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

Chimeric Therapeutics is a company developing ground-breaking CAR T cell therapies for solid tumors based on research at the City of Hope Cancer Centre in Los Angeles. The technology known as CLTX-CAR T, uses chlorotoxin, a peptide discovered in scorpion venom, as the tumor targeting component of the CAR to reprogram T cells and is currently undergoing Phase 1 clinical trials at City of Hope in glioblastoma.

www.chimerictherapeutics.com LinkedIn Carlton South, Australia 1-10 employees
Biotechnology Life Science Therapeutics
Total raised
$2.9M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Dec 2025

Chimeric Therapeutics has raised $2.9M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $2.9M announced in Dec 2025.

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

Chimeric Therapeutics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$2.9M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$2.9M in Dec 2025
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Carlton South, Australia

Latest funding round on record: Dec 2025.

Chimeric Therapeutics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$2.9M

Chimeric Therapeutics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Paul Hopper
Founder
Locked

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

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Chimeric Therapeutics Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,179
$8.0M
1,156
$4.0M

Chimeric Therapeutics' latest round of $2.9M is below the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Chimeric Therapeutics Funding FAQs

What does Chimeric Therapeutics do?

Chimeric Therapeutics is a company developing ground-breaking CAR T cell therapies for solid tumors based on research at the City of Hope Cancer Centre in Los Angeles. The technology known as CLTX-CAR T, uses chlorotoxin, a peptide discovered in scorpion venom, as the tumor targeting component of the CAR to reprogram T cells and is currently undergoing Phase 1 clinical trials at City of Hope in glioblastoma.

How much funding has Chimeric Therapeutics raised?

Chimeric Therapeutics has raised $2.9M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $2.9M announced in Dec 2025.

When did Chimeric Therapeutics last raise funding?

Chimeric Therapeutics' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $2.9M, announced in Dec 2025.

Who founded Chimeric Therapeutics?

FundedIQ lists Paul Hopper (Founder) at Chimeric Therapeutics.

Where is Chimeric Therapeutics headquartered?

Chimeric Therapeutics is based in Carlton South, Victoria, Australia.

How many employees does Chimeric Therapeutics have?

Chimeric Therapeutics is in the 1-10 employee band.

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

Chimeric Therapeutics' latest round of $2.9M is below the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,179 tracked companies over the last two years.

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

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