Paul Dillon
Director of Facilities
Open roles0
Total raised$48M
Team size11-50
Founded · Stage2020 · Series A
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About the company
What they build and who they serve.
Kanvas Biosciences develops microbiome mapping technology and live biotherapeutic products. Its HiPR-Map spatial imaging platform and Spectral Lightsheet microscope let researchers locate microbes inside the gut at high resolution, feeding a pipeline of immuno-oncology and gut-restoration drug candidates that include KAN-001 for solid-tumor patients who do not respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Team & contacts
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Steve Kujawa
Vice President of Business Development
Prateek Sehgal
Associate Director
Aditya Bhalla
Head of Process Development and Manufacturing
Kyle Jacoby
Vice President of Clinical Research
Lee Swem
Chief Development Officer
Hao Shi
Chief Technology Officer
Peter Diebold
Principal Scientist
Elisa Garabello
Research Intern
Kayla Waites
Senior Process Engineer
Why it matters
Signals from funding, traction, and product direction.
- The $48M Series A brings Kanvas Biosciences' total funding to roughly $78M since inception.
- Round was co-led by DCVC and Lions Capital, with participation from the Gates Foundation, Athos Capital, Germin8 Ventures, Ki Tua Fund and Pangaea Ventures.
- Phase 1 clinical trial operations are already underway for KAN-004, the company's microbiome therapy targeting immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-induced colitis.
- Stanford bioengineer Stephen Quake joined the Kanvas board ahead of the round, alongside the company's build-out of an anaerobic GMP fermentation suite in South San Francisco capable of producing multi-strain liquid-frozen live biotherapeutic products.
Funding history
Rounds and investors over time, newest first.
Series A
$48MPangaea VenturesGates FoundationAthos CapitalDCVC · LeadKi Tua FundLions Capital · LeadGermin8 Ventures
In the news
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Investors
Pangaea VenturesGates FoundationAthos CapitalDCVCKi Tua FundLions CapitalGermin8 Ventures
Focus areas
Series ABiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealthtech
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