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Alume Biosciences: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Alume is a biotechnology company, developing nerve-targeted pharmaceutical agents for surgical and therapeutic use. The company's first product, ALM-488, is a fluorescently labeled peptide-dye conjugate that makes human nerves "glow," helping surgeons reduce injury to critical nerves during surgery. During surgery, inadvertent injury to nerves leads to loss of function, including paralysis, numbness, and decreased quality of life. Alume intends to develop agents including ALM-488 to be used as an adjunct during surgery to help surgeons see nerves better compared to current visualization with white light alone. Alume's technology has the potential to improve the accuracy of nerve identification, decrease operative time, and lead to better outcomes for patients.

alumebiosciences.com LinkedIn San Diego, United States 11-50 employees
Biotechnology Life Science Medical
Total raised
$21.9M
Rounds
3
Latest
Series B
Jan 2023

Alume Biosciences has raised $21.9M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series B of $13.0M announced in Jan 2023.

That round is above the $8.4M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Alume Biosciences Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$21.9M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Series B
$13.0M in Jan 2023
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
San Diego, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2023.

Alume Biosciences Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series B
$13.0M
Grant
$3.4M
Undisclosed round
$5.5M

Alume Biosciences raised $5.5M in an undisclosed round announced in May 2020.

2.3 years later, a Grant of $3.4M was announced in Sep 2022.

4 months later, a Series B of $13.0M was announced in Jan 2023.

Alume Biosciences Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Quyen Nguyen
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Alume Biosciences team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Alume Biosciences Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.4M
30,319
$7.7M
4,422
$32M

Alume Biosciences' latest round of $13.0M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Alume Biosciences Funding FAQs

What does Alume Biosciences do?

Alume is a biotechnology company, developing nerve-targeted pharmaceutical agents for surgical and therapeutic use. The company's first product, ALM-488, is a fluorescently labeled peptide-dye conjugate that makes human nerves "glow," helping surgeons reduce injury to critical nerves during surgery. During surgery, inadvertent injury to nerves leads to loss of function, including paralysis, numbness, and decreased quality of life. Alume intends to develop agents including ALM-488 to be used as an adjunct during surgery to help surgeons see nerves better compared to current visualization with white light alone. Alume's technology has the potential to improve the accuracy of nerve identification, decrease operative time, and lead to better outcomes for patients.

How much funding has Alume Biosciences raised?

Alume Biosciences has raised $21.9M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series B of $13.0M announced in Jan 2023.

When did Alume Biosciences last raise funding?

Alume Biosciences' most recent funding round on record is a Series B of $13.0M, announced in Jan 2023.

Who is the CEO of Alume Biosciences?

Quyen Nguyen is listed as CEO at Alume Biosciences.

Where is Alume Biosciences headquartered?

Alume Biosciences is based in San Diego, California, United States.

How many employees does Alume Biosciences have?

Alume Biosciences is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Alume Biosciences' funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Alume Biosciences' latest round of $13.0M is above the $8.4M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,185 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Alume Biosciences Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Alume Biosciences is left off this page rather than filled in.

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