Kite Pharma

company

About

Kite Pharma is a development-stage biotechnology company designing and developing immune-based therapies to treat cancer indications.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised
$250.12M
Industries
Biotechnology,Health Care,Medical,Therapeutics
Founded date
Jan 1, 2009
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nasdaq:KITE
Legal Name
Kite Pharma, Inc.
Investor Type
Venture Capital

Kite Pharma is a privately held development stage biotechnology company engaged in the design and development of pioneering immune-based targeted therapies to treat different cancer indications. Kite has a portfolio of proprietary product candidates designed to stimulate the patient's own immune system to fight tumor cells. These potential therapies could provide novel strategies for the treatment and management of a wide range of tumor types.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$462.37M
Kite Pharma has raised a total of $462.37M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 10, 2015 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 10, 2015 Post-IPO Equity $250.12M Detail
Jun 27, 2014 IPO $127M Detail
May 2, 2014 Debt Financing $50M 1 Detail
May 15, 2013 Series A $20M 2 Alta Partners Detail
Dec 20, 2012 Debt Financing $250K Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
12
1
Kite Pharma has made 12 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 9, 2022, when Arcellx raised $100M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Dec 9, 2022 Arcellx
Post-IPO Equity $100M Biopharma Yes
Jul 27, 2022 AlloVir
Post-IPO Equity $126.60M Biotechnology
Series B $140M Biotechnology
Oct 12, 2021 EngFlow
Seed $3.70M Cloud Computing
Feb 24, 2021 Orna Therapeutics
Series A $80M Biotechnology

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
4
Kite Pharma is funded by 4 investors. Alta Partners and Arie Belldegrun are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Alta Partners Yes Series A
Arie Belldegrun Debt Financing
Two River Series A
Riverbank Capital Securities Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
17
Kite Pharma has 17 current employee profiles, including Employee John Rossi
Employee
Executive
Executive
Employee
Executive

Exits

Kite Pharma has had 3 exits. Kite Pharma most notable exits include Arcellx ,   AlloVir

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Feb 4, 2022 Arcellx IPO Biopharma Detail
Jul 30, 2020 AlloVir IPO Biotechnology Detail
Dec 7, 2017 Cell Design Labs M&A Biotechnology Detail

Acquisition

Kite Pharma has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Tmunity Therapeutics on Dec 20, 2022. They acquired Tmunity Therapeutics for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Biotechnology acquisition Detail