# Cadenza Bio

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cadenza-bio

- Industry: Biotechnology
- Headquarters: Oklahoma City, US
- Website: www.cadenza.bio/
- Total disclosed funding: $2.4M
- Latest round: Seed (Dec 14, 2023)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Founded in 2022 and based in Oklahoma, US, Cadenza Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that offers small-molecule drugs for the treatment of demyelinating and inflammatory diseases. Carol Curtis (CEO) and Elaine Hamm (COO) are the co-founders of the company. In December 2023, Candeza Bio, Inc. raised USD 2.44 million in seed funding led by Plains Ventures, including Oklahoma Life Science Fund, Cortado Ventures, Boyd Street Ventures, and Illinois Ventures.

The company focuses on advancing a range of non-steroidal compounds that target estrogen receptor ß (ERß). These compounds exhibit therapeutic efficacy in preclinical models for conditions like multiple sclerosis (MS) and endometriosis. Cadenza Bio's compounds have shown potential for reducing inflammation around affected nerves, promoting myelin repair, and improving functional recovery in preclinical animal models. The company's dual-action therapeutic medicines offer a proposition by providing neuroprotective and immunomodulatory effects, potentially slowing disease progression and allowing nervous system restoration.

The organization plans to use the December 2023 funding to further develop its research on multiple sclerosis.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Dec 14, 2023, $2.4M — Illinois Ventures, Oklahoma Life Science Fund, Plains Venture Partners, Cortado Ventures, Boyd Street Ventures

## Investors

- Illinois Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/illinois-ventures) — Seed
- Oklahoma Life Science Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/oklahoma-life-science-fund) — Seed
- Plains Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/plains-venture-partners) — Seed
- Cortado Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cortado-ventures) — Seed
- Boyd Street Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/boyd-street-ventures) — Seed