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2026-02-26 Series A Comp HR total rewards software article ↗
2026-02-25 Series A Abram Scientific Coagulation diagnostics medical device article ↗
2026-02-18 Series A Avantos Client onboarding and servicing AI article ↗
2026-02-17 Seed Intrinsic Foundries Convert industrial waste to biochemicals article ↗
2026-02-17 Pre-Seed Lexi Building energy management article ↗
2026-02-14 Series B LeoLabs Low earth orbit mapping article ↗
2026-02-04 Seed Adaption Labs AI that adapts to real world article ↗
2026-02-04 Acquired Veda Trials Clinical trial operations article ↗
2026-02-02 Series G Varo Bank Financial inclusive bank article ↗
2026-01-30 Series B Epikast Engage patients and health providers article ↗
2026-01-30 Seed Uplift AI Voice AI for underserved languages article ↗
2026-01-29 Series A Pranax Develop exosomes for longevity article ↗
2026-01-29 Pre-Seed Arkero AI for professional sports teams article ↗
2026-01-29 Series B Sixfold AI Generative AI for insurance underwriting article ↗
2026-01-28 Acquired Propolis AI for software testing article ↗
2026-01-27 Pre-Seed Soundskrit Directional microphones article ↗
2026-01-27 Series B Northwood Space Space satellite infrastructure article ↗
2026-01-27 Seed Midship Extract documents into spreadsheets article ↗
2026-01-21 Series D OpenEvidence Organizing the world’s medical knowledge article ↗
2026-01-21 Seed AheadComputing Faster computer processor article ↗
2026-01-13 Series A Flip CX Voice AI for customer service on the phone article ↗
2026-01-09 Series A Cloudforce Microsoft cloud solutions article ↗

Startup Directory

startups

Janux Therapeutics

Immunotherapy to fight tumors

David Campbell, PhD ’90 · La Jolla, CA

BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsPharmaceutical
Moderna

mRNA vaccines

Robert Langer ’70 · Cambridge, MA

BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth Care
Sonoma BioTherapeutics

T cell therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80 · South San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyLife ScienceTherapeutics
NRx Pharmaceuticals

Therapeutic for bipolar depression

Jonathan Javitt, MD ’82 · Wilmington, DE

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth Care
Nusano Series C

Supply of radioisotopes for fighting cancer

Howard Lewin ’83 · Valencia, CA

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Rapt Therapeutics

Immunology therapeutic for inflammation and cancer

Brian Wong, MD ’01 · South San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Celularity

Biotech cellular medicines

Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87 · Florham Park, NJ

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
FIRE1 Series B

Recover from heart failure

Hanson Gifford ’82 · Ireland

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical Device
Ciba Health Series A

Value-based care delivery model

Innocent Clement, MBA ’20, Roger Chahine, MBA ’20 · New York, NY

Health CareTherapeuticsVirtual Assistant
Freedom Biosciences

Psychedelic therapeutics biotech platform

Dina Burkitbayeva ’10 · San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyTherapeutics
Boundless Bio Series C

Precision oncology therapeutic

Paul Mischel, MD ’91 · La Jolla, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife Science
Sensorium Therapeutics Series A

Psychoactive medicines for mental health

Dick Simon ’75 · Boston, MA

Health CareMedicalTherapeutics
Allay Therapeutics Series D

Analgesic for post-surgical pain

Hanson Gifford ’82 · San Jose, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Atara Biotherapeutics

T-cell immunotherapy

Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00 · South San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareOncology
Pendulum Therapeutics Series C

Microbiome for health

John Eid ’97 · San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
SpringWorks Therapeutics

Oncology therapeutics pipeline

Lara Sullivan ’94 · Stamford, CT

BiopharmaBiotechnologyTherapeutics
Function Oncology Series A

Precision medicine for oncology

Srinath Sampath ’99, MD ’07 · San Diego, CA

BiotechnologyGeneticsOncology
Allotex Series B

Allograft inlays and onlays

David Muller, PhD ’81 · Boston, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical Device
VIVAN Therapeutics

Personalized cancer therapeutics platform

Laura Towart, PhD ’07 · United Kingdom

Big DataBiotechnologyHealth Care
Sapience Therapeutics

Peptide therapeutics for oncology

Jim Rotolo, PhD ’07 · Scarsdale, NY

BiotechnologyMedicalTherapeutics
CytoHub Inc. Pre-Seed

Cellular therapies for heart health

Frank Teoh, MEng ’13 · San Diego, California, United States

Artificial IntelligenceBiotechnologyLife Science
Adaptive Biotechnologies

Immune-driven medicine

Chad Robins ’96 · Seattle, WA

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Celestial Therapeutics

mRNA therapeutic platform

Leontis Teryazos ’65 · San Diego, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Upswing Health Seed

A new way to conveniently deliver orthopedic care

Jay Kimmel ’81 · Stamford, CT

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareMedical
Matrubials

Milk-inspired therapies for infectious diseases

Bruce German, PhD ’83 · Davis, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Reservoir Neuroscience

Therapeutics to treat brain disease

Aaron Friedman ’05 · Emeryville, CA

BiopharmaBiotechnologyTherapeutics
Zero Point Five Therapeutics

Treatments for neglected diseases

Joseph Amprey, PhD ’04 · Potomac, MD

Health CarePharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Neologics Bioscience

Immunotherapy for cancer

Baiyang Wang, PhD ’95 · China

BiotechnologyOncologyTherapeutics
Bactana Corp.

Pet health metabolism

Rodrigo Bicalho, PhD ’08 · Farmington, CT

AgricultureAnimal FeedBiotechnology
Oui Therapeutics Series A

Prescription digital therapeutics

Seth Feuerstein ’94 · New Haven, CT

Health CareInternet of ThingsTherapeutics
SOCAi Labs

Personal health AI

Tiffany St. Bernard, PhD ’22 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceB2BHealth Care
Rancho Santa Fe Bio Pre-Seed

Cardiovascular therapeutics

Randy Berholtz ’84 · Rancho Santa Fe, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareProduct Design
FunctionRx Seed

Biotech for neurodegeneration

Gabriel Balmus, PhD ’12 · United Kingdom

BiotechnologyNeuroscienceTherapeutics
ViGeneron Series A

Gene therapy for retinal disorders

Caroline Xu, MBA ’06 · Starnberg, Bayern, Germany

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics