AmacaThera is a Toronto-based biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing a unique, injectable hydrogel platform technology for a wide range of medical applications.
Based on the research of world-renowned biomaterials scientist, Dr. Molly Shoichet, AmacaThera is commercializing combination products at the interface of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals.
We have developed a platform technology which addresses the critical problem of sustaining therapeutic delivery of pharmacological agents for multiple disease areas.
Currently, we have developed a combination product for post-operative pain, which is our company's lead project.
Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $17.15M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Lumira Ven... | lumiravent... |
| - | MaRS Inves... | marsiaf.co... |
| - | StandUp Ve... | standupvc.... |
| - | Canadian T... | ctaconnect... |
| - | MBX Capita... | mbxcapital... |
| - | BDC | bdc.ca/ |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.02.2021 | Series A | $10.3M | - |
| 08.10.2019 | Seed | $3.6M | - |
| 12.01.2019 | Seed | $3.25M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 04.12.2023 | Latest Updates of Viva's Portfolio Companies | HONG KONG, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Even with the ever-changing situation, technological innovat... | en.prnasia... |
| 24.02.2021 | Today in funding: AmacaThera, Elevate Farms, Snack, Maple | Three Canadian-associated startups have recently announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth... | betakit.co... |
| 08.10.2019 | Hydrogel Platform Company AmacaThera Raises $3.6 Million In ... | AmacaThera, a hydrogel platform for sustained drug release, announced recently that it raised $3.6 m... | pulse2.com... |
| 03.10.2019 | AmacaThera Closes US$3.6M Seed Financing Round | AmacaThera Inc., a Toronto, Canada-based focused on the commercialization of a hydrogel platform for... | finsmes.co... |
| 03.10.2019 | AmacaThera Closes US$3.6 Million Seed Financing Round | TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2019 / PRNewswire/ — AmacaThera Inc. is pleased to announce the closing of its US$3... | lumiravent... |
| 21.01.2019 | AmacaThera raises $3.2 million for phase I of non-opioid pai... | Toronto-based AmacaThera has raised $3.2 million in seed financing led by Sprout BioVentures, Viva B... | betakit.co... |
| 12.01.2019 | AmacaThera Raises $3.25M in Seed Funding | AmacaThera, a Toronto, Canada-based company commercializing hydrogel-based drug delivery platforms, ... | finsmes.co... |
| - | AmacaThera | “Amacathera is developing an injectable hydrogel platform to provide localized, sustained drug deliv... | fastfounde... |