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

Avidity Biosciences, Inc. is at the forefront of developing a novel class of therapies called AOCs that aim to address the limitations of current oligonucleotide treatments for various serious diseases. By utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity is able to create therapeutics that combine the tissue specifiUK monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies, allowing for targeted treatment of previously inaccessible tissue and cell types as well as more effective targeting of the underlying genetic causes of diseases. Avidity's main product candidate, AOC 1001, is intended for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1, with other programs focused on treating various muscle disorders such as muscle atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, and Pompe disease. In addition to muscle-related diseases, Avidity is also exploring the potential of its therapies in immune and other cell types.

www.aviditybiosciences.com LinkedIn San Diego, United States 251-500 employees
Biotechnology Health Care Life Science Pharmaceutical Therapeutics B2B
Total raised
$1.0B
Rounds
3
Latest
Undisclosed round
Aug 2024

Avidity Biosciences has raised $1.0B across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $345M announced in Aug 2024.

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

Avidity Biosciences Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$1.0B
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$345M in Aug 2024
Employees
251-500
reported band
Headquarters
San Diego, United States

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2024.

Avidity Biosciences Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$345M
Undisclosed round
$461M
Undisclosed round
$207M

Avidity Biosciences raised $207M in an undisclosed round announced in Dec 2022.

1.5 years later, an undisclosed round of $461M was announced in Jun 2024.

2 months later, an undisclosed round of $345M was announced in Aug 2024.

Avidity Biosciences Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Mark E Davis
Founder
—
Mark E. Davis
Founder
—
Sarah Boyce
CEO
—

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Avidity Biosciences Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

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

Avidity Biosciences' latest round of $345M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Avidity Biosciences Funding FAQs

What does Avidity Biosciences do?

Avidity Biosciences, Inc. is at the forefront of developing a novel class of therapies called AOCs that aim to address the limitations of current oligonucleotide treatments for various serious diseases. By utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity is able to create therapeutics that combine the tissue specifiUK monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies, allowing for targeted treatment of previously inaccessible tissue and cell types as well as more effective targeting of the underlying genetic causes of diseases. Avidity's main product candidate, AOC 1001, is intended for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1, with other programs focused on treating various muscle disorders such as muscle atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, and Pompe disease. In addition to muscle-related diseases, Avidity is also exploring the potential of its therapies in immune and other cell types.

How much funding has Avidity Biosciences raised?

Avidity Biosciences has raised $1.0B across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $345M announced in Aug 2024.

When did Avidity Biosciences last raise funding?

Avidity Biosciences' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $345M, announced in Aug 2024.

Who founded Avidity Biosciences?

FundedIQ lists Mark E Davis (Founder), Mark E. Davis (Founder) at Avidity Biosciences.

Who is the CEO of Avidity Biosciences?

Sarah Boyce is listed as CEO at Avidity Biosciences.

Where is Avidity Biosciences headquartered?

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

How many employees does Avidity Biosciences have?

Avidity Biosciences is in the 251-500 employee band.

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

Avidity Biosciences' latest round of $345M 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 Avidity 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 Avidity Biosciences is left off this page rather than filled in.

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