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Psilera Bioscience: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Many pharmaceutical drugs originate from nature due to intrinsic biodiversity, biological activity, and safety that has been optimized throughout time. A shift towards natural products is evident from significant interest and clinical data identifying cannabis and psychedelics as emerging therapeutics. Psilera will leverage its research strength being lead by executives from the pharmaceutical and cannabis industries to develop a best-in-class IP portfolio of analogues based on psychoactive precursors. Lead compounds are formulated and screened against neurological targets to evaluate clinical potential with pipeline candidates in the areas of mood disorders, cognitive diseases, and addiction. Psilera’s mission is to make a significant impact on mental health and reduce human suffering.

www.psilera.com LinkedIn Tampa, United States 1-10 employees
Biotechnology Life Science Pharmaceutical
Total raised
$13.3M
Rounds
3
Latest
Seed
May 2026

Psilera Bioscience has raised $13.3M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Seed of $8.8M announced in May 2026.

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

Psilera Bioscience Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$13.3M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Seed
$8.8M in May 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Tampa, United States

Latest funding round on record: May 2026.

Psilera Bioscience Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$8.8M
Undisclosed round
$2.0M
Seed
$2.5M

Psilera Bioscience raised $2.5M in a Seed announced in Jul 2021.

4.3 years later, an undisclosed round of $2.0M was announced in Oct 2025.

7 months later, a Seed of $8.8M was announced in May 2026.

Psilera Bioscience Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Jacqueline Von Salm
Founder
Locked
Chris Witowski
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Psilera Bioscience team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Psilera Bioscience Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.1M
30,234
$7.6M
17,054
$3.1M

Psilera Bioscience's latest round of $8.8M is in line with the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Psilera Bioscience Funding FAQs

What does Psilera Bioscience do?

Many pharmaceutical drugs originate from nature due to intrinsic biodiversity, biological activity, and safety that has been optimized throughout time. A shift towards natural products is evident from significant interest and clinical data identifying cannabis and psychedelics as emerging therapeutics. Psilera will leverage its research strength being lead by executives from the pharmaceutical and cannabis industries to develop a best-in-class IP portfolio of analogues based on psychoactive precursors. Lead compounds are formulated and screened against neurological targets to evaluate clinical potential with pipeline candidates in the areas of mood disorders, cognitive diseases, and addiction. Psilera’s mission is to make a significant impact on mental health and reduce human suffering.

How much funding has Psilera Bioscience raised?

Psilera Bioscience has raised $13.3M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Seed of $8.8M announced in May 2026.

When did Psilera Bioscience last raise funding?

Psilera Bioscience's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $8.8M, announced in May 2026.

Who founded Psilera Bioscience?

FundedIQ lists Jacqueline Von Salm (Founder) at Psilera Bioscience.

Who is the CEO of Psilera Bioscience?

Chris Witowski is listed as CEO at Psilera Bioscience.

Where is Psilera Bioscience headquartered?

Psilera Bioscience is based in Tampa, Florida, United States.

How many employees does Psilera Bioscience have?

Psilera Bioscience is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Psilera Bioscience's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Psilera Bioscience's latest round of $8.8M is in line with the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,185 tracked companies over the last two years.

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

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