Cantargia

Rwanda
Byumba, Northern Province, Rwanda, 223 81

Company profile

Cantargia company profile

The company is based on the original discovery that leukemic stem cells in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) express a cell-surface receptor, whereas corresponding normal hematopoietic stem cells do not express this receptor. Stem cells from patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) has also been shown to have and upregulation of the receptor. Cantargia uses this receptor, the Interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP), as the target for development of a novel antibody-based therapy for leukemia

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
+46 4 62 75 62 60
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
11-50 employees
Revenue range
$0+
Founded
2010-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Postal code
223 81
Country code
RW
Continent
Africa

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
IPO
Funding rounds
3
Total equity funding
$25.8M
Last funding
Post IPO Debt / $2.6M / 2025-06-17
Last equity funding
Post IPO Equity / $24.7M
Investors
3
Lead investors
1
Founders
2
Articles
156
Exited on
2016-01-01

Founders and investors

Founders

Marcus JarasThoas Fioretos

Lead investors

Fenja Capital

Investors

Fenja CapitalLubio ScienceSunstone Life Science Ventures