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Ardelyx: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Ardelyx develops novel, first-in-class oral therapeutics to correct mineral metabolism and metabolic disorders. The Company's molecules, whose systemic exposure is severely restricted, target transporters and receptors, modulating the uptake of nutrients or inducing secretion of key hormones to produce a therapeutic benefit in patients. The Company's non-systemic products act from within the intestines to avoid potential side effects that could occur with systemic exposure. The Company's lead product, RDX5791, a minimally-absorbed, orally administered NHE3 sodium transport inhibitor, is being developed both for constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and for prevention of excess dietary sodium absorption, a new treatment modality for high blood pressure. RDX5791 is in phase 2 for IBS-C and a dose-ranging/regimen study for inhibition of excess dietary sodium absorption. Ardelyx is also developing RDX002, a minimally-absorbed, orally administered NaP2b phosphate transport inhibitor for the inhibition of phosphate absorption in patients with chronic kidney disease, and RDX009, a minimally-absorbed, orally administered TGR5 agonist for the treatment of type 2 diabetes through direct induction of intestinal incretins such as GLP-1 and PYY. Both RDX002 and RDX009 are in preclinical development. To date, Ardelyx has raised $56M in venture and angel funding since it was founded in 2007. Ardelyx is located in Fremont, California.

ardelyx.com LinkedIn Fremont, United States 101-250 employees
Total raised
$27.5M
Rounds
1
Latest
Post-IPO Debt
Feb 2022

Ardelyx has raised $27.5M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Post-IPO Debt of $27.5M announced in Feb 2022.

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

Ardelyx Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$27.5M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Post-IPO Debt
$27.5M in Feb 2022
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
Fremont, United States

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2022.

Ardelyx Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Post-IPO Debt
$27.5M

Ardelyx Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Mike Raab
CEO
Locked

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

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Ardelyx Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

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Median round
4,185
$8.4M
30,319
$7.7M

Ardelyx's latest round of $27.5M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Ardelyx Funding FAQs

What does Ardelyx do?

Ardelyx develops novel, first-in-class oral therapeutics to correct mineral metabolism and metabolic disorders. The Company's molecules, whose systemic exposure is severely restricted, target transporters and receptors, modulating the uptake of nutrients or inducing secretion of key hormones to produce a therapeutic benefit in patients. The Company's non-systemic products act from within the intestines to avoid potential side effects that could occur with systemic exposure. The Company's lead product, RDX5791, a minimally-absorbed, orally administered NHE3 sodium transport inhibitor, is being developed both for constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and for prevention of excess dietary sodium absorption, a new treatment modality for high blood pressure. RDX5791 is in phase 2 for IBS-C and a dose-ranging/regimen study for inhibition of excess dietary sodium absorption. Ardelyx is also developing RDX002, a minimally-absorbed, orally administered NaP2b phosphate transport inhibitor for the inhibition of phosphate absorption in patients with chronic kidney disease, and RDX009, a minimally-absorbed, orally administered TGR5 agonist for the treatment of type 2 diabetes through direct induction of intestinal incretins such as GLP-1 and PYY. Both RDX002 and RDX009 are in preclinical development. To date, Ardelyx has raised $56M in venture and angel funding since it was founded in 2007. Ardelyx is located in Fremont, California.

How much funding has Ardelyx raised?

Ardelyx has raised $27.5M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Post-IPO Debt of $27.5M announced in Feb 2022.

When did Ardelyx last raise funding?

Ardelyx's most recent funding round on record is a Post-IPO Debt of $27.5M, announced in Feb 2022.

Who is the CEO of Ardelyx?

Mike Raab is listed as CEO at Ardelyx.

Where is Ardelyx headquartered?

Ardelyx is based in Fremont, California, United States.

How many employees does Ardelyx have?

Ardelyx is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Ardelyx's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Ardelyx's latest round of $27.5M 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 Ardelyx 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 Ardelyx is left off this page rather than filled in.

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