All entries for: Investment

August 26, 2025

Superluminal Medicines

Investment

Superluminal Medicines raised $5 million to develop next-generation small-molecule GPCR-targeted therapies for endocrine and cardiometabolic diseases

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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August 12, 2025

MyOme

Investment

MyOme received an undisclosed amount of funding to expand its rare disease testing, allowing it to identify more genetic conditions through more advanced genome analysis.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

Source

August 5, 2025

Lysoway Therapeutics

Investment

Lysoway Therapeutics raised $2.93 million to develop small-molecule modulators of lysosomal ion channels, including TRPML1 and TMEM175, to restore autophagic flux and enhance plasma membrane repair, enabling treatment of neurodegenerative and rare diseases caused by lysosomal dysfunction.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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July 28, 2025

PAhR Therapeutics

Investment

PAhR Therapeutics raised $14 million to develop novel therapies for rare pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). As a clinical-stage company, it is advancing innovative molecular mechanisms to address unmet needs where conventional treatments fall short.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

Source

July 27, 2025

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics

Investment

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics raised $13.56 million to develop immunotherapies for rare and aggressive solid tumors, including triple-negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and metastatic melanoma.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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July 24, 2025

Investment

Targepeutics raised $0.2 million to develop molecularly targeted therapies for rare cancers and other diseases, minimizing harm to healthy cells while treating difficult-to-treat conditions.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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July 24, 2025

Juvena Therapeutics

Investment

Juvena Therapeutics raised $30.49 million to develop protein-based therapeutics that restore cellular function and promote tissue repair for chronic and rare diseases.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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July 22, 2025

Avalyn Pharma

Investment

Avalyn Pharma raised $100 million to develop inhaled therapies for rare respiratory diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung diseases, improving efficacy while reducing side effects compared to oral treatments.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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July 10, 2025

Acelot

Investment

Acelot Therapeutics received $8.7 million to develop a new treatment for ALS, targeting a key protein called TDP-43, which malfunctions in ALS, to slow or stop disease progression.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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July 9, 2025

Transposon

Investment

Transposon Therapeutics received an undisclosed investment to develop nucleoside inhibitors for neurodegenerative and aging-related diseases such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), all rare and debilitating neurological disorders.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases

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