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Palvella Therapeutics: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Derived from the Finnish word for “to serve”, Palvella Therapeutics was founded with the single-minded goal of serving individuals suffering from serious rare genetic diseases with no approved treatments. By developing pathogenetically targeted therapies that address the root causes of these diseases, we believe we can dramatically enhance quality of life.

palvellatx.com LinkedIn Wayne, United States 1-10 employees
Biotechnology Health Care Life Science Therapeutics
Total raised
$243M
Rounds
5
Latest
Undisclosed round
Feb 2026

Palvella Therapeutics has raised $243M across 5 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $200M announced in Feb 2026.

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

Palvella Therapeutics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$243M
across 5 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
5
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$200M in Feb 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Wayne, United States

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2026.

Palvella Therapeutics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$200M
Undisclosed round
$2.6M
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Undisclosed round
$2.6M
Series D
$37.7M

1 of 5 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

Palvella Therapeutics raised $37.7M in a Series D announced in Jan 2023.

1.8 years later, an undisclosed round of $2.6M was announced in Oct 2024.

2 months later, an undisclosed round was announced in Dec 2024 with no disclosed amount.

10 months later, an undisclosed round of $2.6M was announced in Oct 2025.

4 months later, an undisclosed round of $200M was announced in Feb 2026.

Palvella Therapeutics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Wes Kaupinen
Founder
Locked
Wesley Kaupinen
Founder
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Contact details for the Palvella Therapeutics team: 1 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Palvella Therapeutics Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

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

Palvella Therapeutics' latest round of $200M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Palvella Therapeutics Funding FAQs

What does Palvella Therapeutics do?

Derived from the Finnish word for “to serve”, Palvella Therapeutics was founded with the single-minded goal of serving individuals suffering from serious rare genetic diseases with no approved treatments. By developing pathogenetically targeted therapies that address the root causes of these diseases, we believe we can dramatically enhance quality of life.

How much funding has Palvella Therapeutics raised?

Palvella Therapeutics has raised $243M across 5 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $200M announced in Feb 2026.

When did Palvella Therapeutics last raise funding?

Palvella Therapeutics' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $200M, announced in Feb 2026.

Who founded Palvella Therapeutics?

FundedIQ lists Wes Kaupinen (Founder), Wesley Kaupinen (Founder) at Palvella Therapeutics.

Where is Palvella Therapeutics headquartered?

Palvella Therapeutics is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.

How many employees does Palvella Therapeutics have?

Palvella Therapeutics is in the 1-10 employee band.

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

Palvella Therapeutics' latest round of $200M 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 Palvella 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 Palvella Therapeutics is left off this page rather than filled in.

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