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Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Ligand is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies discover and develop medicines. Ligand business model creates value for stockholders by providing a diversified portfolio of biotech and pharmaceutical product revenue streams that are supported by an efficient and low corporate cost structure. Ligand's goal is to offer investors an opportunity to participate in the promise of the biotech industry in a profitable, diversified, and lower-risk business than a typical biotech company. Ligand business model is based on doing what we do best: drug discovery, early-stage drug development, product reformulation, and partnering. Ligand partner with other pharmaceutical companies to leverage what they do best (late-stage development, regulatory management, and commercialization) to ultimately generate Ligand revenue.

www.ligand.com LinkedIn San Diego, United States 11-50 employees
Biotechnology Chemical Health Care Medical Pharmaceutical B2B
Total raised
$625M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jun 2026

Ligand Pharmaceuticals has raised $625M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $625M announced in Jun 2026.

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

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$625M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$625M in Jun 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
San Diego, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jun 2026.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$625M

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Todd Davis
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Ligand Pharmaceuticals team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

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

Ligand Pharmaceuticals' latest round of $625M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Funding FAQs

What does Ligand Pharmaceuticals do?

Ligand is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies discover and develop medicines. Ligand business model creates value for stockholders by providing a diversified portfolio of biotech and pharmaceutical product revenue streams that are supported by an efficient and low corporate cost structure. Ligand's goal is to offer investors an opportunity to participate in the promise of the biotech industry in a profitable, diversified, and lower-risk business than a typical biotech company. Ligand business model is based on doing what we do best: drug discovery, early-stage drug development, product reformulation, and partnering. Ligand partner with other pharmaceutical companies to leverage what they do best (late-stage development, regulatory management, and commercialization) to ultimately generate Ligand revenue.

How much funding has Ligand Pharmaceuticals raised?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals has raised $625M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $625M announced in Jun 2026.

When did Ligand Pharmaceuticals last raise funding?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $625M, announced in Jun 2026.

Who founded Ligand Pharmaceuticals?

FundedIQ lists Todd Davis (Founder) at Ligand Pharmaceuticals.

Where is Ligand Pharmaceuticals headquartered?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals is based in San Diego, California, United States.

How many employees does Ligand Pharmaceuticals have?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Ligand Pharmaceuticals' funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals' latest round of $625M 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 Ligand Pharmaceuticals 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 Ligand Pharmaceuticals is left off this page rather than filled in.

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