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Chimerix: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

At Chimerix, our goal is to create drugs that significantly prolong and improve the lives of people with life-threatening illnesses. We are committed to solving gaps in the therapeutic paradigm with a focus on oncology.

www.chimerix.com LinkedIn Durham, United States 101-250 employees
Biotechnology Health Care Pharmaceutical B2B B2C
Total raised
$2.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Nov 2022

Chimerix has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $2.0M announced in Nov 2022.

That round is below the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Chimerix Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$2.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$2.0M in Nov 2022
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
Durham, United States

Latest funding round on record: Nov 2022.

Chimerix Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$2.0M

Chimerix Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Mike Sherman
CEO
Locked

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

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Chimerix Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,179
$8.0M
29,722
$7.5M

Chimerix's latest round of $2.0M is below the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Chimerix Funding FAQs

What does Chimerix do?

At Chimerix, our goal is to create drugs that significantly prolong and improve the lives of people with life-threatening illnesses. We are committed to solving gaps in the therapeutic paradigm with a focus on oncology.

How much funding has Chimerix raised?

Chimerix has raised $2.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $2.0M announced in Nov 2022.

When did Chimerix last raise funding?

Chimerix's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $2.0M, announced in Nov 2022.

Who is the CEO of Chimerix?

Mike Sherman is listed as CEO at Chimerix.

Where is Chimerix headquartered?

Chimerix is based in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

How many employees does Chimerix have?

Chimerix is in the 101-250 employee band.

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

Chimerix's latest round of $2.0M is below the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,179 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Chimerix 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 Chimerix is left off this page rather than filled in.

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