# Roka Bioscience: Food & Beverages, Lake Forest Park, United States

> Roka Bioscience: Roka Bioscience develops molecular assays and instrument systems for the food safety industry. Based in Lake Forest Park, United States.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/roka-bioscience (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Roka Bioscience

Roka Bioscience develops molecular assays and instrument systems for the food safety industry.

Funding reported Last round: Post ipo equity

Food & Beverages Lake Forest Park, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2009 17 years old
- **Team:** 51 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $132M in dollars
- **Last round:** Post ipo equity Sept 2016

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Roka Bioscience has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Roka Bioscience raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$132M** in dollars

Rounds **6**

Last round **Post ipo equity**

Last round date **Sept 2016**

Investors listed **6**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Lars Boesgaard** Executive Officer i
- **Paul G. Thomas** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *David G. McGirr* *Fred G. Cohen* *Jim G. Barret* *Jonathan G. Silverstein* *Michael P. Doyle* *Nicholas G. Valeriani*

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Aisling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aisling-capital)

Each firm lists Roka Bioscience on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

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