VERSAPEUTICS INC

San Diego, CA · Founded 2017 · CIK 0001731409 · Biotech · Private

Humanized monoclonal antibody (VersaMab-101) that blocks Wnt-Ryk receptor interaction to promote axonal regeneration in spinal cord injury

Grants
$7.0M
7 awards
Sector median: 1
Raised
$3.8M
4 Form D · Jul 2020
75 months since last filing
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
3
0 granted · 3 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$450,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$100,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$3,200,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Preclinical Development of VERSAMAB-101 for Spinal Cord Injury$256,122
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Pharmacokinetics and efficacy of intrathecal VersaMab-101 delivery foracute spinal cord injury$495,137
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Developing therapeutic antibodies for Alzheimer's disease$498,534
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Developing therapeutic antibodies for Alzheimer's disease$489,628
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Toxicology and Efficacy Studies of Intrathecal VersaMab-101 for spinal cord injury treatment$2,380,552
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Preclinical Toxicology Study of Intrathecal VersaMab-101 for spinal cord injury treatment$1,430,030
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Preclinical Toxicology Study of Intrathecal VersaMab-101 for spinal cord injury treatment$1,455,927
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
1849VITRISTOR LLC——
1850ASP Isotopes Inc.—$5.0M
1851Kymera Therapeutics——
1852VERSAPEUTICS INC—$3.8M
1853TBC I LLC—$1.0M
1854InCarda Therapeutics, Inc.—$66M
1855Recombinetics, Inc.—$45M

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 · 6 related persons
  • Jianhua CaiDirector
  • Haipeng ChenDirector
  • Haipeng ChengDirector
  • Brian KwonDirector
  • Connie ZhaoDirector
  • Yimin ZouDirector · Executive Officer

Patents

USPTO · 0 granted of 3
  • Antibody Variants Against Wnt Receptor Rykapplication
  • Antibody Variants Against Wnt Receptor Rykapplication
  • Antibody Variants Against Wnt Receptor Rykapplication

Regulatory activity · Biotech

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