and Guinness Asset and 1 others.

What stage is Cera at?

Cera's latest named round is a Debt, in Jan 2025.

Where is Cera based?

Cera is based in the United Kingdom.

Who led Cera's rounds?

Schroders Capital led the Debt in 2025.

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