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BrainXell: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

BrainXell provides a range of high-purity, iPSC-derived human neurons for research and development with a focus on drug discovery. BrainXell was founded in 2015 by Prof. Su-Chun Zhang in conjunction with the Discovery to Product (D2P) program of University of Wisconsin- Madison and operates out of a new facility in University Research Park. The company is based on the proprietary technology of directed differentiation of human stem cells (including induced pluripotent stem cells) to highly enriched subclasses of neurons.

brainxell.com LinkedIn Madison, United States 11-50 employees
Biopharma Biotechnology Medical
Total raised
$13.2M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Sep 2021

BrainXell has raised $13.2M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $13.2M announced in Sep 2021.

That round is above the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

BrainXell Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$13.2M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$13.2M in Sep 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Madison, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2021.

BrainXell Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$13.2M

BrainXell Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Shouming Du
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the BrainXell team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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BrainXell Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.1M
30,234
$7.6M

BrainXell's latest round of $13.2M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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BrainXell Funding FAQs

What does BrainXell do?

BrainXell provides a range of high-purity, iPSC-derived human neurons for research and development with a focus on drug discovery. BrainXell was founded in 2015 by Prof. Su-Chun Zhang in conjunction with the Discovery to Product (D2P) program of University of Wisconsin- Madison and operates out of a new facility in University Research Park. The company is based on the proprietary technology of directed differentiation of human stem cells (including induced pluripotent stem cells) to highly enriched subclasses of neurons.

How much funding has BrainXell raised?

BrainXell has raised $13.2M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $13.2M announced in Sep 2021.

When did BrainXell last raise funding?

BrainXell's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $13.2M, announced in Sep 2021.

Who is the CEO of BrainXell?

Shouming Du is listed as CEO at BrainXell.

Where is BrainXell headquartered?

BrainXell is based in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

How many employees does BrainXell have?

BrainXell is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does BrainXell's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

BrainXell's latest round of $13.2M is above the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,185 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's BrainXell Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for BrainXell is left off this page rather than filled in.

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