Kytopen Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2017

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 26

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B

  • Investors
  • 16

Kytopen General Information

Description

Developer of a cell engineering platform designed to offer healthy and functional cells. The company's tool uses a fast, scalable, and gentle process that yields quality engineered cells in minutes while maintaining cell health and function, enabling researchers to combine continuous fluid flow with electric fields for efficient delivery of payloads to primary cells.

Contact Information

Website
www.kytopen.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 750 Main Street
  • Cambridge, MA 02139-4018
  • United States
+1 (617)
Primary Industry
Discovery Tools (Healthcare)
Corporate Office
  • 750 Main Street
  • Cambridge, MA 02139-4018
  • United States
+1 (617)

Kytopen Timeline

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Kytopen Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
11. Later Stage VC (Series B) 07-Apr-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series AA) 20-Feb-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Seed Round 26-Sep-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Early Stage VC (Series A) 27-Sep-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Grant 20-Apr-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Early Stage VC (Series 3) 06-Nov-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Accelerator/Incubator 13-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Grant 01-Dec-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Seed Round 23-May-2019 $4.35M $4.35M Completed Generating Revenue
2. Grant 01-Mar-2019 $1.17M Completed Generating Revenue
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Kytopen Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Senior Seed-3
Senior Seed-2
Senior Seed-1
Senior A
Series A
Seed-3
Seed-2 1,312,500 $0.000100 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 3.52%
Seed-1 3,600,000 $0.000100 $1 $1 $1 9.64%
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Kytopen Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a cell engineering platform designed to offer healthy and functional cells. The company's tool uses a fast,
Discovery Tools (Healthcare)
Cambridge, MA
26 As of 2026

Waltham, MA
 

San Diego, CA
 
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Kytopen Competitors (14)

One of Kytopen’s 14 competitors is Scipher Medicine, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Waltham, MA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Scipher Medicine Venture Capital-Backed Waltham, MA
BioLegend Formerly Accelerator/Incubator backed San Diego, CA
CIS Bio International Formerly PE-Backed Saclay, France
Encellin Venture Capital-Backed Pleasanton, CA
Menarini Silicon Biosystems Formerly VC-backed Castel Maggiore, Italy
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Kytopen Patents

Kytopen Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2024220694-A2 System, devices and protocols for automated transfection Inactive 19-Apr-2023
WO-2024220694-A3 System, devices and protocols for automated transfection Inactive 19-Apr-2023
AU-2022264336-A1 Methods for electro-mechanical transfection Inactive 27-Apr-2021
CA-3216764-A1 Methods for electro-mechanical transfection Pending 27-Apr-2021
EP-4330387-A1 Methods for electro-mechanical transfection Pending 27-Apr-2021 C12M35/02
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Kytopen Investors (16)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Telegraph Hill Partners Venture Capital Minority
Bantam Group Angel Group Minority
Northpond Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Selvedge Venture Venture Capital Minority
TBD Angels Angel Group Minority
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Kytopen FAQs

  • When was Kytopen founded?

    Kytopen was founded in 2017.

  • Where is Kytopen headquartered?

    Kytopen is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

  • What is the size of Kytopen?

    Kytopen has 26 total employees.

  • What industry is Kytopen in?

    Kytopen’s primary industry is Discovery Tools (Healthcare).

  • Is Kytopen a private or public company?

    Kytopen is a Private company.

  • What is Kytopen’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Kytopen is .

  • How much funding has Kytopen raised over time?

    Kytopen has raised $52.9M.

  • Who are Kytopen’s investors?

    Telegraph Hill Partners, Bantam Group, Northpond Ventures, Selvedge Venture, and TBD Angels are 5 of 16 investors who have invested in Kytopen.

  • Who are Kytopen’s competitors?

    Scipher Medicine, BioLegend, CIS Bio International, Encellin, and Menarini Silicon Biosystems are some of the 14 competitors of Kytopen.

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