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KARIUS
Karius
Healthcare / Diagnostics · Redwood City, California · United States · Founded · 2014 · ≈ · 120 · employees

Karius Funding History: Rounds, Investors & Valuation

Private

Karius has raised $354M across 3 funding rounds, plus 2 undated rounds.

ProfileValuationFundingCompetitorsStock & IPOHow to invest
Karius funding · at a glance
Total raised, all rounds
$354M
sum of disclosed sizes
Funding rounds
3
plus 2 undated rounds
Latest round
Nov 2018
Nov 2018
Lead on that event
not disclosed
2018
About Karius

Karius is a venture-backed life science startup, with financial backing from investors including Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, and 5AM Ventures, supporting its work applying next-generation sequencing to infectious disease diagnostics.

Funding timeline

The Karius funding timeline

3 funding rounds, the latest highlighted.

2014
Karius founded

Karius was founded in 2014, United States.

UNDATED
Series B, Series C

No date is disclosed for this round.

SEP 2014
Seed

Bloomberg Beta, DCVC, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Aaron Levie, Drew Houston, Marc Benioff, Shishir Mehrotra, Todd Warren. $5M raised.

Valuation basisAmount$5MPrice / shareLead
AUG 2017
Series A

Bloomberg Beta, Cota Capital, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Highbury Group, Khosla Ventures, OrbiMed, Pear VC, Tencent Holdings, Wndrco LLC, and others. $59M raised, led by DCVC, Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Valuation basisAmount$59MPrice / shareLeadDCVC, Lightspeed Venture Partners
IPO: NOT ANNOUNCED

No filing has been made.

Funding rounds

Karius funding rounds in full

3 dated rounds, newest first.

Round
Date
Amount
Valuation
Price / share
Lead investors
Participation
Debt Financing LATEST
Nov 2018
$25M
—
—
—
—
Series A
Aug 2017
$59M
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—
DCVC, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Bloomberg Beta, Cota Capital, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Highbury Group, Khosla Ventures, OrbiMed, Pear VC, Tencent Holdings, Wndrco LLC, and others
Seed
Sep 2014
$5M
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—
—
Bloomberg Beta, DCVC, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Aaron Levie, Drew Houston, Marc Benioff, Shishir Mehrotra, Todd Warren
Series B
—
$165M
—
—
SoftBank Vision Fund 2
General Catalyst, HBM Healthcare Investments, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Series C
—
$100M
—
—
Khosla Ventures
5AM Ventures, Gilde Healthcare, Seventure Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Catalyst, HBM Healthcare Investments, Innovation Endeavors, Waycross Ventures, Blue Water Life Sciences, and others
Karius · investors

Investors

Khosla VenturesLEADSSoftBank Vision Fund 2LEADDCVCLEADLightspeed Venture PartnersLEADGeneral Catalyst55AM VenturesGGilde HealthcareHHBM Healthcare InvestmentsBBlue Water Life Sciences

Frequently asked questions

Who are Karius's competitors?›

The closest healthcare / diagnostics peers are on the competitors page.

How can I get exposure to Karius?›

The routes section explains what is realistically available for a company at this stage.

Is Karius publicly traded?›

No. Karius is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.

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