Colorado Life Sciences Companies Raise a Record $2.4 Billion in 2021

Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem raised $2.4 billion in 2021, a new record for the fast-growing community that includes companies at all stages of commercialization and academic and research institutions. The 2021 fundraising total is double the $1.2 billion raised by the Colorado life sciences community in 2020. Sources of funding included headline-making IPOs, significant additional capital raised in public markets, an infusion of venture capital, and grants from federal and state sources.