Draig Therapeutics
Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Europe
Overview
Draig Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharma focused on developing highly specific AMPA receptor (AMPAR) and GABAA receptor (GABAAR) modulators aimed at treating neuropsychiatric disorders. Its lead program, DT-101, is a Phase 2 AMPAR positive allosteric modulator (PAM) being evaluated in major depressive disorder in a global monotherapy study and a U.S. adjunct study. The company states DT-101 has shown encouraging safety, tolerability and target engagement with a pulsatile pharmacokinetic profile. Draig was co-founded by Cardiff University and SV Health Investors and is backed by venture investors including Access Biotechnology, Canaan Partners, SR One, Sanofi Ventures and Schroders Capital. Following the oversubscribed $65 million Series B, the company plans to use proceeds to accelerate clinical development across its pipeline and advance additional candidates toward the clinic.
- Total raised
- $205M
- Funding rounds
- 3
- Latest round
- Series B
- Latest activity
- Jul 2026
Industries
- Biopharma
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Trials
- Therapeutics
Recent funding
Series B
Jul 2026
$65M
Series A
Jun 2025
$140M