# Ophidion

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/ophidion

- Industry: Biotechnology
- Headquarters: Bethlehem, US
- Website: www.ophidion.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $0.8M
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 3, 2019)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in Pennsylvania, US, Ophidion Inc. operates as an early-stage central nervous system (CNS) biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a pipeline to deliver gene silencing therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases. In October 2022, Ophidion Inc. raised USD 0.75 million in seed funding led by Robin Hood Ventures, with participation from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Delaware Crossing Investor Group, Gaingels Syndicate, and Viva Incubator Investment Management Limited. As of December 2022, the company owns seven issued patents, four in the US, two in Japan, and one in Europe, and is led by its CEO Yacoub Habib.

Ophidion Inc. develops a platform technology that acts as a Trojan horse strategy to exploit an endogenous receptor-mediated transport system to deliver various therapeutic cargos, including biologics, into the brain for the treatment of various CNS disorders and brain malignancies including Huntington’s disease (HD), diseases of cognitive impairment (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease), and Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, ALS, and Glioblastoma Multiforme. In addition, the company runs an analgesia program that involves a non-opioid mechanism of action and an anti-anxiety program coupled with genomic testing to treat various difficult-to-treat anxiety disorders.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 3, 2019, $0.8M — Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Robin Hood Ventures, Delaware Crossing Investor Group, Gaingels, Viva Incubator Investment Management Limited

## Investors

- Ben Franklin Technology Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ben-franklin-technology-partners) — Seed
- Robin Hood Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/robin-hood-ventures) — Seed
- Delaware Crossing Investor Group — Seed
- Gaingels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaingels) — Seed
- Viva Incubator Investment Management Limited — Seed