Glyscend Inc

BALTIMORE, MD · Biotech · Private

Oral pill that mimics bariatric surgery effects using a dynamic barrier mechanism

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Updated · glyscend.com

Sector
Biotech
Headquarters
BALTIMORE, MD
Latest Form D
$4.8M, Feb 2020
Total capital
$5.5M
Federal grants
$725K
2 awards · 2015–2017
Rank in peer group#1 of 20
Private capital raised
$4.8M
1 Form D · last Feb 2020
80 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
5
10 pending · first 2022
Rank in peer group#2 of 20

Capital timeline

201520162017201820192020FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.5M$225K$500K1st Form D$4.8M
201520162017201820192020FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.5M$225K$500K1st Form D$4.8M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.8M
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Orally-dosed Intestinal Coating for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Inspired from Bariatric Surgery$500K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Feasibility and proof of concept of a non-invasive treatment for type 2 diabetes inspired from bariatric surgery$225K

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.

Federal first

56months

from Glyscend Inc’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2015
NSF · $225K
First Form D · Feb 2020
$4.8M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
2 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 20 peers

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Biotech · Material

  • Federal grants#1 · top 5%
  • Granted patents#2 · top 10%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • Ashish NimgaonkarExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Bob SohDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Casey CunninghamDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Dennis McWilliamsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Leighton ReadDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 15
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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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Data freshness

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