Nkarta Therapeutics

formerly NkartaIPO

Nkarta Inc. | Natural Killer Cell Therapy Autoimmune Care

Public · South San Francisco, United States · Founded 2015 · $126.8M raised

Employees
51–200
Founded
2015
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$126.8M
Last Round
$114.0M Series BSep 2019
Rounds
4
Type
Public

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About

Nkarta is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing allogeneic, off-the-shelf natural killer (NK) cell therapies to treat autoimmune disease. Combining cell expansion and cryopreservation platforms with proprietary engineering technologies, Nkarta's lead candidate NKX019 uses donor-derived NK cells to target B cell-mediated autoimmune conditions including lupus, enabling outpatient community health setting dosing.

Summary

Nkarta Therapeutics is a Biotech company based in South San Francisco, United States, founded in 2015. It has raised $126.8M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $114.0M Series B round in Sep 2019. Investors include Samsara BioCapital, New Enterprise Associates and SR One.

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Funding & Exit History

Secondary MarketSecondary OfferingMar 2024

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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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