Arkuda Therapeutics
Discovering therapies to change the trajectory of neurodegenerative disease
Watertown, United States · Founded 2018 · $108.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Watertown, Massachusetts
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- arkudatx.com
- Total Funding
- $108.0M
- Last Round
- $44.0M Series AFeb 2022
- Rounds
- 2
About
Arkuda Therapeutics is a biotechnology company leveraging new insights into progranulin and lysosomal biology to develop medicines to change the trajectory of neurodegenerative disease. Founded in 2018 by Atlas Venture alongside scientists Gerhard Koenig and Duane Burnett, the company is based in Watertown, Massachusetts. Its lead program, ARKD-104, is a first-in-class oral development candidate targeting progranulin deficiency and lysosomal dysfunction in patients with GRN-related frontotemporal dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders. In 2024, Arkuda entered an option and asset purchase agreement with Johnson & Johnson Innovation, validating the company's scientific approach to precision neuroscience.
Summary
Arkuda Therapeutics is a Biotech company based in Watertown, United States, founded in 2018. It has raised $108.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $44.0M Series A round in Feb 2022. Investors include Atlas Venture, Pfizer Ventures and Tekla Capital Management.
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