Candid Therapeutics

SAN DIEGO, CA · Founded 2024 · Biotech · Acquired

T cell engager molecules for autoimmune disease treatment

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Sector
Biotech
Headquarters
SAN DIEGO, CA
Founded
2024
Latest Form D
$206M, Sep 2024
Total capital
$206M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$206M
1 Form D · last Sep 2024
25 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
0
3 pending

Capital timeline

2024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $206M1st Form D$206M
2024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $206M1st Form D$206M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$206M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • Aaron Royston, M.D.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Arvind KushExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Bernie Huyghe, Ph.D.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jeffrey Tong, Ph.D.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kenneth Song, M.D.Executive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael Rome, M.D.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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  • Timothy Lu, M.D.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 3
  • PendingCompositions And Methods Of Use Of Antibodies Targeting CD20 And CD3USPTOApplication PCTUS2025059932
  • PendingCompositions And Methods Of Use Of Antibodies Targeting CD20 And CD3USPTOApplication 63901096
  • PendingCompositions And Methods Of Use Of Antibodies Targeting CD20 And CD3USPTOApplication 63735573
  • AbsciSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
  • Generation BioSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
  • Renibus Therapeutics, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
  • Revolution MedicinesSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
  • NovaBay PharmaceuticalsSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
  • TrueBinding, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Biotech

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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