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Forte Biosciences: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Forte Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on dermatology. The company's lead product, FB-401, is a topically applied live biotherapeutic developed in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the treatment of inflammatory skin disease.

www.fortebiorx.com/home/default.aspx Sherman Oaks, United States 11-50 employees
Biotechnology Health Care Life Science Pharmaceutical
Total raised
$150M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Apr 2026

Forte Biosciences has raised $150M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $150M announced in Apr 2026.

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

Forte Biosciences Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$150M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$150M in Apr 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Sherman Oaks, United States

Latest funding round on record: Apr 2026.

Forte Biosciences Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$150M

Forte Biosciences Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Paul Wagner
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Forte Biosciences Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

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

Forte Biosciences' latest round of $150M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Forte Biosciences Funding FAQs

What does Forte Biosciences do?

Forte Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on dermatology. The company's lead product, FB-401, is a topically applied live biotherapeutic developed in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the treatment of inflammatory skin disease.

How much funding has Forte Biosciences raised?

Forte Biosciences has raised $150M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $150M announced in Apr 2026.

When did Forte Biosciences last raise funding?

Forte Biosciences' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $150M, announced in Apr 2026.

Who founded Forte Biosciences?

FundedIQ lists Paul Wagner (Founder) at Forte Biosciences.

Where is Forte Biosciences headquartered?

Forte Biosciences is based in Sherman Oaks, California, United States.

How many employees does Forte Biosciences have?

Forte Biosciences is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Forte Biosciences' funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Forte Biosciences' latest round of $150M 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 Forte Biosciences 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 Forte Biosciences is left off this page rather than filled in.

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