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Waypoint Bio: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Optimizing cell therapy with spatial biology

www.waypointbio.com LinkedIn New York, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$34.5M
Rounds
2
Latest
Series A
May 2026

Waypoint Bio has raised $34.5M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series A of $20.0M announced in May 2026.

That round is above the $8.4M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Waypoint Bio Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$34.5M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Series A
$20.0M in May 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: May 2026.

Waypoint Bio Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series A
$20.0M
Seed
$14.5M

Waypoint Bio raised $14.5M in a Seed announced in Jun 2024.

1.9 years later, a Series A of $20.0M was announced in May 2026.

Waypoint Bio Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Xinchen Wang
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Waypoint Bio team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Waypoint Bio Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.4M
30,319
$7.7M
8,591
$15M

Waypoint Bio's latest round of $20.0M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Waypoint Bio Funding FAQs

What does Waypoint Bio do?

Optimizing cell therapy with spatial biology

How much funding has Waypoint Bio raised?

Waypoint Bio has raised $34.5M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series A of $20.0M announced in May 2026.

When did Waypoint Bio last raise funding?

Waypoint Bio's most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $20.0M, announced in May 2026.

Who founded Waypoint Bio?

FundedIQ lists Xinchen Wang (Founder) at Waypoint Bio.

Where is Waypoint Bio headquartered?

Waypoint Bio is based in New York, United States.

How many employees does Waypoint Bio have?

Waypoint Bio is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Waypoint Bio's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Waypoint Bio's latest round of $20.0M is above the $8.4M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,185 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Waypoint Bio 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 Waypoint Bio is left off this page rather than filled in.

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