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Anavo Therapeutics: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Anavo Therapeutics is the first company to systematically drug phosphatases, a rich target space previously considered undruggable for decades. We have attracted world-leading scientific expertise in phosphatase-driven disease biology and drug discovery to unlock the full potential of phosphatase-targeted allosteric modulators. In oncology, Anavo is developing multiple first-in-class therapeutic programs and will build on partnerships around its platform to establish a rich pipeline across several indications

www.anavotx.com LinkedIn Leiden, Netherlands 1-10 employees
Biotechnology Life Science
Total raised
$33.5M
Rounds
2
Latest
Seed
May 2023

Anavo Therapeutics has raised $33.5M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Seed of $9.4M announced in May 2023.

That round is above the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Anavo Therapeutics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$33.5M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Seed
$9.4M in May 2023
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Leiden, Netherlands

Latest funding round on record: May 2023.

Anavo Therapeutics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$9.4M
Seed
$24.1M

Anavo Therapeutics raised $24.1M in a Seed announced in Apr 2021.

2.1 years later, a Seed of $9.4M was announced in May 2023.

Anavo Therapeutics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Birgit Zech
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Anavo Therapeutics team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Anavo Therapeutics Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,179
$8.0M
740
$5.0M
16,485
$3.1M

Anavo Therapeutics' latest round of $9.4M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Anavo Therapeutics Funding FAQs

What does Anavo Therapeutics do?

Anavo Therapeutics is the first company to systematically drug phosphatases, a rich target space previously considered undruggable for decades. We have attracted world-leading scientific expertise in phosphatase-driven disease biology and drug discovery to unlock the full potential of phosphatase-targeted allosteric modulators. In oncology, Anavo is developing multiple first-in-class therapeutic programs and will build on partnerships around its platform to establish a rich pipeline across several indications

How much funding has Anavo Therapeutics raised?

Anavo Therapeutics has raised $33.5M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Seed of $9.4M announced in May 2023.

When did Anavo Therapeutics last raise funding?

Anavo Therapeutics' most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $9.4M, announced in May 2023.

Who is the CEO of Anavo Therapeutics?

Birgit Zech is listed as CEO at Anavo Therapeutics.

Where is Anavo Therapeutics headquartered?

Anavo Therapeutics is based in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

How many employees does Anavo Therapeutics have?

Anavo Therapeutics is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Anavo Therapeutics' funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Anavo Therapeutics' latest round of $9.4M is above the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,179 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Anavo Therapeutics 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 Anavo Therapeutics is left off this page rather than filled in.

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