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Belite Bio: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Belite Bio specializes in creating innovative treatments for rare genetic diseases and age-related metabolic disorders such as atrophic age-related macular degeneration, stargardt disease, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. They are developing therapies targeting the protein RBP4 to address conditions like macular degeneration, liver disease, and diabetes by reducing levels of this protein linked to the development of these diseases.

www.belitebio.com LinkedIn San Diego, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$380M
Rounds
3
Latest
Undisclosed round
Dec 2025

Belite Bio has raised $380M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $350M announced in Dec 2025.

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

Belite Bio Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$380M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$350M in Dec 2025
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
San Diego, United States

Latest funding round on record: Dec 2025.

Belite Bio Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$350M
Undisclosed round
$15.0M
Undisclosed round
$15.0M

Belite Bio raised $15.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Feb 2025.

6 months later, an undisclosed round of $15.0M was announced in Aug 2025.

4 months later, an undisclosed round of $350M was announced in Dec 2025.

Belite Bio Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Tom Lin
Founder
Locked

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

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Belite Bio Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

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

Belite Bio's latest round of $350M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Belite Bio Funding FAQs

What does Belite Bio do?

Belite Bio specializes in creating innovative treatments for rare genetic diseases and age-related metabolic disorders such as atrophic age-related macular degeneration, stargardt disease, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. They are developing therapies targeting the protein RBP4 to address conditions like macular degeneration, liver disease, and diabetes by reducing levels of this protein linked to the development of these diseases.

How much funding has Belite Bio raised?

Belite Bio has raised $380M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $350M announced in Dec 2025.

When did Belite Bio last raise funding?

Belite Bio's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $350M, announced in Dec 2025.

Who founded Belite Bio?

FundedIQ lists Tom Lin (Founder) at Belite Bio.

Where is Belite Bio headquartered?

Belite Bio is based in San Diego, California, United States.

How many employees does Belite Bio have?

Belite Bio is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Belite Bio's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Belite Bio's latest round of $350M 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 Belite Bio 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 Belite Bio is left off this page rather than filled in.

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