Kupando is a pioneering biopharmaceutical company developing TLR 4/7 agonists that stimulate innate immunity for use in oncology and infectious diseases. The company uses its small molecule-based drug candidates to build a pipeline in several indications, in-house or via strategic partnerships, as a single agent, or in combination with checkpoint inhibitors, other drugs, or antigens. Its drug candidate KUP101 is the only TLR 4/7 agonist in development and consists of two small molecules, TLR4 agonist and TLR7 agonist, co-encapsulated. IND-enabling work is ongoing for the treatment of solid tumors and prophylaxis of infectious diseases. Kupando is a private company, seed financed by its CEO Johanna Holldack and based on technology invented by Dennis Carson’s laboratory at the University of California San Diego. The company’s management team brings a unique wealth of experience in business and drug development, gained in the US and Europe. Kupando is headquartered in Schönefeld, Germany.

Brandenburg, Germany

Kupando GMBH

The seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) finances tech start-ups with growth potential and has supported more than 700 start-ups since 2005. With the launch of its fourth fund, HTGF now has about 1.4 billion euros under management. Its team of experienced investment managers and start-up experts support young companies with expertise, entrepreneurial spirit and passion. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech start-ups in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry and related business areas. To date, external investors have injected about 5 billion euros of capital into the HTGF portfolio via more than 2,000 follow-on financing rounds. In addition, HTGF has already successfully sold shares in more than 170 companies. Fund investors in this public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries. Fund investors in this public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries.

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH

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