Cara Therapeutics

United States
San Pedro, Texas, United States, 06484

Company profile

Cara Therapeutics company profile

Cara Therapeutics is an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with pain and inflammation. Cara possesses both near-term clinical development opportunities combined with proprietary approaches to developing first-in-class novel therapeutics. Cara's most advanced patented compound, CR845, is currently undergoing clinical testing for acute pain and pruritis. This best-in-class compound possesses unique analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities appropriate for multiple therapeutic applications. In addition, Cara aims to develop a future pipeline of first-in-class molecules at novel analgesic and anti-inflammatory targets using its proprietary drug screening technology.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
+1 203 567 1503
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
51-100 employees
Revenue range
$1M-$10M
Founded
2004-07-02

Headquarters

Postal code
06484
Country code
US
Continent
North America

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
IPO
Funding rounds
10
Total equity funding
$477.2M
Last funding
Post IPO Debt / $40M / 2023-11-02
Last equity funding
Post IPO Equity / $145.5M
Investors
15
Lead investors
6
Founders
3
Articles
173
Exited on
2014-01-31

Founders and investors

Founders

Derek ChalmersFrederique MenzaghiMichael E. Lewis

Lead investors

Alta PartnersDevon Park BioVenturesHealthCare Royalty PartnersMVM Life Science PartnersRho Capital PartnersRho Ventures

Investors

Alta PartnersConnecticut InnovationsMitsubishi MotorsMitsubishi UFJ CapitalMVM Life Science Partners