Antiva Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, topical therapeutics for the treatment of diseases caused by HPV infection. We aim to stop cancer before it starts by treating the pre-cancerous lesions caused by HPV. Our lead programs are in clinical trials in high grade anal intraepithelial neoplasias (AIN 2,3) and high grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN 2,3).
The company was founded as Hera Therapeutics in 2012 by Dr. Karl Hostetler at The University of California San Diego and builds on his anti-viral expertise as co-founder of Triangle Pharmaceuticals and Chimerix. Antiva’s chemistry platform has yielded over two hundred proprietary pro-drug compounds that are designed to enhance the therapeutic index of known, potent antivirals.
Location: United States, California, South San Francisco
Member count: 11-50
Total raised: $137M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 10
Funding Rounds 5
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 27.04.2023 | Series E | $53M | Lumira Ven... | lumiravent... |
| 02.11.2021 | Series D | $31M | - | marketscre... |
| 10.07.2018 | Series C | $15M | - | lumiravent... |
| 28.03.2017 | Series C | $22M | Brace Phar... | citybizlis... |
| 06.08.2015 | Series B | $16M | - | finsmes.co... |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description | Category | Author | Source |
| 27.04.2023 | Antiva Bio... | Anitva Logo Antiva Bioscience... | USA | - | finsmes.co... |
| 27.04.2023 | Antiva Bio... | - | Portfolio ... | - | sofinnova.... |
| 27.04.2023 | Antiva Bio... | Proceeds to Support Key Effica... | - | - | lumiravent... |
| 05.11.2021 | Antiva Bio... | Antiva Biosciences, a biopharm... | - | - | lumiravent... |
| 02.11.2021 | Antiva Bio... | - | Portfolio ... | - | sofinnova.... |
| 02.11.2021 | Antiva Bio... | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., N... | - | - | marketscre... |
| 16.08.2018 | A women’s ... | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — ... | - | - | statnews.c... |
| 11.07.2018 | Antiva Bio... | Antiva Biosciences, a South Sa... | USA | - | finsmes.co... |
| 10.07.2018 | Antiva Bio... | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Californi... | - | - | lumiravent... |
| 30.03.2017 | Antiva Bio... | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Bio... | - | - | vcnewsdail... |
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