Velvet Therapeutics Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2013

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 3

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $500K

  • Investors
  • 3

Velvet Therapeutics General Information

Description

Developer of gene therapies intended to treat rare cancers and autoimmune diseases using a proprietary platform. The company's gene therapies are a result of research, development, and commercialization of supercoiled DNA minicircles for the transfer of DNA into primary and stem cells, enabling researchers to get better transfection efficiencies and long-term effects and also that are easily delivered for safer, effective gene and cell therapies.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Twister Biotech
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2710 Reed Road
  • Suite 160
  • Houston, TX 77051
  • United States
+1 (713) 000-0000
Primary Industry
Drug Discovery
Other Industries
Biotechnology
Vertical(s)
Life Sciences, Oncology
Corporate Office
  • 2710 Reed Road
  • Suite 160
  • Houston, TX 77051
  • United States
+1 (713) 000-0000

Velvet Therapeutics Timeline

2021202220232024
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Velvet Therapeutics Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
2. Later Stage VC 28-Aug-2023 $500K 00.000 Completed Pre-Clinical Trials
1. Seed Round 11-Jan-2021 00.000 00.000 00.000 Completed Pre-Clinical Trials
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Velvet Therapeutics Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Seed 0,000,000 00.000000 00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 00.000
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Velvet Therapeutics Patents

Velvet Therapeutics Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-3211307-A1 Utrapure minivectors for gene therapy Pending 08-Sep-2022 000000000
EP-4335924-A1 Ultrapure minivectors for gene therapy Pending 08-Sep-2022 000000000 00
CA-3211300-A1 Using minivectors to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Pending 07-Sep-2022 000000000
EP-4338755-A1 Using minivectors to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Pending 07-Sep-2022 000000000 00
US-20230190955-A1 Treatment of liver cancer or liver fibrosis Pending 21-Oct-2021 A61K48/0016
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Velvet Therapeutics Executive Team (5)

Name Title Board Seat
Lynn Zechiedrich Ph.D Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer & Board Member
Alex Steven Executive Officer & Board Member
Jamie Catanese Ph.D Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
Christopher Coker Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member
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Velvet Therapeutics Board Members (5)

Name Representing Role Since
Alex Steven Velvet Therapeutics Executive Officer & Board Member 000 0000
Evan Davies Self Board Member 000 0000
Lynn Zechiedrich Ph.D Velvet Therapeutics Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer & Board Member 000 0000
Mark Matovich Self Board Member 000 0000
Michael Pavia Ph.D Self Board Member 000 0000
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Velvet Therapeutics Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Velvet Therapeutics Investors (3)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
BCM Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Daniel Catanese Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Jonathan Fogg Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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Velvet Therapeutics FAQs

  • When was Velvet Therapeutics founded?

    Velvet Therapeutics was founded in 2013.

  • Who is the founder of Velvet Therapeutics?

    Lynn Zechiedrich Ph.D and Jamie Catanese Ph.D are the founders of Velvet Therapeutics.

  • Who is the CEO of Velvet Therapeutics?

    Christopher Coker is the CEO of Velvet Therapeutics.

  • Where is Velvet Therapeutics headquartered?

    Velvet Therapeutics is headquartered in Houston, TX.

  • What is the size of Velvet Therapeutics?

    Velvet Therapeutics has 3 total employees.

  • What industry is Velvet Therapeutics in?

    Velvet Therapeutics’s primary industry is Drug Discovery.

  • Is Velvet Therapeutics a private or public company?

    Velvet Therapeutics is a Private company.

  • What is Velvet Therapeutics’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Velvet Therapeutics is 000000.

  • How much funding has Velvet Therapeutics raised over time?

    Velvet Therapeutics has raised $1.12M.

  • Who are Velvet Therapeutics’s investors?

    BCM Ventures, Daniel Catanese, and Jonathan Fogg have invested in Velvet Therapeutics.

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