Tempo Therapeutics Inc

San DIego, CA · CIK 0001813688 · Biotech · Private

Novel vaccine platform technology for rapid development of vaccines against emergent pathogens, initially targeting SARS-CoV-2 variants

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Grants
$10M
11 awards
Sector median: 1
Raised
$34M
3 Form D · Sep 2026
1 months since last filing
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
14
2 granted · 12 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Federal grant· 1 of 2 same dayDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · A flowable microporous biomaterial as a low cost, high efficacy diabetic chronic ulcer treatment$224,999
Federal grant· 2 of 2 same dayDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · A flowable microporous biomaterial as a low cost, high efficacy diabetic chronic ulcer treatment$224,999
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · MAP: a Flowable, Precision-Engineered, and Tunable Tissue Scaffold Leveraging Hyper-Porous Geometry to Control Inflammation and Promote Regenerative Healing in Diabetic Wounds$737,053
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · MAP: a Flowable, Precision-Engineered, and Tunable Tissue Scaffold Leveraging Hyper-Porous Geometry to Control Inflammation and Promote Regenerative Healing in Diabetic Wounds$1,598,652
Federal grantNational Science Foundation · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: A new vaccine technology to engineer a potent and polarized immunity against COVID-19$255,998
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Diversity supplement for Oliver Viyar to receive research training in tissue engineering.$24,685
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$3,844,046
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · MAP: a Flowable, Precision-Engineered, and Tunable Tissue Scaffold Leveraging Hyper-Porous Geometry to Control Inflammation and Promote Regenerative Healing in Diabetic Wounds$836,914
Federal grant· 1 of 2 same dayDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · A first in human clinical study of TT101, a synthetic immunomodulatory material to build new functional tissue over exposed bone as a one time treatment for diabetic limb preservation patients$1,368,090
Federal grant· 2 of 2 same dayDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · A first in human clinical study of TT101, a synthetic immunomodulatory material to build new functional tissue over exposed bone as a one time treatment for diabetic limb preservation patients$2,549,496
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · A first in human clinical study of TT101, a synthetic immunomodulatory material to build new functional tissue over exposed bone as a one time treatment for diabetic limb preservation patients$1,181,406
Federal grantNational Science Foundation · Phase II · STTR Phase II:VaxMAP a single dose multivalent vaccine to produce durable and cross-reactive immunity against various coronaviruses$1,000,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$16,327,664
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$14,000,000
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC

Peer position

Biotech · 4373 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Biotech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
1746INFINIFLUIDICS INC——
1747Airway Therapeutics, LLC—$54M
1748Quoin Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.—$164M
1749Tempo Therapeutics Inc—$34M
1750ASAKE BIOTECHNOLOGY, LLC——
1751ANTHROBIO, INC.——
1752Torque Medical Holdings, LLC—$4.7M

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 8 related persons
  • Dino Di CarloDirector
  • Donald GriffinDirector
  • Richard HancockDirector
  • Biren MehtaDirector
  • Steven RichieriDirector · Executive Officer
  • Steven SandsDirector
  • Robin SitverDirector
  • Westbrook WeaverDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter

Patents

USPTO · 2 granted of 14
  • Annealed Microgel Particle Systems And Methodsapplication
  • Methods Of Manufacturing Injectable Microgel Scaffoldsapplication
  • Methods Of Manufacturing Injectable Microgel Scaffoldsapplication
  • Systems To Promote Healing At A Site Of A Medical Deviceapplication
  • Methods Of Manufacturing Injectable Microgel Scaffoldsgranted
  • Systems To Promote Healing At A Site Of A Medical Devicegranted
  • Methods For Treating Or Preventing Fibrosis At A Site Of A Medical Implantapplication
  • Hydrogel Formulations And Methods Of Use Thereofapplication
  • Methods And Systems For Treating A Site Of A Medical Implantapplication
  • Annealed Microgel Particle Systems And Methodsapplication
  • Methods And Systems For Treating A Site Of A Medical Implantapplication
  • Hydrogel Formulations And Methods Of Use Thereofapplication

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