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E-scape Bio: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Escape Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops small molecule drugs intended to treat neurodegenerative diseases. The company is developing therapeutics for the novel, precisely therapies for genetic neurodegenerative diseases. Escape Bio's pipeline includes candidates targeting known genetic drivers of multiple diseases, including ESB1609, a small molecule S1P5 receptor agonist for the treatment of CNS lysosomal storage disorders and ESB5070, a small molecule kinase inhibitor for Parkinson’s disease patients who have an LRRK2 G2019S variant and an Alzheimer's disease program targeting ApoE4. E-scape Bio was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

www.escapebio.com LinkedIn South San Francisco, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$73.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Sep 2020

E-scape Bio has raised $73.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $73.0M announced in Sep 2020.

That round is above the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

E-scape Bio Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$73.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$73.0M in Sep 2020
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
South San Francisco, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2020.

E-scape Bio Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$73.0M

E-scape Bio Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Julie Smith
CEO
—

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

E-scape Bio Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.1M
30,234
$7.6M

E-scape Bio's latest round of $73.0M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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E-scape Bio Funding FAQs

What does E-scape Bio do?

Escape Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops small molecule drugs intended to treat neurodegenerative diseases. The company is developing therapeutics for the novel, precisely therapies for genetic neurodegenerative diseases. Escape Bio's pipeline includes candidates targeting known genetic drivers of multiple diseases, including ESB1609, a small molecule S1P5 receptor agonist for the treatment of CNS lysosomal storage disorders and ESB5070, a small molecule kinase inhibitor for Parkinson’s disease patients who have an LRRK2 G2019S variant and an Alzheimer's disease program targeting ApoE4. E-scape Bio was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

How much funding has E-scape Bio raised?

E-scape Bio has raised $73.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $73.0M announced in Sep 2020.

When did E-scape Bio last raise funding?

E-scape Bio's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $73.0M, announced in Sep 2020.

Who is the CEO of E-scape Bio?

Julie Smith is listed as CEO at E-scape Bio.

Where is E-scape Bio headquartered?

E-scape Bio is based in South San Francisco, California, United States.

How many employees does E-scape Bio have?

E-scape Bio is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does E-scape Bio's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

E-scape Bio's latest round of $73.0M is above the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,185 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's E-scape 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 E-scape Bio is left off this page rather than filled in.

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