Metcela

company

About

Metcela is a clinical-stage biotech startup providing patients with an alternative treatment option for heart disease.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series C
Last Funding Money Raised
¥1.87B
Industries
Biotechnology,Health Care,Medical
Founded date
Mar 9, 2016
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active

Metcela is a clinical-stage biotech startup providing patients with an innovative and alternative treatment option for heart disease. The company's lead asset, MTC001 is a cell therapy based on VCAM-1-positive Cardiac Fibroblast (VCF) that re-established a favorable microenvironment and repaired damaged heart tissues in preclinical studies.

Metcela's therapy uses a specific fibroblast cell that is obtained from the patient's heart and instead of replacing them, it repairs the damage by enhancing the cells' ability to heal, providing patients with an effective and reasonably-priced cure for heart failure.

It was founded on March 9, 2016, and is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
¥2.30B $12.70M
Metcela has raised a total of ¥2.30B $12.70M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 28, 2022 from a Series C round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jun 28, 2022 Series C ¥1.87B 1 CEJ Fund Detail
Jan 4, 2021 Series B $12.70M 1 Detail
Mar 18, 2020 Series B ¥430M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
2
Metcela is funded by 2 investors. CEJ Fund and Tsukuba Exceed Fund are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
CEJ Fund Yes Series C
Tsukuba Exceed Fund Series B