Aptitude Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 41

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Grant

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $10M

  • Investors
  • 11

Aptitude General Information

Description

Developer of molecular recognition technology designed to overcome the fundamental limitations of antibodies. The company's technology unlocks the potential of aptamers, is highly stable, resistant to denaturing, works on diverse platforms and binds with high affinity and specificity to intractable targets and discriminates against targets that differ by only a single functional group, enabling physicians to accommodate site-specific modification by various functional groups and unlocks a multitude of applications.

Contact Information

Website
www.aptitudemedical.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 125 Cremona Drive
  • Suite 100
  • Goleta, CA 93117
  • United States
+1 (805)
Primary Industry
Diagnostic Equipment
Vertical(s)
LOHAS & Wellness, HealthTech, Life Sciences
Corporate Office
  • 125 Cremona Drive
  • Suite 100
  • Goleta, CA 93117
  • United States
+1 (805)

Aptitude Timeline

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Aptitude Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
14. Grant 06-Jan-2025 $10M Completed Generating Revenue
13. Accelerator/Incubator Completed Generating Revenue
12. Grant 20-Apr-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Grant 01-Jul-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Grant 01-Sep-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC 01-Jun-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Grant 01-Aug-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Debt - PPP 27-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Grant 01-Mar-2020 $744K $175K Completed Generating Revenue
5. Grant 01-Jan-2020 $12.1M $175K Completed Generating Revenue
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Aptitude Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of molecular recognition technology designed to overcome the fundamental limitations of antibodies. The compan
Diagnostic Equipment
Goleta, CA
41 As of 2025

Fremont, CA
 

Lexington, MA
 
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Aptitude Competitors (11)

One of Aptitude’s 11 competitors is BioGenex Laboratories, a Corporation company based in Fremont, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
BioGenex Laboratories Corporation Fremont, CA
T2 Biosystems Formerly VC-backed Lexington, MA
Response Genetics Corporate Backed or Acquired Los Angeles, CA
Revvity Corporation Waltham, MA
Accelerate Diagnostics Corporation Tucson, AZ
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Aptitude Patents

  • 28

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 12

    Granted

  • 12

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Aptitude Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240167107-A1 Composition and method for nucleic acid detection Pending 16-Feb-2021
US-20230027159-A1 Systems and methods for sample analysis Active 13-Feb-2021
CA-3208258-A1 Systems and methods for sample analysis Pending 13-Feb-2021
US-11857962-B2 Systems and methods for sample analysis Active 13-Feb-2021
US-20240157359-A1 Systems and methods for sample analysis Pending 13-Feb-2021 B01L3/502723
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Aptitude Investors (11)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Not-For-Profit Venture Capital
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Government
National Institutes of Health Government
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Government
National Eye Institute Government
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Aptitude FAQs

  • When was Aptitude founded?

    Aptitude was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Aptitude headquartered?

    Aptitude is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

  • What is the size of Aptitude?

    Aptitude has 41 total employees.

  • What industry is Aptitude in?

    Aptitude’s primary industry is Diagnostic Equipment.

  • Is Aptitude a private or public company?

    Aptitude is a Private company.

  • What is Aptitude’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Aptitude is .

  • How much funding has Aptitude raised over time?

    Aptitude has raised $175K.

  • Who are Aptitude’s investors?

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, National Institutes of Health, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, and National Eye Institute are 5 of 11 investors who have invested in Aptitude.

  • Who are Aptitude’s competitors?

    BioGenex Laboratories, T2 Biosystems, Response Genetics, Revvity, and Accelerate Diagnostics are some of the 11 competitors of Aptitude.

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