Solu Therapeutics
Series A in 2025
Solu Therapeutics is a precision medicine company developing therapeutics focused on eliminating disease-driving cells. Its platform combines selective small-molecule binders with proprietary antibodies to create bifunctional therapeutics, targeting inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Autoimmunity BioSolutions
Seed Round in 2024
Autoimmunity BioSolutions is a biotechnology company developing innovative solutions for autoimmune diseases, with a focus on multiple sclerosis. Their core technology involves a next-generation immuno-corrective therapy, tailored to a specific genetic subgroup of autoimmune patients. This therapy aims to restore normal immune function by targeting a specific genetic variant (SNP) driving the autoimmune pathology. The company's platform enables targeted modulation of the immune system, offering potential clients a means to correct immune system dysfunction with precision therapies.
Jupiter Bioventures
Venture Round in 2024
Jupiter Bioventures is a venture builder company dedicated to de-risking early-stage therapeutic projects. It operates by evaluating opportunities through a specific set of investment criteria and providing initial seed capital to founders. This approach enables the growth of innovative projects in the biotechnology sector, supporting entrepreneurs as they navigate the challenges of early development. By focusing on early-stage initiatives, Jupiter Bioventures aims to foster advancements in therapeutic solutions while minimizing the inherent risks associated with new ventures.
TRexBio is a biotechnology company that leverages cutting-edge computational biology tools, a focus on human tissue, and expertise in immunobiology to develop therapeutics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its 'deep biology' discovery engine maps human tissue Treg behavior to disease processes, identifying and characterizing novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The platform supports the development of a portfolio of therapies that modulate the immune system to restore tissue immune homeostasis.
CrossBridge Bio
Seed Round in 2024
CrossBridge Bio is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for cancer treatment. It innovates through its stable dual linker payload technology, aiming to enhance efficacy and safety profiles.
March Biosciences
Series A in 2024
March Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in cell therapies for hematological cancers. It focuses on developing CAR-T cell therapies, with its lead product, MB-105, targeting CD5 in refractory T-cell lymphoma and leukemia. The company's approach involves biologically informed target selection, simplified CAR-T engineering, and a streamlined manufacturing process to ensure cell functionality and consistency.
858 Therapeutics
Series B in 2024
858 Therapeutics is a biotechnology company specializing in the discovery of small molecule therapeutics for novel targets in oncology and immunology. The company focuses on innovative approaches such as synthetic lethality, innate immunity, and RNA modulation, with its lead program being a PARG inhibitor currently in early clinical development.
OverT Bio
Seed Round in 2024
OverT Bio is a biotechnology company focused on developing cell therapies for cancer treatment. The company specializes in identifying and creating novel genetic modifications that empower immune cells to navigate and overcome the obstacles posed by tumors. Through its innovative approach, OverT Bio aims to enhance the effectiveness and durability of immunotherapies, contributing to advancements in cancer identification and treatment within the healthcare sector.
Clasp Therapeutics
Series A in 2024
Clasp Therapeutics develops precision oncology platforms to identify neoantigens from driver mutations in hard-to-treat cancers. Its technology enables the creation of targeted therapies that selectively bind to HLA-presented peptides, allowing for precise destruction of cancer cells across various tumor types.
Elo Life Systems
Series A in 2024
Elo Life Systems is a biotechnology company dedicated to enhancing human health through innovative food solutions. It aims to bridge gaps between food, agriculture, and health by partnering with stakeholders across the food systems value chain. Elo employs precision breeding technologies, genomics, data analytics, machine learning, and gene editing capabilities to develop healthier, more sustainable food options.
Remix Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2024
Remix Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of innovative small-molecule therapies aimed at reprogramming ribonucleic acid (RNA) processing to treat various diseases. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company utilizes its proprietary biology platform to discover and develop RNA processing modulators that target previously undruggable disease drivers. Through its REMseq platform, Remix Therapeutics validates therapeutic targets and optimizes chemical compounds, facilitating the identification of patterns in RNA processing. This approach allows for the modulation of gene expression, enabling healthcare practitioners to address the underlying causes of diseases by correcting, enhancing, or eliminating gene messages at their source.
Alto Neuroscience
Series C in 2023
Alto Neuroscience is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on redefining psychiatry through the integration of patient neurobiology into the drug development process. Utilizing an AI-enabled biomarker platform, the company combines diverse information about patients' brain activity and behavior to create personalized and effective treatment options. Alto Neuroscience is developing several clinical assets, including ALTO-100, ALTO-202, ALTO-101, and ALTO-300, primarily targeting depressive disorders and schizophrenia, identified through independent brain-based biomarkers. By moving away from traditional trial-and-error methods, the company aims to align its innovative therapies with the specific needs of patients, ultimately improving the management of mental health conditions.
Triveni Bio
Series A in 2023
Triveni Bio is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel antibody therapies for immunological and inflammatory disorders. The company employs a genetics-driven precision medicine approach to identify patients most likely to respond to its treatments, aiming to accelerate drug development and improve the effectiveness and safety of therapies.
Arialys Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2023
Arialys Therapeutics is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company that specializes in neuroscience, particularly in the development of precision medicines aimed at blocking pathogenic autoantibodies in the brain. The company investigates the role of the immune system in central nervous system (CNS) health and disease, focusing on the characterization and prevalence of pathogenic auto-antibody activity. Arialys Therapeutics aims to provide advanced therapies for various CNS disorders, including neuropsychiatric conditions linked to autoimmune diseases, thereby contributing to the healthcare industry's efforts to address complex neurological challenges.
Georgiamune
Series A in 2023
Georgiamune is an immunotherapy company that develops oncology-focused treatments. It advances next-generation immunotherapies and homeostatic therapies aimed at cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company's approach targets immune signaling pathways to reprogram the immune system and restore immune homeostasis, helping patients fight cancer and autoimmune conditions.
Solu Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2023
Solu Therapeutics is a precision medicine company developing therapeutics focused on eliminating disease-driving cells. Its platform combines selective small-molecule binders with proprietary antibodies to create bifunctional therapeutics, targeting inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Bitterroot Bio
Series A in 2023
Bitterroot Bio specializes in developing innovative therapies for cardiovascular disease by harnessing the power of immunotherapy.
Myeloid Therapeutics
Series A in 2023
Myeloid Therapeutics is an immunology company dedicated to leveraging innovative technologies to harness the potential of myeloid cells for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. The company has developed the ATAK platform, which focuses on reprogramming innate immune cells to enhance their ability to target and eliminate cancerous cells. Initially, Myeloid Therapeutics is advancing a cell therapy program aimed at treating T cell lymphoma, as well as a primed monocyte strategy for glioblastoma. The versatility of the ATAK platform allows for scalability across various treatment modalities and disease areas, facilitating collaboration with partners to expand its applications in the field of immunotherapy.
Ten63 Therapeutics
Series A in 2023
Ten63 Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, focused on developing potent therapeutics for medically validated yet undruggable targets. Founded in 2017, the company utilizes its innovative platform, COPPER, which combines machine learning-based computational chemistry with advanced physical modeling to explore an extensive chemical space. This approach allows Ten63 Therapeutics to discover novel drug candidates for some of the most lethal diseases by employing proprietary algorithms for scaffold redesign and optimizing chemical design. By integrating these technologies, the company aims to produce durable therapies and improve drug resistance prediction, ultimately addressing challenges in drug development for previously intractable targets.
Ring Therapeutics
Series C in 2023
Ring Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing gene therapies using Anellovector, a redosable and targetable DNA therapy platform based on the biology of the human commensal virome. The platform aims to address limitations of current DNA therapies, including limited tissue access, inability to redose, potential genomic integration, and tolerability concerns. Founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ring Therapeutics was established by Flagship Pioneering to pursue a multi-product platform. It focuses on discovering and developing Anellovector therapeutics to unlock the full potential of gene therapy, moving beyond gene replacement to a broader set of modalities and mechanisms. The approach targets disease sites with tissue and cellular specificity, aiming to treat conditions across genetic disorders, ophthalmology, oncology, and metabolic disorders and to expand therapeutic options for previously inaccessible diseases.
Garuda Therapeutics
Series B in 2023
Garuda Therapeutics develops off-the-shelf hematopoietic stem cell therapies to treat life-threatening diseases. It seeks to eliminate dependency on donor or patient cells for blood stem cell transplants, leveraging a platform technology that generates off-the-shelf, self-renewing blood stem cells that are HLA-compatible and transgene-free, providing patients with rapid and broad access to durable therapies.
IgGenix is a biotechnology company that develops an antibody-based therapeutic platform to treat food and other severe allergies. The platform re-engineers allergen-specific IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies to suppress the allergic cascade and alleviate or prevent allergic reactions. It identifies rare human B cells expressing allergen-binding antibodies and engineers them to endow immune-modulating activities derived from the IgG antibody class. Based in South San Francisco, California, the company aims to accelerate clinical responses to life-threatening allergies.
Cajal Neuroscience
Series A in 2022
Cajal Neuroscience is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering novel targets and therapeutics for neurodegeneration. It integrates human genetics, functional genomics, and advanced microscopy to accelerate drug discovery in this field.
Rezo Therapeutics
Series A in 2022
Rezo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on pioneering the integrated mapping of disease networks to develop precision therapeutics. Utilizing its proprietary Sequence to Systems to Drugs (SSD) platform, Rezo combines proteomics, genetics, structural biology, chemistry, and bioinformatics to create comprehensive maps of molecular disease networks. This innovative approach enables oncologists and researchers to identify novel targets and therapies with greater clarity and precision than traditional drug discovery methods. Initially concentrating on oncology, Rezo Therapeutics plans to expand its therapeutic focus through collaborations and partnerships, aiming to address a wide range of diseases.
Haystack Oncology
Series A in 2022
Haystack Oncology is an oncology company that specializes in advanced liquid biopsy diagnostic technology aimed at improving cancer treatment strategies and patient outcomes. The company utilizes state-of-the-art circulating tumor DNA detection methods to enhance the diagnosis of minimal residual disease, allowing for more informed therapy decision-making. By analyzing tumor-specific markers in blood samples, Haystack Oncology's technology provides high sensitivity for early detection of recurrent disease, thereby enabling healthcare teams to effectively manage cancer treatment. The company's innovative approach seeks to transform how cancer is monitored and treated, ultimately benefiting patients through improved diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness.
Matchpoint Therapeutics
Series A in 2022
Matchpoint Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing precision covalent medicines aimed at transforming the treatment of immune diseases and other serious illnesses. Utilizing its proprietary Advanced Covalent Exploration (ACE) platform, the company combines advanced chemoproteomics, machine learning, and the evolution of covalent chemistry libraries to enhance the discovery process. This innovative approach allows for deeper probing of the proteome to identify new binding sites on disease-causing proteins. Matchpoint is building an emerging pipeline of novel covalent medicines, with an initial emphasis on immunology.
Tavros Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2022
Tavros Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing cancer therapies. Founded in 2019 and based in Durham, North Carolina, the company aims to identify vulnerabilities within tumors and pair targeted drugs with complementary therapies to advance cancer treatment.
Capstan Therapeutics
Series A in 2022
Capstan Therapeutics specializes in developing innovative therapeutics using precision cell engineering for various diseases with unmet clinical needs.
Ozette Technologies
Series A in 2022
Ozette Technologies specializes in digitizing biological data using machine learning to provide a comprehensive view of an individual's immune system. This enables accelerated discovery and development of therapies and diagnostics.
Cartography Biosciences
Series A in 2022
Cartography Biosciences specializes in developing precision cancer immunotherapies. It employs single-cell analysis to identify novel targets for Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies, aiming to enhance safety and efficacy.
Dren Bio is a biotechnology company that specializes in protein engineering technologies aimed at depleting pathogenic cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents. The company operates under a holding business model, developing a diverse portfolio of projects that function as stand-alone assets. Dren Bio's platform is designed to address a range of health conditions, including hematologic neoplasms, solid tumors, autoimmune disorders, and diseases associated with protein aggregation. By focusing on innovative protein-based technologies, Dren Bio enables healthcare professionals to manage and treat various serious diseases more effectively.
Pleno is a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in accelerating disease diagnosis and treatment through its innovative multi-omic platform. This technology is designed for biological target detection in clinical testing and biomedical research, offering capabilities for monitoring minimal residual disease and early multi-cancer screening. Pleno's platform detects a wide range of analytical targets, including DNA, RNA, and protein biomarkers, with exceptional speed and precision. By utilizing advanced microfluidics, the company automates all aspects of sample preparation and analysis, thereby enhancing healthcare providers' access to diverse health monitoring technologies.
Remix Therapeutics
Series B in 2022
Remix Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of innovative small-molecule therapies aimed at reprogramming ribonucleic acid (RNA) processing to treat various diseases. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company utilizes its proprietary biology platform to discover and develop RNA processing modulators that target previously undruggable disease drivers. Through its REMseq platform, Remix Therapeutics validates therapeutic targets and optimizes chemical compounds, facilitating the identification of patterns in RNA processing. This approach allows for the modulation of gene expression, enabling healthcare practitioners to address the underlying causes of diseases by correcting, enhancing, or eliminating gene messages at their source.
Pheast Therapeutics
Series A in 2022
Pheast Therapeutics is a cancer immunotherapy company developing macrophage-targeted therapies and innate immune checkpoint inhibitors to engage the body's innate immune response against cancer. The company focuses on agents that enhance macrophage phagocytosis and tumor cell elimination, including antibodies targeting CD24 to boost macrophage activity. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Pheast aims to offer innovative oncology treatments that complement existing therapies and improve patient outcomes.
Affini-T Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2022
Affini-T Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing T-cell therapies for patients suffering from cancer. Affini-T uses a validated platform to select high-affinity T cell receptors specific to oncogenic mutations to pioneer cutting-edge solid tumor therapies. Affini-T leverages gene editing and synthetic biology to engineer novel T-cell therapies designed to eradicate tumors.
Eclipse Bioinnovations
Series A in 2022
Eclipse Bioinnovations is an RNA genomics company focused on advancing RNA medicines and scientific discovery through platform technologies that map RNA binding proteins, RNA interactions, and transcript features. Building on UC San Diego research, it offers eCLIP-based tools such as eCLIP-RBP, miR-eCLIP, and m6A-eCLIP, End-Seq for 5' and 3' ends, and FLI-Seq to streamline CRISPR library prep. Products are provided as services and kits for biopharma companies and academic researchers, with customized solutions for clients. The company also develops cell-free genomics technologies that improve crosslinking and immunoprecipitation to identify RNA binding protein targets, accelerating research and drug development across diseases.
TRexBio is a biotechnology company that leverages cutting-edge computational biology tools, a focus on human tissue, and expertise in immunobiology to develop therapeutics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its 'deep biology' discovery engine maps human tissue Treg behavior to disease processes, identifying and characterizing novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The platform supports the development of a portfolio of therapies that modulate the immune system to restore tissue immune homeostasis.
Creyon Bio
Series A in 2022
Creyon Bio is a pre-clinical stage company focused on advancing drug development through a data-driven methodology. It specializes in engineering RNA-based medicines and their components by creating proprietary datasets that inform advanced machine learning models. This innovative approach enables the rapid identification of design rules and engineering principles necessary for the development of safe and effective oligonucleotide-based medicines. By leveraging these insights, Creyon Bio aims to improve the efficiency of the drug development process, ultimately contributing to cost savings in the healthcare sector while catering to diverse patient populations.
Ambys Medicines
Series A in 2021
Ambys Medicines, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Redwood City, California, focused on discovering and developing innovative therapies for severe liver diseases. Founded in 2016, Ambys aims to transform the lives of individuals suffering from liver conditions by creating advanced gene, drug, and cell therapies. The company is dedicated to restoring liver function, halting the progression of liver disease, and addressing the serious complications associated with liver failure. Through its regenerative medical therapies, Ambys seeks to provide relief to patients with chronic liver diseases, ultimately improving their quality of life.
Fountain Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2018, Fountain Therapeutics develops cellular model-based therapeutics targeting age-related diseases. It employs an AI-driven platform for identifying novel targets and potential treatments.
Parthenon Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Parthenon Therapeutics is inventing a novel class of anti-cancer therapies that reprogram the tumor microenvironment (TME). The interplay between cancer cells and their surrounding microenvironment is relevant in drug development as manycancers use the TME to build barriers that shield immune system attack. One approach, PRTH-101, breaks these barriers to overcome recalcitrant cancers. Based on research, the company is designing a portfolio of drug candidates to treat the right patients at the right time.
Immunai develops an AI-based immune profiling platform for drug discovery, diagnosis, and treatment. It offers multi-omic single-cell genomics with machine learning algorithms, enabling high-resolution profiling of the immune system at scale. Immunai partners with academic institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to accelerate research and development in immunology.
BIOMILQ develops lab-grown human milk ingredients from cultured mammary cells to support infant nutrition. Founded in 2020 and based in Durham, North Carolina, the company is women-owned and science-led, building a mammary biomanufacturing platform to produce bioauthentic human milk ingredients for early-life nutrition. The platform combines human mammary cells with a scalable manufacturing process to create milk ingredients that promote gut, immune, and brain development, offering families a nutritious and sustainable option for feeding babies.
IpiNovyx Bio
Seed Round in 2021
IpiNovyx Bio is a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating a novel platform of immunoproteasome-modulating therapeutics aimed at improving the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company's innovative approach involves developing inhibitors that selectively target the immunoproteasome, which plays a critical role in regulating specific immune cell types. By modulating these immune responses, IpiNovyx Bio seeks to enable patients to recover more effectively from their conditions and enhance their overall health.
Kytopen Corp.
Series A in 2021
Kytopen Corp., founded in 2017, develops proprietary Flowfect™ technology for non-viral delivery of molecules into hard-to-transfect immune cells. Its platform combines microfluidics and automation to facilitate efficient cell engineering.
ROME Therapeutics
Series B in 2021
ROME Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing innovative therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Founded in 2019, the company utilizes the repeatome, which encompasses extensive segments of genetic material previously regarded as "junk DNA," to identify new drug targets and advance multiple discovery programs. ROME Therapeutics has assembled a team of experts in oncology, immunology, virology, and machine learning to drive its research and development efforts, aiming to harness this uncharted area of biology for effective treatments. Through its work, ROME seeks to provide healthcare professionals with powerful new options for addressing complex medical challenges.
Disc Medicine
Series B in 2021
Disc Medicine is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for patients with severe hematologic disorders. Its pipeline includes therapies targeting erythropoietic porphyrias, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, anemia of myelofibrosis and chronic kidney disease, as well as polycythemia vera.
Asher Bio
Series B in 2021
Asher Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California, founded in 2019. The company specializes in the development of immunotherapy drugs aimed at effectively treating cancer. Its innovative therapies are designed to enhance the immune system's ability to target and eliminate cancer cells while minimizing side effects. This focus allows healthcare providers to deliver effective treatments to patients in a shorter timeframe, aiming to improve overall outcomes in cancer care.
Humacyte specializes in developing human tissue-based products for regenerative medicine and vascular surgery. It creates acellular extracellular matrices using banked vascular smooth muscle cells, which are then decellularized to eliminate rejection risks. These matrices serve as off-the-shelf tissue-engineered grafts for patients requiring vascular repair or replacement.
Thryv Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Thryv Therapeutics is a precision medicine company focused on developing innovative therapeutics for Long QT Syndrome and other arrhythmias. The company employs a precision medicine approach to address both genetic and drug-induced long QT syndrome, as well as atrial fibrillation and treatment-resistant cancers. Thryv Therapeutics specializes in creating potent and selective inhibitors of Serum Glucocorticoid Inducible Kinase, aiming to provide therapies that can significantly reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death and enhance the quality of life for patients affected by these serious conditions.
IgGenix is a biotechnology company that develops an antibody-based therapeutic platform to treat food and other severe allergies. The platform re-engineers allergen-specific IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies to suppress the allergic cascade and alleviate or prevent allergic reactions. It identifies rare human B cells expressing allergen-binding antibodies and engineers them to endow immune-modulating activities derived from the IgG antibody class. Based in South San Francisco, California, the company aims to accelerate clinical responses to life-threatening allergies.
Wugen is a biotechnology company developing off-the-shelf cellular therapies for cancer. It engineers memory natural killer (NK) cell and CAR-T therapies derived from healthy donors to deliver ready-to-use, consistent treatments that reduce production time and broaden patient access. The therapies target hematologic cancers and solid tumors, including acute myeloid leukemia and various T-cell malignancies.
ImmuneID is a precision immunology company that uses a proprietary platform to identify and therapeutically target millions of antibody interactions that drive immune diseases. The platform enables parallel, multiplexed, and unbiased analyses to develop therapeutics for autoimmunity, severe allergy, oncology, and infectious diseases, and helps researchers observe human immune responses throughout disease progression.
TRexBio is a biotechnology company that leverages cutting-edge computational biology tools, a focus on human tissue, and expertise in immunobiology to develop therapeutics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its 'deep biology' discovery engine maps human tissue Treg behavior to disease processes, identifying and characterizing novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The platform supports the development of a portfolio of therapies that modulate the immune system to restore tissue immune homeostasis.
Neurona Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2021
Neurona Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing cell-based therapies for treating neurological disorders. Founded by neuroscientists at UCSF in 2008, the company focuses on generating therapeutic compositions of specific nerve cells for targeted delivery into the injured nervous system.
Mnemo Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Mnemo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing immune-based therapies, including cell therapies. Its EnfiniT platform uses epigenetic variation and CAR-T precision genetic engineering technology to target tumorous epitopes across various cancers.
Kojin Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Kojin Therapeutics, founded by Stuart Schreiber, Benjamin Cravatt, Stephanie Dougan, and Vasanthi Viswanathan, focuses on advancing a drug discovery platform that links complex cell states to established biochemical processes, specifically ferroptosis, which involves iron-dependent cell death. This innovative approach enables the development of targeted therapies for a wide range of challenging diseases that are often difficult to treat. The company's biology platform aims to identify disease-specific targets, ensuring that patients receive effective treatments tailored to their specific conditions. Kojin Therapeutics is supported by a diverse group of investors, including Polaris Partners, Newpath Partners, and AbbVie, among others.
miRecule
Venture Round in 2021
miRecule is a biotechnology company developing targeted RNA therapies for cancer and muscular dystrophy. It uses its proprietary DREAmiR platform to analyze genomic data from thousands of patients, identifying genetic abnormalities and creating tailored RNA therapeutics to directly address these issues.
Soteria Biotherapeutics
Series A in 2021
Soteria Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. The company focuses on developing innovative immunotherapies, specifically next-generation conditionally active bispecific T-cell engaging antibodies aimed at treating patients with solid tumors. Utilizing its proprietary T-LITE™ platform, Soteria creates bispecific antibody therapies that are activated by small molecules, allowing for safer and more effective treatments. This technology facilitates pulsatile activity, which reduces side effects and enables higher dosing, ultimately enhancing the therapeutic potential for cancer patients.
Marvin Behavioral Health
Seed Round in 2021
Marvin is a virtual care platform that provides teletherapy and behavioral health services to healthcare workers. It works with hospitals and other healthcare organizations to provide care for their employees, providing teletherapy, meditations, and community programming specifically oriented towards their needs.
The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Marina del Rey, California.
Vera Therapeutics
Series C in 2021
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California, founded in 2016 and formerly known as Trucode Gene Repair, Inc. The company focuses on developing innovative biologic therapeutics with the potential to transform treatment for patients suffering from serious immunological diseases and genetic disorders. Its lead product candidate, atacicept, is a fusion protein administered as a subcutaneous injection once weekly, designed to inhibit factors that stimulate the production of autoantibodies associated with autoimmune diseases. Additionally, Vera Therapeutics is utilizing gene-editing technology aimed at addressing conditions such as sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis, striving to enhance gene detection and regulation for improved patient outcomes.
Lexeo Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Lexeo Therapeutics is a fully integrated biotechnology company focused on developing adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated gene therapies. Its lead programs target both rare and non-rare monogenic diseases, with a preclinical pipeline that spans monogenic, hereditary, and acquired conditions across populations with unmet medical need. The company aims to advance clinical programs toward commercialization while maintaining an ongoing research collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Genetic Medicine to inform and accelerate its preclinical and clinical work. By leveraging AAV-based approaches and collaborations, Lexeo Therapeutics seeks to transform treatment options for patients with genetic and complex diseases.
Myeloid Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Myeloid Therapeutics is an immunology company dedicated to leveraging innovative technologies to harness the potential of myeloid cells for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. The company has developed the ATAK platform, which focuses on reprogramming innate immune cells to enhance their ability to target and eliminate cancerous cells. Initially, Myeloid Therapeutics is advancing a cell therapy program aimed at treating T cell lymphoma, as well as a primed monocyte strategy for glioblastoma. The versatility of the ATAK platform allows for scalability across various treatment modalities and disease areas, facilitating collaboration with partners to expand its applications in the field of immunotherapy.
Founded in San Diego, California in 2015, Encodia specializes in proteomics research. It develops scalable and parallelized approaches to protein analysis, aiming to accelerate novel disease treatments through personalized medicine.
Faze Medicines
Series A in 2020
Faze Medicines is a biotechnology company focused on developing small molecule therapies that target biomolecular condensates to address the underlying biology of disease. It uses screening and proteomics to define condensate interaction networks and identify therapeutic candidates aimed at cellular mechanisms implicated in conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and myotonic dystrophy type 1, with research extending to other diseases including frontotemporal dementia. Founded in 2020 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Remix Therapeutics
Series A in 2020
Remix Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of innovative small-molecule therapies aimed at reprogramming ribonucleic acid (RNA) processing to treat various diseases. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company utilizes its proprietary biology platform to discover and develop RNA processing modulators that target previously undruggable disease drivers. Through its REMseq platform, Remix Therapeutics validates therapeutic targets and optimizes chemical compounds, facilitating the identification of patterns in RNA processing. This approach allows for the modulation of gene expression, enabling healthcare practitioners to address the underlying causes of diseases by correcting, enhancing, or eliminating gene messages at their source.
Dren Bio is a biotechnology company that specializes in protein engineering technologies aimed at depleting pathogenic cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents. The company operates under a holding business model, developing a diverse portfolio of projects that function as stand-alone assets. Dren Bio's platform is designed to address a range of health conditions, including hematologic neoplasms, solid tumors, autoimmune disorders, and diseases associated with protein aggregation. By focusing on innovative protein-based technologies, Dren Bio enables healthcare professionals to manage and treat various serious diseases more effectively.
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals
Series A in 2020
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Woodstock, Georgia, focused on developing and producing stabilized hypochlorous acid (HOCl) products for a range of applications, including wound care, dermatology, animal health, eye care, and oral care. With over 100 products commercialized in 33 countries, Sonoma addresses unmet medical needs through its innovative therapies aimed at chronic skin conditions. Key offerings include Epicyn, an antimicrobial facial cleanser; Levicyn, a prescription product for dermatoses; Celacyn gel for scar management; and SebuDerm for seborrheic dermatitis. Additionally, the company provides Microcyn, which targets various pathogens to promote wound healing, and Acuicyn, designed for eye care. Sonoma Pharmaceuticals was formerly known as Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. and has been incorporated since 1999. Its commitment to improving patient care and reducing healthcare costs is reflected in its diverse product portfolio that caters to both prescription and non-prescription needs.
Frequency Therapeutics
Post in 2020
Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to repairing or reversing damage caused by degenerative diseases through its innovative Progenitor Cell Activation approach. This method utilizes a combination of small molecules to activate progenitor cells in the body, which facilitates the creation of functional tissue without the complexities of genetic engineering. The company’s lead product candidate, FX-322, is currently undergoing phase 2a clinical trials aimed at treating the underlying causes of sensorineural hearing loss. In addition to FX-322, Frequency Therapeutics is exploring treatments for various degenerative conditions, including multiple sclerosis and diseases affecting muscle, the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and bone. Established in 2014 and based in Woburn, Massachusetts, Frequency Therapeutics has established a collaboration agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc. for the development and commercialization of FX-322.
Vor Biopharma
Series B in 2020
Vor Biopharma develops innovative cancer therapies focused on engineered hematopoietic stem cells (eHSCs). Its lead product candidate, VOR33, is designed to treat acute myeloid leukemia by generating healthy cells resistant to targeted immunotherapies. Incorporated in 2015, the company is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Affinia Therapeutics
Series A in 2020
Affinia Therapeutics develops adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies for muscular and central nervous system diseases. The company uses an AAV vector design platform built on synthetic and systems biology, high-throughput screening, and tissue- and single-cell-resolution analyses to create vectors with improved properties. It leverages sequencing, artificial intelligence, and structural modeling to enable rational design of therapies. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Affinia Therapeutics was founded in 2019 and targets diseases with significant unmet needs in muscle and CNS.
Redpin Therapeutics
Series A in 2020
Redpin Therapeutics, Inc. is a preclinical stage gene therapy company founded in 2017 and based in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing a proprietary chemogenetics platform for targeted cell therapies aimed at addressing intractable diseases of the nervous system. Redpin's innovative approach utilizes ion channels as neuromodulation tools, allowing for selective activation or inhibition of disease-causing neurons while preserving normal functioning cells. By controlling these neuronal circuits, Redpin enables physicians to precisely target dysfunctional neural activity associated with specific conditions. The company's technology integrates principles from synthetic biology, gene therapy, and traditional pharmacotherapy to advance its mission of addressing complex neurological disorders.
Silverback Therapeutics
Series B in 2020
Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Seattle, Washington, specializing in the development of tissue-targeted therapeutics aimed at treating cancer, chronic viral infections, and other serious diseases. The company’s lead product candidate, SBT6050, is currently in a Phase I/Ib clinical trial and is designed as a TLR8 agonist linker-payload conjugated to a HER2-directed monoclonal antibody, targeting tumors such as breast and non-small cell lung cancers. Silverback is also advancing SBT6290, a preclinical candidate targeting Nectin4 in various cancers, and SBT8230, which aims to treat chronic hepatitis B virus infection. The company employs its proprietary ImmunoTAC technology platform to create therapies that can be systemically administered while acting specifically at disease sites, thereby potentially modulating fundamental disease pathways previously considered inaccessible. Founded in 2016, Silverback Therapeutics is committed to innovative approaches in biopharmaceutical development.
Kallyope Inc. is a biotechnology company based in New York City that focuses on understanding the gut-brain axis to develop innovative therapeutics and consumer products aimed at enhancing human health. Established in 2014, Kallyope employs advanced technologies, including sequencing, computational biology, neural imaging, and human genetics, to explore gut-brain biology. The company aims to address significant unmet medical needs, such as diabetes, obesity, gut disorders, inflammatory diseases, migraines, and allergies, by creating effective and user-friendly oral agents. Kallyope's team consists of experienced scientists from leading institutions, working alongside a skilled team with a strong track record in drug discovery and development. Through its research, Kallyope seeks to deliver transformative solutions that improve overall health outcomes.
Triplet Therapeutics
Series A in 2019
Triplet Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for triplet repeat expansion disorders, such as Huntington's disease, myotonic dystrophy, and spinocerebellar ataxias. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company aims to address these conditions at their source by utilizing a unique approach that involves a single oligonucleotide targeting the DNA Damage Response pathway. This strategy is designed to provide effective treatments for multiple repeat expansion disorders, enabling healthcare professionals to offer advanced biotherapeutic options to their patients. Through its research and development efforts, Triplet Therapeutics is committed to transforming the landscape of treatment for these challenging genetic disorders.
Jasper Therapeutics
Series A in 2019
Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in developing therapeutic agents for hematopoietic stem cell transplants and gene therapies. Founded in 2018, the company aims to enhance the safety and efficacy of conditioning agents to broaden the application of curative therapies. Jasper's lead product, JSP191, is a humanized monoclonal antibody currently in clinical development, designed to act as a conditioning agent by selectively clearing hematopoietic stem cells from bone marrow in patients undergoing stem cell transplants. The company also utilizes an engineered hematopoietic stem cells platform to address the limitations of transplant grafts, thereby increasing the accessibility of both allogeneic and autologous gene-edited hematopoietic stem cell therapies for a larger patient population.
ImCheck Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Founded in 2015, ImCheck Therapeutics specializes in developing immunotherapeutics targeting members of the butyrophilin super-family for treating a range of autoimmune diseases, with a primary focus on immuno-oncology.
Immunitas Therapeutics
Series A in 2019
Immunitas Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing targeted therapeutics for patients with complex cancers. Founded in 2019, the company utilizes a single-cell sequencing platform to analyze the biology of immune cells within human tumors. This innovative approach allows Immunitas to identify novel drug targets and develop key biomarkers that guide patient selection for their therapies. By emphasizing research rooted in human biology, Immunitas aims to bridge the gap between laboratory discoveries and clinical applications. The company is advancing multiple programs toward early human studies, leveraging its expertise in antibody discovery and engineering to create effective treatments that modulate identified targets.
Genetron Health
Series D in 2019
Genetron Health is a leading precision medicine company specializing in oncology, with a strong focus on cancer molecular profiling. The company leverages advanced technologies in molecular biology and data science to enhance cancer treatment. Genetron Health offers comprehensive health management products covering all aspects of full-cycle cancer clinical treatment, including risk assessment, early screening, molecular pathology diagnosis, medication guidance, and prognosis monitoring. They provide reliable molecular clinical services and professional cancer genetic risk assessments for patients and high-risk individuals. With global genomics sequencing and bioinformatics platforms, research and development centers in North Carolina and Beijing, and clinical laboratories across major Chinese cities, Genetron Health aims to expand its sales network throughout China. The company is dedicated to serving both Chinese and global cancer patients with its expertise in cancer genomics and efficient clinical translation.
miRecule
Venture Round in 2019
miRecule is a biotechnology company developing targeted RNA therapies for cancer and muscular dystrophy. It uses its proprietary DREAmiR platform to analyze genomic data from thousands of patients, identifying genetic abnormalities and creating tailored RNA therapeutics to directly address these issues.
Verseau Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2019
Verseau Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing macrophage checkpoint modulators to address cancer, immune, and inflammatory diseases. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, the company aims to create a new class of therapeutics that can modulate macrophage behavior. By identifying novel targets, Verseau's therapies are designed to facilitate a shift in macrophages from immune suppressors to activators, enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy for patients. Through this innovative approach, Verseau Therapeutics seeks to improve treatment outcomes for individuals suffering from various diseases.
Variant Bio
Series A in 2019
Variant Bio Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics through the exploration of human genetic diversity. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company seeks to identify individuals and populations exhibiting extreme outlier traits relevant to various medical conditions. By employing advanced sequencing technologies, statistical genetics, and machine learning, Variant Bio analyzes the genetic underpinnings of these traits to uncover new therapeutic targets. The company's mission is to enhance global health by addressing unmet medical needs, particularly in areas such as neurodegenerative, autoimmune, and cardiometabolic diseases.
Adaptive Phage Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2019
Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage company focused on addressing the global challenge posed by multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the company offers therapeutic solutions utilizing its PhageBank, a comprehensive collection of bacteriophages—viruses that specifically target harmful bacteria. Through an advanced system for matching these phages to the unique bacterial infections of patients, Adaptive Phage Therapeutics aims to enable medical researchers to create effective treatments that can detect and combat MDR infections.
Boundless Bio
Series A in 2019
Boundless Bio develops innovative cancer therapeutics focused on understanding and treating previously untreatable cancers. It specializes in targeting extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) biology, a key driver of aggressive cancers.
X-Vax Technology is a biotechnology company established in 2015 and headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. Its primary focus is the preclinical and clinical development of vaccines targeting mucosal infections caused by pathogens, including herpes, influenza, tuberculosis, and HIV, which affect millions globally. X-Vax is known for its development of a herpes vaccine candidate based on a genetically altered HSV-2 virus, specifically designed to elicit a robust immune response by inducing antibodies that lead to the killing of infected cells. This innovative approach utilizes Fc receptor activating antibodies that facilitate antibody-dependent cell-mediated killing, aiming to provide effective protection against herpes types 1 and 2. Through its pioneering research, X-Vax intends to advance the field of vaccines and enhance immune responses against significant viral infections.
Encoded Therapeutics
Series C in 2019
Encoded Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on precision gene therapies to treat a broad range of severe genetic disorders. It develops therapies and a platform that identifies human genome sequences that regulate gene expression using screening and computational approaches. The company's pipeline targets conditions across multiple pathways, including neurocircuitry, liver and metabolic disorders, neurodegeneration, and cardiovascular disease, aiming to help medical practitioners treat patients and improve outcomes. Based in South San Francisco, California, Encoded Therapeutics was founded in 2014 and was previously known as Encoded Genomics.
Blackthorn Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Blackthorn Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco, California, founded in 2013. The company focuses on developing precision medicine for neurobehavioral disorders, utilizing advances in computational and clinical neuroscience. By leveraging its proprietary computational platform, Blackthorn aims to address historical challenges in drug discovery by targeting dysfunctional brain circuits. This approach enables the identification of novel drug candidates and biologically-based patient subgroups that are most likely to respond to specific treatments. Through its innovative strategies, Blackthorn seeks to enhance the precision of therapeutic interventions for disorders of the central nervous system, ultimately improving patient outcomes.
Prevail Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Prevail Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company headquartered in New York, specializing in the development and commercialization of gene therapies targeting neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based therapies, with its lead candidate, PR001, currently undergoing Phase I/II clinical trials for Parkinson's disease associated with GBA1 mutations and neuronopathic Gaucher disease. Additionally, Prevail is advancing PR006 for frontotemporal dementia linked to GRN mutations and PR004 for various synucleinopathies. The company's mission is to provide disease-modifying treatments for patients suffering from these challenging conditions.
Cardea Bio
Series A in 2019
Cardea Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California, focused on developing and commercializing bioelectronics for research and diagnostics. Established in 2013, Cardea utilizes proprietary graphene-based digital biosensors to create advanced biosensor hardware, software, and molecular infrastructure, enabling precision healthcare through improved diagnostic capabilities. The company's product offerings include the AGILE R100, an innovative assay for drug discovery, and the AGILE R200, an automated high-throughput screening solution. Cardea's biosensors convert biomolecular interactions into digital data, allowing for real-time biological signal analysis and access to streaming multi-omics data. Their solutions cater to various applications in life sciences and healthcare, such as small molecule validation, antibody characterization, and biomolecular analysis.
Imara, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing and commercializing therapeutics for patients with rare genetic disorders of hemoglobin. Founded in 2016, the company is advancing IMR-687, an oral, once-daily therapeutic designed to treat sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. IMR-687 is a highly selective small molecule inhibitor of PDE9, engineered to have a multimodal mechanism of action that impacts various cell types, including red blood cells and white blood cells, as well as adhesion mediators. Through its innovative approach, Imara aims to provide disease-modifying treatments for individuals affected by hemoglobinopathies.
Karuna Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Karuna Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders. Its primary focus is on creating novel therapies to address disabling neuropsychiatric conditions, with a particular emphasis on schizophrenia and the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Gencove specializes in a software platform for efficient and cost-effective genome sequencing using low-pass sequencing methods. This enables high-throughput genomics research and diagnostics across various species.
Maze Therapeutics
Series A in 2019
Maze Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing medicines that mimic the effects of rare, protective genetic variants to address unmet medical needs. Utilizing its Compass platform, the company identifies genetic variants associated with diseases and maps them to the biological pathways driving these conditions in specific patient populations.
Applied Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Applied Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative drugs targeting fatal and debilitating diseases with high unmet medical needs. Its pipeline includes novel product candidates such as AT-007 for rare metabolic diseases like galactosemia, AT-001 for diabetic cardiomyopathy, and AT-003 for diabetic retinopathy.
Dewpoint Therapeutics
Series A in 2019
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Dewpoint Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to researching biomolecular condensates and cellular function. The company aims to develop innovative treatments for various diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, immunology, cardiovascular conditions, women's health, and virology.
GreenLight Biosciences
Venture Round in 2019
GreenLight Biosciences is a biotechnology company specializing in RNA-based solutions for agriculture and pharmaceutical applications. It develops mRNA vaccines, including COVID-19 candidates, and offers sustainable crop protection technologies using its proprietary cell-free production platform.
Frequency Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to repairing or reversing damage caused by degenerative diseases through its innovative Progenitor Cell Activation approach. This method utilizes a combination of small molecules to activate progenitor cells in the body, which facilitates the creation of functional tissue without the complexities of genetic engineering. The company’s lead product candidate, FX-322, is currently undergoing phase 2a clinical trials aimed at treating the underlying causes of sensorineural hearing loss. In addition to FX-322, Frequency Therapeutics is exploring treatments for various degenerative conditions, including multiple sclerosis and diseases affecting muscle, the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and bone. Established in 2014 and based in Woburn, Massachusetts, Frequency Therapeutics has established a collaboration agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc. for the development and commercialization of FX-322.
Tiburio Therapeutics
Series A in 2019
Tiburio Therapeutics, founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializes in developing and manufacturing medicines for rare endocrine diseases and tumors related to the endocrine system. The company's primary focus is on TBR-760, a drug candidate designed to treat non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA) using a dopamine-somatostatin chimeric molecule aimed at shrinking or halting tumor growth. Additionally, Tiburio explores other compounds like TBR-065 for treating rare endocrine diseases where effective treatments are limited.
Relay Therapeutics
Series C in 2018
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage precision medicine company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on transforming the drug discovery process. The company employs a novel allosteric drug-discovery platform, known as Dynamo, which integrates advanced computational techniques with experimental methods to study protein motion and interactions. This innovative approach enables the identification and development of therapies targeting complex diseases, particularly in oncology. Relay Therapeutics is advancing a pipeline of product candidates, including RLY-1971, a small molecule inhibitor targeting SHP2, RLY-4008, a selective inhibitor of FGFR2 for advanced solid tumors, and RLY-PI3K1047, aimed at mutant variants of phosphoinositide 3-kinase alpha. Founded in 2015, the company aims to deliver life-changing therapies to patients by addressing previously intractable targets in precision oncology and genetic diseases.
Kallyope Inc. is a biotechnology company based in New York City that focuses on understanding the gut-brain axis to develop innovative therapeutics and consumer products aimed at enhancing human health. Established in 2014, Kallyope employs advanced technologies, including sequencing, computational biology, neural imaging, and human genetics, to explore gut-brain biology. The company aims to address significant unmet medical needs, such as diabetes, obesity, gut disorders, inflammatory diseases, migraines, and allergies, by creating effective and user-friendly oral agents. Kallyope's team consists of experienced scientists from leading institutions, working alongside a skilled team with a strong track record in drug discovery and development. Through its research, Kallyope seeks to deliver transformative solutions that improve overall health outcomes.