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Celea Therapeutics

Clinical-stage biotech developing deupirfenidone, a deuterated pirfenidone-derived drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, spun out of PureTech Health.

BiotechBoston, Massachusetts, USAFounded 2025Website โ†—See connections โ†’
Last verified Jul 31, 2026

Company Snapshot

Celea Therapeutics is a Biotech company, based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, founded 2025.

Recent changes

  1. Jul 2, 2026Raised $180M Celea Therapeutics
  2. Jul 2, 2026New investor: Leaps by Bayer Celea Therapeutics
  3. Jul 2, 2026New investor: PureTech Health Celea Therapeutics
  4. Jul 2, 2026New investor: RA Capital Celea Therapeutics
  5. Jul 2, 2026Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M Series B for Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug Pulse story
Earlier changes (1)
  1. Jul 2, 2026Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M to Push Lung Drug Into Phase 3 Pulse story

Funding History

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DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Jul 2, 2026funding round$180Mโ€”Celea Therapeutics

Investors

Latest Pulse

  1. The Quiet IPO Pipeline Building Beneath the Mega-DealsA wave of new S-1 filings this week -- spanning cybersecurity, biotech, medical devices and SPAC vehicles -- shows a broader IPO pipeline building beneath the mega-cap headlines like Agility Robotics and SK Hynix.โ†’
  2. Biotech VCs Are Betting Big on Single Clinical TrialsCelea Therapeutics' $180M round, Beeline Medicine's $126.3M raise and Flare Therapeutics' $85M financing show late-stage biotech investors concentrating capital into single, high-conviction trial bets rather than diversified platform plays.โ†’
  3. The Return of the $100M+ Vertical AI RoundTwelveLabs' $100M video-AI raise and Celea Therapeutics' $180M biotech round show growth-stage investors writing nine-figure checks into narrow, vertical AI applications again, not just horizontal infrastructure plays.โ†’
  4. Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M Series B for Pulmonary Fibrosis DrugCelea Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech spun out of PureTech developing deupirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, announced a $180 million Series B on July 2, led by RA Capital and Leaps by Bayer, with PureTech and additional unnamed.โ†’
  5. Scribe Therapeutics Files for $75M IPO to Test Early-Stage Biotech AppetiteScribe Therapeutics filed to raise up to $75 million in a Nasdaq IPO, becoming an early test of public-market appetite for Phase 1 biotechs -- its lead candidate, a CRISPR-based epigenetic therapy targeting PCSK9 to lower LDL cholesterol, is already in a.โ†’
  6. Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M to Push Lung Drug Into Phase 3PureTech-founded Celea Therapeutics raised $180 million to fund a head-to-head Phase 3 trial testing its drug deupirfenidone against the current standard of care for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.โ†’

Coverage Timeline

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  1. Jul 5, 2026FUNDINGBiotech VCs Are Betting Big on Single Clinical Trials$391M+ combined across 3 single-trial betsโ†’
  2. Jul 4, 2026FUNDINGThe Return of the $100M+ Vertical AI Round$100M-$180M vertical AI roundsโ†’
  3. Jul 2, 2026FUNDINGCelea Therapeutics Raises $180M Series B for Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug$180M Series Bโ†’
  4. Jul 2, 2026FUNDINGCelea Therapeutics Raises $180M to Push Lung Drug Into Phase 3$180 millionโ†’

All Coverage

FUNDING

Biotech VCs Are Betting Big on Single Clinical Trials

Illustration for: Biotech VCs Are Betting Big on Single Clinical Trials
FUNDING$391M+ combined across 3 single-trial bets

Biotech VCs Are Betting Big on Single Clinical Trials

Celea Therapeutics' $180M round, Beeline Medicine's $126.3M raise and Flare Therapeutics' $85M financing show late-stage biotech investors concentrating capital into single, high-conviction trial bets rather than diversified platform plays.

FUNDING

The Return of the $100M+ Vertical AI Round

Illustration for: The Return of the $100M+ Vertical AI Round
FUNDING$100M-$180M vertical AI rounds

The Return of the $100M+ Vertical AI Round

TwelveLabs' $100M video-AI raise and Celea Therapeutics' $180M biotech round show growth-stage investors writing nine-figure checks into narrow, vertical AI applications again, not just horizontal infrastructure plays.

FUNDING

Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M Series B for Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug

Illustration for: Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M Series B for Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug
FUNDING$180M Series B

Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M Series B for Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug

Celea Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech spun out of PureTech developing deupirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, announced a $180 million Series B on July 2, led by RA Capital and Leaps by Bayer, with PureTech and additional unnamed.

FUNDING

Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M to Push Lung Drug Into Phase 3

Illustration for: Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M to Push Lung Drug Into Phase 3
FUNDING$180 million

Celea Therapeutics Raises $180M to Push Lung Drug Into Phase 3

PureTech-founded Celea Therapeutics raised $180 million to fund a head-to-head Phase 3 trial testing its drug deupirfenidone against the current standard of care for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Celea Therapeutics FAQ

Who are Celea Therapeutics's investors?

Celea Therapeutics's investors include RA Capital, Leaps by Bayer, PureTech Health (As of 2026-07-31T14:35:19Z).

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