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Montara Therapeutics Partners with SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund and Two Bear Capital to Develop Safer, More Effective Neuroscience Drugs
Jul 30, 2024
Contract Type
partnership
San FranciscoBiotechnology
Description
Montara Therapeutics has closed an oversubscribed $8 million seed financing led by SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund and co-lead Two Bear Capital. The company aims to revolutionize the discovery and development of brain-targeting drugs using a BrainOnly platform designed to prevent on-target off-tissue peripheral side effects or toxicities of existing and novel drugs to make best-in-class and first-in-class therapies.
Company Information
Company
Montara Therapeutics
Location
135 Mississippi St
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Montara Therapeutics is a San Francisco–based precision-medicine neuroscience biotech startup. Our team boasts significant experience from successful biotech firms such as Mitokinin, Denali, and Soteria, supported by a world-class Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). We bring a new approach to tackling challenging established targets, along with unique experience in developing enzyme activators and domain expertise in mitophagy. Our mission is to create innovative therapies for diseases of the CNS, with a focus on precision medicine and genetically validated targets to enhance drug safety and efficacy.