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

Design Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing a new class of therapies for serious degenerative disorders caused by nucleotide repeat expansions. The company’s lead program is focused on the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia and discovery efforts are ongoing in other degenerative diseases.

www.designtx.com LinkedIn Solana Beach, United States 11-50 employees
Biotechnology Life Science Medical
Total raised
$125M
Rounds
1
Latest
Series B
Jan 2021

Design Therapeutics has raised $125M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series B of $125M announced in Jan 2021.

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

Design Therapeutics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$125M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Series B
$125M in Jan 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Solana Beach, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2021.

Design Therapeutics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series B
$125M

Design Therapeutics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Joao Siffert
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Design Therapeutics Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,182
$8.0M
29,795
$7.5M
4,307
$30M

Design Therapeutics' latest round of $125M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Design Therapeutics Funding FAQs

What does Design Therapeutics do?

Design Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing a new class of therapies for serious degenerative disorders caused by nucleotide repeat expansions. The company’s lead program is focused on the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia and discovery efforts are ongoing in other degenerative diseases.

How much funding has Design Therapeutics raised?

Design Therapeutics has raised $125M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series B of $125M announced in Jan 2021.

When did Design Therapeutics last raise funding?

Design Therapeutics' most recent funding round on record is a Series B of $125M, announced in Jan 2021.

Who is the CEO of Design Therapeutics?

Joao Siffert is listed as CEO at Design Therapeutics.

Where is Design Therapeutics headquartered?

Design Therapeutics is based in Solana Beach, California, United States.

How many employees does Design Therapeutics have?

Design Therapeutics is in the 11-50 employee band.

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

Design Therapeutics' latest round of $125M is above the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,182 tracked companies over the last two years.

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

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