Capstan Therapeutics Announces $175M Oversubscribed Series B Financing
Capstan Therapeutics, Inc. (“Capstan”), a biotechnology company dedicated to advancing in vivo reprogramming of cells through RNA delivery using targeted lipid nanoparticles (tLNP), today announced the successful closing of a $175M oversubscribed Series B financing.
- Capstan Therapeutics, Inc. (“Capstan”), a biotechnology company dedicated to advancing in vivo reprogramming of cells through RNA delivery using targeted lipid nanoparticles (tLNP), today announced the successful closing of a $175M oversubscribed Series B financing.
- The Series B financing was led by RA Capital Management, with participation from new investors Forbion, Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Mubadala Capital, Perceptive Advisors, and Sofinnova Investments.
- The proceeds from the Series B financing will be used to advance CPTX2309, Capstan’s lead in vivo chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) candidate, to early clinical proof-of-concept in autoimmune disorders, and to further develop Capstan’s tLNP pipeline.
- “This Series B financing brings together an exceptional syndicate of investors that recognize the potential of Capstan’s in vivo CAR-T technology,” said Laura Shawver, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstan.