KINETA, INC.

Seattle, WA · Founded 2007 · Biotech · Acquired

Small-molecule RIG-I like receptor (RLR) agonists that activate dendritic cells and induce immunogenic cell death in cancer cells

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Sector
Biotech
Headquarters
Seattle, WA
Founded
2007
Latest Form D
$2.4M, Mar 2022
Total capital
$46M
Federal grants
$5.2M
7 awards · 2016–2020
Rank in peer group#152 of 514
Private capital raised
$40.8M
19 Form D · last Mar 2022
56 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
9
31 pending · first 2015
Rank in peer group#35 of 514

Capital timeline

2010201220142016201820202022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $70.4M$1.5M$746K$225K$225K$1.5M$750K19th Form D$2.4M
2010201420182022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $70.4M$1.5M$746K$1.5M$750K

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 19th filing$2.4M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 18th filing$1.2M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 17th filing$10M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 16th filing$100K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Small-molecule agonists of the RIG-I-like receptor pathway as cancer immunotherapeutics$750K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 15th filing$250K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 14th filing$45K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 13th filing$7.1M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 12th filing$192K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 11th filing$26K
  • Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 10th filing$24.4M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$9M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$500K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$5M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$500K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$47K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$250K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.8M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.6M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$942K
Show 6 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Small-molecule agonists of the RIG-I-like receptor pathway as cancer immunotherapeutics$1.5M
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Small-molecule agonists of the RIG-I-like receptor pathway as cancer immunotherapeutics$225K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Development of an alpha-conotoxin RgIA analog as a novel, non-opioid therapeutic for chronic neuropathic pain$225K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of novel isoflavone drugs as broad spectrum antivirals$746K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Therapeutic Potential of the Potassium Channel Inhibitor SHK-186 for Pediatric Lupus$225K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of novel isoflavone drugs as broad spectrum antivirals$1.5M

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.

Standing among 514 peers

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Biotech · Molecule

  • Federal grants#152 · top 30%
  • Granted patents#35 · top 7%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Shawn IadonatoResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.5M in grants as PI
  • Campion FellinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Charles MagnessDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Craig PhilipsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Don R. MerlinoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kenneth NorthExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 18 people
  • Kevin OhDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kyungwon R. OhDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Lucien Fouke IIIExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Marion R. FooteDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael BanksExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Pauline KennyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Raymond R. BartoszekDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Richard R. SamuelsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert HedequistExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Shawn ladonatoExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Steven MitchellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • William CadwalladerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 9 granted of 40
  • New patentAnti-vista Antibodies And Uses ThereofUSPTOUS 12,760,104
  • PendingPurines And Methods Of Their UseUSPTOApplication 18717174
  • PendingCompounds And Compositions That Inhibit PikfyveUSPTOApplication 18717144
Show all 40 patent records
  • Anti-vista Antibodies And Uses ThereofOct 13, 2026 · US 12,760,104Granted
  • Purines And Methods Of Their UseNov 20, 2025 · Application 18717174Pending
  • Compounds And Compositions That Inhibit PikfyveNov 20, 2025 · Application 18717144Pending
  • Pyridopyrimidines And Methods Of Their UseSep 18, 2025 · Application 18717167Pending
  • Pyrimidines And Methods Of Their UseJun 19, 2025 · Application 18717141Pending
  • Proteasome Activity Enhancing CompoundsJun 3, 2025 · US 12,319,698Granted
  • Bicyclic Heteroarenes And Methods Of Their UseMay 8, 2025 · Application 18717172Pending
  • Proteostasis RegulatorsDec 31, 2024 · US 12,180,189Granted
  • Pyridopyrimidines And Methods Of Their UseJun 27, 2024 · Application 18007807Pending
  • Purines And Methods Of Their UseMay 9, 2024 · Application 18007983Pending
  • Anti-vista Antibodies And Uses ThereofApr 25, 2024 · Application 18276417Pending
  • Proteasome Activity Enhancing CompoundsApr 16, 2024 · US 11,958,873Granted
  • Proteasome Activity Enhancing CompoundsApr 11, 2024 · Application 18351264Pending
  • Compositions And Methods For The Treatment And Prevention Of Neurological DisordersJan 18, 2024 · Application 18007788Pending
  • Amino Alcohol Compounds And Uses ThereofOct 26, 2023 · Application 18007812Pending
  • Bicyclic Heteroarenes And Methods Of Their UseAug 31, 2023 · Application 18007797Pending
  • Modifications And Uses Of Conotoxin PeptidesApr 4, 2023 · US 11,618,772Granted
  • Compositions And Methods For The Treatment And Prevention Of Neurological DisordersApr 14, 2022 · Application 17560872Pending
  • Anti-viral Compounds, Pharmaceutical Compositions, And Methods Of Use ThereofAug 27, 2020 · Application 16870208Pending
  • Anti-viral Compounds, Pharmaceutical Compositions, And Methods Of Use ThereofJan 3, 2019 · Application 15885333Pending
  • Anti-viral CompoundsMay 1, 2018 · US 9,956,285Granted
  • Anti-viral Compounds, Pharmaceutical Compositions, And Methods Of Use ThereofFeb 6, 2018 · US 9,884,876Granted
  • Anti-viral CompoundsJan 31, 2017 · US 9,555,106Granted
  • Anti-viral Compounds, Pharmaceutical Compositions And Methods Of Use ThereofMay 5, 2016 · Application 14895899Pending
  • Anti-viral CompoundsApr 14, 2016 · Application 14957507Pending
  • Anti-viral CompoundsDec 3, 2015 · Application 14733443Pending
  • Anti-viral CompoundsJul 7, 2015 · US 9,073,946Granted
  • Anti-viral CompoundsAug 14, 2014 · Application 14348520Pending
  • Activators Of The Retinoic Acid Inducible Gene "RIG-1" Pathway And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2019045824Pending
  • Activators Of The Retinoic Acid Inducible Gene "RIG-1" Pathway And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2019045823Pending
  • Activators Of The Retinoic Acid Inducible Gene "rig-i' Pathway And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2018000283Pending
  • Activators of the retinoic acid inducible gene "RIG-I" pathway and methods of use thereofApplication 62764944Pending
  • Activators Of The Retinoic Acid Inducible Gene "rig-i" Pathway And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 62716830Pending
  • Anti-vista Antibodies And Uses ThereofApplication PCTUS2022016912Pending
  • Compounds And Compositions That Inhibit PikfyveApplication PCTUS2022052130Pending
  • Purines And Methods Of Their UseApplication PCTUS2022052118Pending
  • Bicyclic Heteroarenes And Methods Of Their UseApplication PCTUS2022052261Pending
  • Pyridopyrimidines And Methods Of Their UseApplication PCTUS2022052206Pending
  • Anti-viral Compounds, Pharmaceutical Compositions, And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2015059611Pending
  • Anti-viral Compounds, Pharmaceutical Compositions, And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2015054250Pending
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Sources

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