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Context Therapeutics: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

Context Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for hormone-responsive cancers. The company's flagship product is Apristor (Onapristone XR), a Phase 2 drug being developed for PR+ metastatic breast and ovarian cancers. Additionally, Context is working on CTX-030916, an oral antiprogestin for uterine fibroids and endometriosis, as well as a discovery program targeting Sigma1.

www.contexttherapeutics.com LinkedIn Philadelphia, United States 1-10 employees
Total raised
$131M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2024

Context Therapeutics has raised $131M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $100M announced in May 2024.

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

Context Therapeutics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$131M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$100M in May 2024
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Philadelphia, United States

Latest funding round on record: May 2024.

Context Therapeutics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$100M
Post-IPO Equity
$31.3M

Context Therapeutics raised $31.3M in a Post-IPO Equity announced in Dec 2021.

2.4 years later, an undisclosed round of $100M was announced in May 2024.

Context Therapeutics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Martin Lehr
Founder
Locked

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

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Context Therapeutics Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,179
$8.0M
29,722
$7.5M

Context Therapeutics' latest round of $100M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Context Therapeutics Funding FAQs

What does Context Therapeutics do?

Context Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for hormone-responsive cancers. The company's flagship product is Apristor (Onapristone XR), a Phase 2 drug being developed for PR+ metastatic breast and ovarian cancers. Additionally, Context is working on CTX-030916, an oral antiprogestin for uterine fibroids and endometriosis, as well as a discovery program targeting Sigma1.

How much funding has Context Therapeutics raised?

Context Therapeutics has raised $131M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $100M announced in May 2024.

When did Context Therapeutics last raise funding?

Context Therapeutics' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $100M, announced in May 2024.

Who founded Context Therapeutics?

FundedIQ lists Martin Lehr (Founder) at Context Therapeutics.

Where is Context Therapeutics headquartered?

Context Therapeutics is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

How many employees does Context Therapeutics have?

Context Therapeutics is in the 1-10 employee band.

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

Context Therapeutics' latest round of $100M 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 Context 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 Context Therapeutics is left off this page rather than filled in.

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