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Ray Therapeutics: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Ray Therapeutics is a company that creates novel optogenetic gene therapies for patients with blinding diseases. The company develops technology to study and learn about rare retinal diseases, allowing doctors to cure and treat inherited retinal diseases using optogenetics.

raytherapeutics.com San Diego, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$225M
Rounds
2
Latest
Series B
Apr 2026

Ray Therapeutics has raised $225M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series B of $125M 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.

Ray Therapeutics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$225M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Series B
$125M in Apr 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
San Diego, United States

Latest funding round on record: Apr 2026.

Ray Therapeutics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series B
$125M
Series A
$100M

Ray Therapeutics raised $100M in a Series A announced in May 2023.

2.9 years later, a Series B of $125M was announced in Apr 2026.

Ray Therapeutics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Peter Francis
Founder
Locked
Terry O'neal
Founder

Contact details for the Ray Therapeutics team: 1 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Ray Therapeutics Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,182
$8.0M
29,795
$7.5M
4,307
$30M

Ray Therapeutics' latest round of $125M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Ray Therapeutics Funding FAQs

What does Ray Therapeutics do?

Ray Therapeutics is a company that creates novel optogenetic gene therapies for patients with blinding diseases. The company develops technology to study and learn about rare retinal diseases, allowing doctors to cure and treat inherited retinal diseases using optogenetics.

How much funding has Ray Therapeutics raised?

Ray Therapeutics has raised $225M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series B of $125M announced in Apr 2026.

When did Ray Therapeutics last raise funding?

Ray Therapeutics' most recent funding round on record is a Series B of $125M, announced in Apr 2026.

Who founded Ray Therapeutics?

FundedIQ lists Peter Francis (Founder), Terry O'neal (Founder) at Ray Therapeutics.

Where is Ray Therapeutics headquartered?

Ray Therapeutics is based in San Diego, California, United States.

How many employees does Ray Therapeutics have?

Ray Therapeutics is in the 11-50 employee band.

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

Ray Therapeutics' latest round of $125M 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 Ray 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 Ray Therapeutics is left off this page rather than filled in.

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