Light Horse Therapeutics

Biotechnology · Medical AI

Overview

Light Horse is a small molecule drug discovery company that is leading the way in a.

Funding and backers

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Mubadala Ventures, Taiho Ventures
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Taiho VenturesVia a fund
24 portfolio companies: Werewolf, TAIHO ONCOLOGY, Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. and 21 more
48 portfolio companies: Waymo, Writer, Xilis and 45 more

News

Press release 10 months ago
Light Horse Therapeutics selected by BioSpace as one of the hottest new life sciences companies in the United States for 2026
We are excited to share that BioSpace has selected Light Horse Therapeutics as one of its 15 NextGen: Class of 2026 - top life sciences startups to watch this year.
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Blog 1 year ago
Light Horse Therapeutics selected by the American Chemical Society as one of the 10 Start-ups to Watch
We are excited to share that Chemical & Engineering News has selected Light Horse Therapeutics as one of its 10 Start-Ups to Watch. The article explores how our function-first discovery platform scans entire proteins with CRISPR base editing to pinpoint t
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Press release 1 year ago
Light Horse Therapeutics Debuts With $62 Million Series A Financing
Light Horse Therapeutics Inc., a developer of first-in-class small molecule therapeutics, today announced a $62 million Series A financing. The financing was led by founding investor Versant Ventures and included Mubadala Capital as well as three strategi
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Blog 1 year ago
Light Horse Therapeutics Enters Into Strategic Collaboration With Novartis
SAN DIEGO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Light Horse Therapeutics Inc., a developer of first-in-class small molecule therapeutics, announced a multi-target collaboration with Novartis to identify and develop potentially first-in-class therapeutics using the biotech's pl
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