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Best Oncology Companies in New York City, United States

The 124 best Oncology companies in New York City, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Everest Medicines.

124companies tracked
$4.1Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
83have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ONCOLOGY × NEW YORK CITY

Our analysis of 50 Oncology companies

$16.3b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
86%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2016median founding year
195kcombined LinkedIn audience
34%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Oncology companies in New York City

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Everest Medicines
Developer of drugs for the treatment of cancer
$593M72 mo ago395Kerry Blanchard
CEO
Node.jsSvelteKitSvelte+5—3 partnerships
2Goodhealth Bioscience
Developer of antibody-based therapeutics to treat cancer
$385M60 mo ago—————
3Delcath
Speciality Pharmaceutical and medical device company focused on oncology
74Product top 14%Funding top 20%Fin. health top 31%Innovation top 34%
All 10 signals ▾
Producttop 14%
Fundingtop 20%
Fin. healthtop 31%
Innovationtop 34%
Techtop 37%
Growthtop 39%
Markettop 43%
Moattop 47%
Newstop 48%
Globalbottom 44%
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $307M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 24 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100
$307M17 mo ago52—WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26——
4Nuvation Bio
Developer of therapeutics for cancer treatment
$275M80 mo ago65—WordPressMySQLMariaDB+28258 patents
Design and synthesis of heterocyclic small‑molecule cancer drugs targeting nuclear hormone receptors.
—
5SpringWorks Therapeutics
Developer of small molecule therapeutics for treating cancer and rare diseases
$230M45 mo ago305
305 → 368 (+21%) · sector median -20%
Saqib Islam
CEO
WordPressProton MailMySQL+27419 patents
Small‑molecule YAP/TAZ‑TEAD inhibitors and related heterocyclic oncology therapeutics
—
6IRX Therapeutics
Developing innovative cell therapies for advanced cancer and autoimmune diseases
$190M105 mo ago29————
7Zentalis
Developer of small molecule therapeutics for cancer treatment
$147M73 mo ago168
168 → 123 (-27%) · sector median -20%
Kimberly Blackwell
CEO
WebflowDrupalApple iCloud Mail+25——
8Hibercell
Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of solid and liquid cancers
$128M61 mo ago53—WordPressBugHerdApple iCloud Mail+26122 patents
Cancer immunotherapy: GCN2 modulators, beta‑glucan/CD40 agonists, and novel crystalline drugs
—
9Neogene Therapeutics
Developer of T-cell therapy for treating cancer
$125M69 mo ago120Carsten Linnemann
Co-Founder & CEO
Apple iCloud MailApache HTTP ServerDocuSign——
10ProCure
Proton Beam Therapy. Treatment for different types of Cancerous and non-cancerous tumors through Proton…
$116M165 mo ago250—WordPressMySQLPHP+36——
11C2i Genomics
Provider of liquid biopsy for post cancer surgery monitoring
$112M62 mo ago64Ezra Sofer
Co-Founder
———
12Flame Biosciences
Manufacturer of drugs for treating inflammation
$109M68 mo ago—Charles Fisher
Founder
———
13Elevation Oncology
Developer of precision medicine for the treatment of cancer
$98M67 mo ago29Shawn Leland
Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+275 patents
Therapeutic anti‑ERBB3 (HER3) monoclonal antibodies for NRG1‑fusion driven cancers
—
14Mustang Bio
Developer of CAR-T cell therapy for brain cancer and acute myeloid leukemia treatment
$95M31 mo ago80
80 → 43 (-46%) · sector median -20%
Manuel Litchman
CEO
WordPressPleskMySQL+19——
15Treadwell
Developer of therapeutics for cancer
$91M55 mo ago47Mark Bray
Founder
———
16Y-mAbs Therapeutics
Provider of antibodies-based products targeting GD2 and B7H3 tumor antigens.
$90M102 mo ago100
100 → 59 (-41%) · sector median -20%
—DrupalPHPBootstrap+24——
17Volastra
Developer of therapeutics for cancer treatment
40Funding top 24%Talent top 28%Moat top 39%Tech bottom 48%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 24%
Talenttop 28%
Moattop 39%
Techbottom 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 31%
Funding: Raised $87.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$87M9 mo ago21
21 → 41 (+95%) · sector median -20%
Samuel Bakhoum
Co-Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24—1 job opening
18Petra Pharma
Small molecules for the treatment of cancer and metabolic diseases to target cellular processes such as cell…
$76M74 mo ago8————
19Promontory Therapeutics
Developer of immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer
$72M54 mo ago17
17 → 11 (-35%) · sector median -20%
Matthew Price
Co-Founder & COO
———
20Checkpoint Therapeutics
Developer of immunotherapy and targeted cancer treatments to improve healthcare access
$58M126 mo ago24—BootstrapApache HTTP ServerjQuery+7——
21Fortress Biotech
Developing novel immunotherapy agents for cancer and inflammatory diseases
$55M99 mo ago187Lindsay Rosenwald
CEO
BootstrapApache HTTP ServerMatomo Analytics+15——
22Quentis Therapeutics
Developer of therapies for treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases
$51M90 mo ago4————
23Stelexis Therapeutics
Developer of small molecules to target pre‐cancerous stem cells
$43M89 mo ago7Patrick Doyle
CEO
———
24Provista Diagnostics
Molecular oncology diagnostics company
$42M97 mo ago2——22 patents
Cancer biomarker diagnostics for early detection of breast and ovarian cancers
—
25Indaptus
Developer of immunotherapies for oncology and infectious diseases
19Funding top 35%Moat top 39%Talent bottom 49%Growth bottom 42%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 35%
Moattop 39%
Talentbottom 49%
Growthbottom 42%
Globalbottom 30%
Marketbottom 24%
Newsbottom 23%
Funding: Raised $37.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100
$38M12 mo ago6Jeffrey Meckler
Chief Executive Officer
———
26IN8Bio
Provider of immune based therapies for the treatment of cancer
50Funding top 27%Patents top 32%Moat top 38%Innovation top 39%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 27%
Patentstop 32%
Moattop 38%
Innovationtop 39%
Techtop 41%
Newstop 42%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 41%
Marketbottom 39%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $35.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr)
Patents: 33 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 25 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$35M5 mo ago31
31 → 25 (-19%) · sector median -20%
William Ho
Founder & CEO
DrupalPHPZURB Foundation+2233 patents
Engineered gamma‑delta T‑cell CAR immunotherapies for cancer treatment
—
27RenBio
Developer of antibody-based therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer & inflammatory diseases
$29M21 mo ago10
10 → 8 (-20%) · sector median -20%
David Ho
Co-Founder
—11 patents
Gene therapy delivery devices and plasmid expression vectors for therapeutic proteins/peptides
—
28Bantam Pharmaceutical
Pioneering mitochondrial-targeted therapeutics for hematological and solid tumors
$25M57 mo ago7————
29BAKX Therapeutics
Developer of transformative cancer therapies
$25M57 mo ago7Evris Gavathiotis
Co-Founder
———
30AcuamarkDx
Provider of non-invasive screening test for early detection of cancer
$20M24 mo ago6Bernard Peperstraete
Cofounder & CEO
———
31Lucid Diagnostics
Developer of diagnostic kit for oesophagal cancer
$19M32 mo ago74
74 → 115 (+55%) · sector median -20%
Lishan Aklog Md
Chairman & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailFroala Editor+18——
32Actinium Pharma
Developer of radiation conjugates antibodies for the treatment of cancer
$18M69 mo ago22—BootstrapApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+9——
33OverT Bio
Developer of cell therapies to treat solid tumors
$16M18 mo ago—Neville Sanjana
Co-Founder
Webflow EcommerceWebflowjQuery+7——
34Waypoint
Digital cell therapy platform for providers
$14M23 mo ago9David Phizicky
Co-founder and CSO
———
35Tracer Bio
Developer of ultrasensitive ctDNA assay for molecular response surveillance
$10M18 mo ago—Gopal Ramachandran
Co-Founder & CSO
———
36ENB Therapeutics
Small molecule inhibitors targeting a novel pathway to treat malignant melanoma
$10M32 mo ago8Sumayah Jamal
President
———
37Harmonic Discovery
Developer of kinase inhibitor drugs for oncology
$8M45 mo ago7Rayees Rahman
Co-Founder & CEO
———
38Glycotest
Provider of non-invasive blood tests for liver cancers and fibrosis-cirrhosis
$7M28 mo ago2————
39Starton
Developer of drug delivery solution and drugs for treating oncology
$6M20 mo ago14Pedro Lichtinger
Chairman & CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+16——
40Aethon Therapeutics
Developer of immunotherapies for cancer treatment
$6M21 mo ago7Benjamin Neel
Co-Founder
———
41Ancilia
Developer of microbiome therapies for immunology and oncology indications
19Funding top 37%Patents top 41%Innovation bottom 49%Moat bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 37%
Patentstop 41%
Innovationbottom 49%
Moatbottom 49%
Globalbottom 43%
Marketbottom 20%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $4.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 2 yrs (3.0/yr)
Patents: 11 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100
$4M4 mo ago5——11 patents
Blockchain security analytics and microbiome modulation therapeutics
—
42Summit Biomedical Imaging
Developer of diagnostic solutions for the early detection of cancer diseases
$4M15 mo ago3Thomas Reiner
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
———
43Episteme Prognostics
Developer of precision therapeutics for pancreatic cancer
$4M37 mo ago2Surajit Dhara
Founder & CEO
—6 patents
Epigenomic profiling of chromatin accessibility using qPCR‑based array assays
—
44Lime Therapeutics
Developer of therapeutics for cancer, metabolic diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders
$3M26 mo ago2Daniel Heller
Co-Founder
———
45TEZCAT Laboratories
Developing therapies for cancer treatment
$2M13 mo ago—Andrew Hauser
Co-Founder & COO
———
46Synthis Therapeutics
Developer of therapeutics to treat cancer
$1M21 mo ago3Dori Karyat
Founder & CEO
———
47PAVmed
Developer of medical devices and biomarkers to detect various diseases
$845K4 mo ago107—WebflowjsDelivrGoogle Hosted Libraries+750 patents
Minimally invasive catheter systems for fluid control and fibrous tissue division.
—
48PyrOjas
Developer of autologous whole-cell vaccine for durable cancer control
$748K20 mo ago—Archis B
Founder & CEO
—3 patents
Immunotherapy pharmaceutical compositions for cancer treatment
—
49MiNK Therapeutics
Developer of T cell therapies for cancer and other immune-mediated diseases
$306K13 mo ago37
37 → 31 (-16%) · sector median -20%
Jennifer Buell
CEO
DrupalPHPBootstrap+25——
50Humane Genomics
Developer of cancer therapeutics using the oncolytic virus
$125K16 mo ago8Chad Moles
Co-Founder & CSO
—10 patents
Engineered oncolytic viruses and modular viral genome platforms for targeted cancer therapy
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Top 12 Oncology companies in New York City

#1
Public · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 31 employees
$35Mraised
▾

Provider of immune based therapies for the treatment of cancer. The company offers its proprietary technology and develop genetically modified gamma-delta (γδ) T cells for targeting cold, low mutation cancers cell. It offers pipeline of drug candidates which include INB-200 for glioblastoma, INB-100 for leukemia, INB-400 for solid tumors, and others.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%
Patents
top 32%
Moat
top 38%
Innovation
top 39%
Tech
top 41%
News
top 42%
Funding: Raised $35.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Dec 2025)
Patents: 33 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 25 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 33 patents · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Post IPO$20.1M
  • Oct 2024Post IPO$12.4M
  • Dec 2023Post IPO$14.4M
  • Sep 2020Series C$35M
Founders & team
William HoFounder & CEO
Investors
Bios Partners, Innovation Depot
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#2
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 21 employees
$87.2Mraised
▾

Developer of therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company is developing compounds to target chromosomal instability and related pathways to inhibit genomic instability and disease progression. It also developing proprietary imaging technologies to identify chromosomal instability cancers.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%
Talent
top 28%
Moat
top 39%
Tech
bottom 48%
Global
bottom 37%
Market
bottom 31%
Funding: Raised $87.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Sep 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 5 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -1 · hiring: Clinical Project Manager / Senior Clinical Project Manager, Senior Clinical Data Manager
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series B$30.1M
  • May 2024Series A$15M
  • Mar 2023Series A$60.2M
  • Apr 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Samuel BakhoumCo-FounderOlivier ElementoCo-FounderLewis CantleyCo-Founder
Investors
Polaris Partners, Droia, Arch Venture Partners, Vida Ventures, Catalio Capital Management, Droia Ventures
Tech stack
Anime.JsAosApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Public · New York City, New York · founded 1987 · 52 employees
$306.6Mraised
▾

Speciality Pharmaceutical and medical device company focused on oncology. Proprietary product-Melphalan Hydrochloride Injection for use with the Delcath Hepatic Delivery System (Melphalan/HDS)-is designed to administer high dose chemotherapy to the liver, while controlling the systemic exposure to those agents. In the USA, the product is not yet approved for sale. In Europe, melphalan hydrochloride is marketed as a device under the name CHEMOSTAT delivery system for melphalan. The pipeline includes a number of clinical trials of high dose chemotherapy for liver cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumor, and colorectal cancer

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%
Funding
top 20%
Fin. health
top 31%
Innovation
top 34%
Tech
top 37%
Growth
top 39%
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $307M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 24 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Dec 2024)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$85.2M (FY2024) · Net margin -4.3% · Revenue +129% YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Post IPO$16.3M
  • Mar 2024Post IPO$7M
  • Mar 2023Post IPO$35M
  • Dec 2022Post IPO$6.2M
Investors
Vivo Capital, Logos, BVF Partners, Rosalind Advisors, Stonepine, Serrado Capital
Tech stack
AccessibeAcquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform Launch
#4
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 5 employees
$4.2Mraised
▾

Developer of microbiome therapies for immunology and oncology indications. It offers bacterial therapeutics that target the viral components of the microbiome to treat chronic diseases. The therapies are based on CRISPR technology that enhances bacterial immunity against viruses and modulates the human microbiome.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 37%
Patents
top 41%
Innovation
bottom 49%
Moat
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 43%
Market
bottom 20%
Funding: Raised $4.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 2 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Patents: 11 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2024
Innovation: 11 patents (top 82% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series B$10.1M
  • Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$274.4K
  • Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$274.4K
  • Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$274.4K
Investors
Safar Partners, Metaplanet, PsyMed Ventures, Zubi Capital, Spacecadet, National Science Foundation
#5
Public · New York City, New York · founded 2021 · 6 employees
$37.9Mraised
▾

Developer of immunotherapies for oncology and infectious diseases. The lead candidate Decoy20 provides broad anti-tumor and anti-viral responses in combination for the treatment of colorectal, hepatocellular, pancreatic carcinoma, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
Talent
bottom 49%
Growth
bottom 42%
Global
bottom 30%
Market
bottom 24%
Funding: Raised $37.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jun 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Post IPO$5.7M
  • Jan 2025Post IPO$2.2M
  • Jul 2021Post IPO$30M
Founders & team
Jeffrey MecklerChief Executive Officer
#6
Public · New York City, New York · founded 2014 · 107 employees
$845Kraised
▾

Developer of medical devices and biomarkers to detect various diseases. The products developed by the company include "CarpX" a minimally invasive device to treat carpal tunnel syndrome, "PortIO" a novel, implantable, intraosseous vascular access device, and "DisappEAR" antimicrobial resorbable ear tubes, and many more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Post IPO$30M
  • Feb 2025Post IPO$2.4M
  • Jan 2025Post IPO$2.7M
  • Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$892.1K
Investors
HHS, WI Harper Group
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag ManagerHstsHttp/3
#7
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$29.2Mraised
▾

Developer of antibody-based therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer & inflammatory diseases. The company's proprietary MYO technology involves in the development of antibody therapeutic that helps in treating rare diseases, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and more by using DNA blueprint & antibody factory.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Series A$5.2M
  • Jan 2021Series A$24M
  • Jul 2016Grant (prize money)$3.4M
Founders & team
David HoCo-FounderYaoxing HuangCo-Founder
Investors
Ruentex Industries, Military Health
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketNginxJquery Migrate
#8
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2022
$16Mraised
▾

Developer of cell therapies to treat solid tumors. The company is pioneering pooled functional screening and synthetic genomics platforms Over Target and OverTune to develop next-generation engineered immune cells to target cancer cells.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Grant (prize money)$120K
  • May 2024Seed$16M
Founders & team
Neville SanjanaCo-FounderMat LegutCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Artis Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, Fusion Fund, OMX Ventures, Alexandria, Gaingels
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3Jquery
#9
Funding Raised · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 3 employees
$4.1Mraised
▾

Developer of diagnostic solutions for the early detection of cancer diseases. The company has developed a fluorescent small molecule, PARPi-FL by using propitiatory technology that helps to detect early stage of PARP1, which is common in certain cancers. It also helps in diagnosing In vivo oral cancer, Ex vivo cervical cancer, Ex vivo esophageal cancer, Ex vivo breast cancer, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$1.8M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$1.8M
  • Mar 2019Grant (prize money)$300K
  • Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$299.9K
Founders & team
Thomas ReinerCo-Founder & Scientific AdvisorChristian BrandCo-Founder & Chief Scientific OfficerAndrew RileyChief Executive Officer & General Counsel
Investors
HHS, Harlem Biospace
#10
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2021
$10Mraised
▾

Developer of ultrasensitive ctDNA assay for molecular response surveillance. It offers tumor-informed personalization with digital polymerase chain reaction technology that helps simplify biological analyses and enables research. It focuses on high-performance computing and bioinformatics to improve the efficiency and accuracy of biological research and analysis.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$10M
Founders & team
Gopal RamachandranCo-Founder & CSOMark KaganovichFounder & CEO
Investors
GKCC, Exor, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Pareto, Impatient
#11
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 14 employees
$6.5Mraised
▾

Developer of drug delivery solutions and drugs for treating oncology. The pipeline products include Lenalidomide for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, Olanzapine for PARPi induced nausea, and vomiting. Transdermal delivery systems use an adhesive patch to deliver medicine through the skin. The delivery is a controlled, sustained release over multiple days.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Seed$2.1M
  • Oct 2023Seed$970.9K
  • Jan 2023Seed$1M
  • Feb 2022Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Pedro LichtingerChairman & CEO
Investors
LOVE Pharma, Goldfingr
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle WorkspaceGravity FormsGsap
#12
Funding Raised · New York City, New York · founded 2018
$2.2Mraised
▾

TEZCAT is developing therapies for cancer treatment. It is focusing on colorectal cancer and its technology block cancer processes such as nutrient scavenging via macropinocytosis and YAPL signaling.

Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$2.2M
Founders & team
Andrew HauserCo-Founder & COOCraig RamirezCo-Founder & CSO
Investors
HHS, Design Technologies

Funding & investor landscape

$4.1Btotal disclosed funding
81companies funded
233disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
HHS17 rounds
Design Technologies5 rounds
Alexandria4 rounds
Boxer Capital4 rounds
Arch Venture Partners3 rounds
BVF Partners3 rounds
Caffeinated Capital3 rounds
Citadel3 rounds
Decheng Capital3 rounds
EcoR13 rounds

Notable founders

William Ho
Founder & CEO · IN8Bio
Samuel Bakhoum
Co-Founder · Volastra
Olivier Elemento
Co-Founder · Volastra
Jeffrey Meckler
Chief Executive Officer · Indaptus
David Ho
Co-Founder · RenBio
Yaoxing Huang
Co-Founder · RenBio
Neville Sanjana
Co-Founder · OverT Bio
Mat Legut
Co-Founder & CEO · OverT Bio
Thomas Reiner
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor · Summit Biomedical Imaging
Christian Brand
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer · Summit Biomedical Imaging
Gopal Ramachandran
Co-Founder & CSO · Tracer Bio
Mark Kaganovich
Founder & CEO · Tracer Bio
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,572,524 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Oncology coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time falling

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Oncology & Cancer Therapeutics is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Oncology & Cancer Therapeutics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 12,968 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 52% → 67% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Harvard University573
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center559
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute413
  • Johns Hopkins University356
  • Cornell University352
leading researchers
Yang Liu · Yu Zhang · Hinda Najem · Wenxue Ma · Yan-Ruide Li · Murad Novruzov · Waseem Ullah Khan · Ullah Khan Inam
▲ Breakthroughs4,499 · 35%
▲ 32%→35% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations90% since 2021mostly methods-led
Tumor microenvironment research is surging — US breakthrough papers rose from 124 to 1,921.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Tumor microenvironment124→1921
  • Immune system80→1464
  • Immunotherapy66→1342
  • Cancer research197→1345
  • Cancer immunotherapy35→714
Newly emergingFlow cytometry 0→48 · Gene 0→45 · Hepatocellular carcinoma 0→42
Landmark Cancer immunotherapy using checkpoint blockade · 6,497 cites
◆ Advancements5,898 · 45%
▲ 44%→46% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Cancer immunotherapy advancements are intensifying — US institutional papers grew from 73 to 718.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Tumor microenvironment212→2712
  • Immune system142→2161
  • Immunotherapy146→1778
  • Cancer research238→1815
  • Cancer immunotherapy73→718
Newly emergingBiomarker 0→106 · Epigenetics 0→82 · Gene 0→54
Landmark The Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype: The Dark Side of Tumor Suppression · 4,937 cites
▼ Concerns1,469 · 11%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations85% since 2021mostly reviews
Immunotherapy safety concerns are escalating — related concern papers jumped from 42 to 624.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Immunotherapy42→624
  • Tumor microenvironment65→585
  • Immune system31→529
  • Cancer immunotherapy27→298
  • Cancer research49→277
Newly emergingOvarian cancer 0→30 · Immunogenicity 0→27 · Transcriptome 0→26
Landmark A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts · 3,630 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where oncology is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston1020 · +0.56
Hot · Tumor microenvironmentAdvancing · Cancer researchOpportunity · Renal cell carcinomaConcern · Clinical trial
New York829 · +0.56
Hot · Tumor microenvironmentAdvancing · Immune systemOpportunity · LymphomaConcern · Lung
SF Bay Area480 · +0.57
Hot · Tumor microenvironmentAdvancing · Immune systemOpportunity · GliomaConcern · Autoimmunity
Chicago409 · +0.54
Hot · Lipid metabolismAdvancing · Cancer researchOpportunity · Chimeric antigen receptorConcern · Microglia
Philadelphia355 · +0.57
Hot · Chimeric antigen receptorAdvancing · Fibroblast activation protein, alphaOpportunity · Cytotoxic T cellConcern · Cancer
Los Angeles275 · +0.59
Hot · ImmunotherapyAdvancing · NeuroblastomaOpportunity · Immune checkpointConcern · Immunology
San Diego274 · +0.59
Hot · IntegrinAdvancing · SIGLECOpportunity · ImmunologyConcern · Transcription factor
Pittsburgh235 · +0.55
Hot · Combination therapyAdvancing · OncogeneOpportunity · MetastasisConcern · Immunotherapy
Ann Arbor223 · +0.63
Hot · Pancreatic tumorAdvancing · Notch signaling pathwayOpportunity · GliomaConcern · Tumor microenvironment
Atlanta204 · +0.54
Hot · Myeloid leukemiaAdvancing · LeukemiaOpportunity · Stromal cellConcern · KRAS
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing oncology patents in the United States

United States oncology patent filing is accelerating — 2,574 filings from 797 assignees (2016–2025), led by Bristol Myers Squibb, IO Therapeutics, UNIV California; annual filings 108→277.

2,574 filings797 assigneespeak 362/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Bristol Myers Squibb105
  • IO Therapeutics91
  • UNIV California88
  • DANA Farber Cancer INST87
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer 74
  • Baylor College Medicine63
  • UNIV Texas61
  • Massachusetts INST Technology47

Common questions

How many Oncology companies are there in New York City, United States?
Radar tracks 124 indexable Oncology companies headquartered in New York City, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Oncology companies in New York City, United States?
The Oncology companies in New York City, United States on this list have raised a combined $4.1B in disclosed equity funding across 81 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Oncology company in New York City, United States?
Everest Medicines is the highest-funded Oncology company in New York City, United States, with $593M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Oncology companies in New York City, United States are funded?
81 of the 124 Oncology companies in New York City, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Oncology unicorns are there in New York City, United States?
None of the Oncology companies in New York City, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New York City, United States Oncology companies?
The most active investors in New York City, United States Oncology companies on this list include HHS, Design Technologies, Alexandria, Boxer Capital, Arch Venture Partners.
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