Tech Company Financing Transactions
AcuraStem Funding Round
AcuraStem, based in Pasadena, secured $7.5 million from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
4/28/2026
Transaction Type
Debt
Amount
$7,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Life Sciences
Mailing Address
150 North Orange Grove Blvd. 220
Pasadena, CA 91103
USA
Pasadena, CA 91103
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Collaborators with synergistic skills in disease modeling, AI, bioinformatics, and drug discovery, AcuraStem's co-founders discovered PIKFYVE as a therapeutic target for ALS and FTD in a project led by co-founder Dr. Justin Ichida and published in Nature Medicine in 2018. The company has since established the iNeuroRx® technology platform, built out its team incorporating world-class antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) expertise, and established a growing pipeline of treatments.
Profile
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Alworth
Vice President
Wen-Hsuan Chang
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