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Underdog Pharmaceuticals: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Underdog Pharmaceuticals is pursuing a mission to treat the underlying causes of age-related disease. The company develops simple and direct interventions targeting toxic forms of cholesterol, using rationally designed molecules, to provide the first true disease-modifying treatments for age-related diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, heart failure, and macular degeneration. Its products are based on novel derivatives of a well-known, safe compound, and a new way of looking at cardiovascular disease created through a SENS Research Foundation program.

underdogpharma.com LinkedIn Mountain View, United States 11-50 employees
Pharmaceutical
Total raised
$10.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Seed
Sep 2021

Underdog Pharmaceuticals has raised $10.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Seed of $10.0M announced in Sep 2021.

That round is above the $4.9M median round size for Health Care companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Underdog Pharmaceuticals Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$10.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Seed
$10.0M in Sep 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Mountain View, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2021.

Underdog Pharmaceuticals Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$10.0M

Underdog Pharmaceuticals Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Michael Kope
CEO
—

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Underdog Pharmaceuticals Funding Compared to Other Health Care Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
3,659
$4.9M
30,234
$7.6M
17,054
$3.1M

Underdog Pharmaceuticals' latest round of $10.0M is above the median round in Health Care. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Underdog Pharmaceuticals Funding FAQs

What does Underdog Pharmaceuticals do?

Underdog Pharmaceuticals is pursuing a mission to treat the underlying causes of age-related disease. The company develops simple and direct interventions targeting toxic forms of cholesterol, using rationally designed molecules, to provide the first true disease-modifying treatments for age-related diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, heart failure, and macular degeneration. Its products are based on novel derivatives of a well-known, safe compound, and a new way of looking at cardiovascular disease created through a SENS Research Foundation program.

How much funding has Underdog Pharmaceuticals raised?

Underdog Pharmaceuticals has raised $10.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Seed of $10.0M announced in Sep 2021.

When did Underdog Pharmaceuticals last raise funding?

Underdog Pharmaceuticals' most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $10.0M, announced in Sep 2021.

Who is the CEO of Underdog Pharmaceuticals?

Michael Kope is listed as CEO at Underdog Pharmaceuticals.

Where is Underdog Pharmaceuticals headquartered?

Underdog Pharmaceuticals is based in Mountain View, California, United States.

How many employees does Underdog Pharmaceuticals have?

Underdog Pharmaceuticals is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Underdog Pharmaceuticals' funding compare to other Health Care startups?

Underdog Pharmaceuticals' latest round of $10.0M is above the $4.9M median round size for Health Care companies on FundedIQ across 3,659 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Underdog 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 Underdog Pharmaceuticals is left off this page rather than filled in.

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