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Kite

2400 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, United States

Overview

Biotechnology company developing immune-based cancer therapies.

Founded

2009

Deals ยท 12mo

1

Links

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Stage focus

Series C

Geographic focus

France
United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Oncology
...

Investment portfolio

7rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Aspen Neuroscience
Nov 2025Participated
$115 MSeries C
Ensoma
May 2023Participated
$50 MSeries B
Shoreline Biosciences
Nov 2021Participated
$140 MOther Equity
Shoreline Biosciences
Apr 2021Participated
$43 MOther Equity
Orna Therapeutics
Feb 2021Participated
$80 MSeries A
HiFiBiO
Aug 2019Participated
$67 MSeries C
Cell Design Labs
Jun 2016Participated
$34 MOther Equity
Aspen Neuroscience
Nov 2025Participated
$115 MSeries C
Ensoma
May 2023Participated
$50 MSeries B
Shoreline Biosciences
Nov 2021Participated
$140 MOther Equity
Shoreline Biosciences
Apr 2021Participated
$43 MOther Equity
Orna Therapeutics
Feb 2021Participated
$80 MSeries A
HiFiBiO
Aug 2019Participated
$67 MSeries C
Cell Design Labs
Jun 2016Participated
$34 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Kite: 7 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Kite: 7 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A01
Series B01
Series C+02
Other Equity03

Monthly Deal Activity

Kite: 7 deals are recorded across 125 months.All available history.
Kite: 7 deals are recorded across 125 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Kite: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Kite: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences7
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Kite: 7 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Kite: 7 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M3
$100M-$250M2
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Kite: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (6 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Kite: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (6 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States6
Europe1
Kite: 20 co-investors are shown, with Boxer Capital sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Kite: 20 co-investors are shown, with Boxer Capital sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Boxer Capital2
BVF Partners2
Commodore Capital2
Cormorant Asset Management2
Janus Henderson Investors2
LYFE Capital2
Stork Capital2
Wedbush Healthcare Partners2
Ally Bridge Group1
ARCH Venture Partners1
Astellas Venture Management1
Axon Ventures1
Balyasny Asset Management1
BeiGene1
Bioluminescence Ventures1
Bristol Myers Squibb1
Cormorant Capital1
Delian Capital1
Delos Capital1
Eventide Asset Management1

Investment Strategy

Kite: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Kite: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating7100%
Kite: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Kite: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Adrian Bot

Vice President, Translational Medicine

Arie Belldegrun

President, CEO and Founder

Charles Calderaro III

Global Head of Technical Operations

Cindy Perettie
John Rossi

Associate Director

Joseph Wong

Director, Global Commercial Analytics

Joshua Kazam

Founder

Lindsay Arnold

Senior Process Engineer

Mark Jurgens

Executive Director, Head of External Scientific Collaboration

Ran Nussbaum

Director

Vadim Yuzhakov

Director of Process Engineering