Aura Biosciences

Aura Biosciences

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Aura Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development of drugs by using tumor-targeted pseudovirions. The company is applying nanotechnology to help fight cancer in the well-studied area of chemotherapeutics and the emerging field of RNAi. By safely eliminating cancer locally, they can treat early and transform the lives of people with a wide range of cancers that are poorly managed today.

The company's goal is to treat small ocular melanomas potentially long before the disease progresses and metastasizes to the liver, where it almost always is fatal.

Aura Biosciences was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Founded

2007

Employees

51-100

Headquarters locations

United States, North America

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Aura Biosciences headquartered in United States, North America, operates in the Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical sector. The company focuses on Biotechnology and has secured $68.6B in funding across 180 round(s). With a team of 51-100 employees, Aura Biosciences is actively contributing to advancements in Biotechnology. Their latest funding round, Series A - Aura Biosciences, raised $3.0M. Discover more about their projects, partnerships, and impact on our platform.

Employees

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Elisabet de los Pinos

Founder and CEO

imagePlace Julie Feder

Julie Feder

Chief Financial Officer

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Alan Walts

Board Member

Funding Rounds

Funding rounds

15

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0

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0

Total Funding Amount

$381.4M

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6

Aura Biosciences has raised a total of $381.4M in funding over 6 rounds.

Announcement dateTransaction nameNumber of InvestorsMoney raisedLead Investor
2020Late Stage Venture
2015Early Stage Venture21.0M
2010Early Stage Venture1.4M
2011Early Stage Venture3.0M

Investors

Aura Biosciences is funded by 43 investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundPartners
Pappas Ventures-FUNDING ROUND - Pappas Ventures21.0M
Henri Termeer-FUNDING ROUND - Henri Termeer21.0M
Aura Biosciences-FUNDING ROUND - Aura Biosciences21.0M
LI-COR-FUNDING ROUND - LI-COR21.0M

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