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Edesa Biotech: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Edesa Biotech is a privately-held company in the clinical stage that specializes in creating therapies for dermatological and anorectal ailments. Their primary goal is to develop innovative and effective alternatives to steroids for conditions like Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Hemorrhoids, and Anal Fissures. The company's main product, EB01, is a groundbreaking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory molecule designed to treat allergic contact dermatitis. Numerous clinical studies have already shown significant improvements resulting from its use.

edesabiotech.com LinkedIn Markham, Canada 11-50 employees
Biotechnology Life Science
Total raised
$36.0M
Rounds
3
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jun 2026

Edesa Biotech has raised $36.0M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $2.5M announced in Jun 2026.

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

Edesa Biotech Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$36.0M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$2.5M in Jun 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Markham, Canada

Latest funding round on record: Jun 2026.

Edesa Biotech Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$2.5M
Undisclosed round
$10.5M
Undisclosed round
$23.0M

Edesa Biotech raised $23.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Oct 2023.

1.3 years later, an undisclosed round of $10.5M was announced in Feb 2025.

1.3 years later, an undisclosed round of $2.5M was announced in Jun 2026.

Edesa Biotech Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Leo Bonifacio
Founder
Locked
Par Nijhawan
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Edesa Biotech team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Edesa Biotech Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
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Median round
4,179
$8.0M
3,081
$2.2M

Edesa Biotech's latest round of $2.5M is below the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Edesa Biotech Funding FAQs

What does Edesa Biotech do?

Edesa Biotech is a privately-held company in the clinical stage that specializes in creating therapies for dermatological and anorectal ailments. Their primary goal is to develop innovative and effective alternatives to steroids for conditions like Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Hemorrhoids, and Anal Fissures. The company's main product, EB01, is a groundbreaking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory molecule designed to treat allergic contact dermatitis. Numerous clinical studies have already shown significant improvements resulting from its use.

How much funding has Edesa Biotech raised?

Edesa Biotech has raised $36.0M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $2.5M announced in Jun 2026.

When did Edesa Biotech last raise funding?

Edesa Biotech's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $2.5M, announced in Jun 2026.

Who founded Edesa Biotech?

FundedIQ lists Leo Bonifacio (Founder), Par Nijhawan (Founder) at Edesa Biotech.

Where is Edesa Biotech headquartered?

Edesa Biotech is based in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

How many employees does Edesa Biotech have?

Edesa Biotech is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Edesa Biotech's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Edesa Biotech's latest round of $2.5M 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 Edesa Biotech 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 Edesa Biotech is left off this page rather than filled in.

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