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Wugen: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Wugen is a developer of a novel CAR-T therapy platform intended for T-Cell Malignancies.The company's state-of-the-art gene editing technologies and cutting-edge Car-T cell therapy address some of the challenges that have limited the clinical development of allogeneic Car-T cells, enabling patients aid in the treatment of cancer.

www.wugen.com LinkedIn St Louis, United States 11-50 employees Founded 2018
Biotechnology Therapeutics
Total raised
$322M
Rounds
3
Latest
Series C
Jul 2026

Wugen has raised $322M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series C of $35.0M announced in Jul 2026.

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

Wugen Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$322M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Series C
$35.0M in Jul 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Founded
2018
Headquarters
St Louis, United States
Investors on record
16
5 named below

Latest funding round on record: Jul 2026.

Wugen Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series C
$35.0M
Series C
$115M
Series B
$172M

Wugen raised $172M in a Series B announced in Jul 2021.

4.1 years later, a Series C of $115M was announced in Aug 2025.

11 months later, a Series C of $35.0M was announced in Jul 2026.

Wugen Investors

Sands Capital Ventures Alpha Wave Global Intermediate Capital Group Fidelity Abingworth

16 investors are recorded in total; the 5 named above are those the record identifies.

Wugen Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Kumar
Chief Executive Officer
—
Matthew Cooper
Founder
Locked
Dan Kemp
CEO
Locked
Ghee
Vice President, CMC Operations
—

Contact details for the Wugen team: 2 of 4 have an email address on file.

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Wugen Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.1M
30,234
$7.6M
1,869
$60M

Wugen's latest round of $35.0M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Wugen Funding FAQs

What does Wugen do?

Wugen is a developer of a novel CAR-T therapy platform intended for T-Cell Malignancies.The company's state-of-the-art gene editing technologies and cutting-edge Car-T cell therapy address some of the challenges that have limited the clinical development of allogeneic Car-T cells, enabling patients aid in the treatment of cancer.

How much funding has Wugen raised?

Wugen has raised $322M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series C of $35.0M announced in Jul 2026.

When did Wugen last raise funding?

Wugen's most recent funding round on record is a Series C of $35.0M, announced in Jul 2026.

Who has invested in Wugen?

Investors on record for Wugen include Sands Capital Ventures, Alpha Wave Global, Intermediate Capital Group, Fidelity, Abingworth. FundedIQ records 16 investors in total.

Who founded Wugen?

FundedIQ lists Matthew Cooper (Founder) at Wugen.

Who is the CEO of Wugen?

Kumar is listed as Chief Executive Officer at Wugen.

Where is Wugen headquartered?

Wugen is based in St Louis, Missouri, United States.

How many employees does Wugen have?

Wugen is in the 11-50 employee band.

When was Wugen founded?

Wugen was founded in 2018.

How does Wugen's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Wugen's latest round of $35.0M 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 Wugen 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 Wugen is left off this page rather than filled in.

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