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Cellares

DeepSeries B

Automated cell therapy manufacturing platform

🌐 www.cellares.comLinkedInX / Twitter📍 CAEst. 2019👥 51-200 employees
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General InformationCellares is a deep-tech company based in California, founded in 2019, with 51-200 employees, developing automated cell therapy manufacturing platforms using robotics and bioreactor technology.
Funding & FinancialsCellares has raised approximately $80-100 million across multiple rounds, with Series B funding led by top-tier biotech and venture investors including Khosla Ventures and others.
Leadership & TeamCellares was founded by Obermeyer and team members with backgrounds in bioengineering and automated manufacturing; leadership includes experienced executives from biopharmaceutical and robotics sectors.
Recent ActivityCellares has been expanding partnerships with major biopharmaceutical companies for manufacturing automation of cell therapies and scaling its closed-system bioreactor platform for commercial production.

Highlights

Total Raised
1 rounds
Latest Round
$20
Jun 13, 2026
Stage
Series B
deep-tech
Employees
51-200
Founded 2019
Headquarters
CA
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SEC Filings

Backers

ARK Invest
Baillie Gifford
BlackRock
DC Global Ventures
DFJ Growth
Duquesne Family Office
Eclipse
EDBI
Gates Frontier
Intuitive Ventures
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Willett Advisors

Funding History

$20
2026
Series D
SEC Form D   Editorial
Jun 13, 2026
$20 millionSeries D · Editorial

Investors: ARK Invest, BlackRock, Eclipse, T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Baillie Gifford, Duquesne Family Office, Intuitive Ventures, EDBI, Gates Frontier, DC Global Ventures, DFJ Growth, Willett Advisors

Cellares, an integrated development and manufacturing organization for automated cell therapy production, received a $20 million investment from ARK Invest, bringing its Series D to $277 million total for scaling global smart factories.

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