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Tellus Therapeutics Announces $35 Million Series A Financing

PRIVATEDec 13, 2022

Amount Raised

$35 Million

Round Type

Series A

DurhamBiotechnologyHealthcareHealth Care

Investors

Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund

Description

Tellus Therapeutics, a neonatal care company developing treatments for newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), announced today the closing of a Series A financing round of $35 million led by the Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund (“PXV Fund”). The capital will be used to continue important preclinical work conducted through the seed investment with the Xontogeny development team and to advance TT-20, the company’s lead candidate for the treatment of white matter brain injury in preterm infants, as well as the company’s pipeline programs.

Quick answer

Tellus Therapeutics raised $35 Million in a Series A round, dated December 13, 2022. Investors: Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund. Tellus Therapeutics is based in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

How much did Tellus Therapeutics raise?
Tellus Therapeutics raised $35 Million in a Series A round on December 13, 2022.
Who invested in Tellus Therapeutics?
Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund is named as investors in this round.
What does Tellus Therapeutics do?
Tellus Therapeutics is a neonatal care company developing safe and effective interventions for unmet needs of newborns.
Where is Tellus Therapeutics based and how big is it?
Tellus Therapeutics is based in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Healthcare and Biotechnology around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Tellus Therapeutics that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Inhibikase Therapeutics raised $4.2M (Seed) on January 27, 2023.
  • ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. raised $46M on January 26, 2023.
  • Streamex Corp. raised $234K (Seed) on January 25, 2023.
  • Streamex Corp. raised $1.9M (Seed) on January 23, 2023.
  • Otolith Labs raised $25M on January 23, 2023.
  • ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. raised $46M (Funding Round) on January 20, 2023.

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Company Information

Company

Tellus Therapeutics

Location

517 SUMMIT TRAIL DRIVE

Durham, North Carolina, United States

About

Tellus Therapeutics is a neonatal care company developing safe and effective interventions for unmet needs of newborns. Founded in October 2018, Tellus is translating breakthrough science licensed from Duke University that originated in board-certified neonatologist Dr. Eric Benner’s research laboratory together with collaborator and Tellus scientific co-founder Dr. Simon Gregory. Dr. Benner’s work identified compounds in breast milk that induce the regeneration of myelin-producing oligodendrocytes and repair WMI in animal models of perinatal brain injury. Tellus’s goal for its lead asset, TT-20, is to provide a treatment for every baby born at risk for brain injury and to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes for affected children. For more information, visit www.tellustherapeutics.com.

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