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Waypoint Bio
Series A · 🇺🇸 New York City, United States · Founded 2021 · 11-50 employees
AI-driven cell therapy startup developing in vivo CAR T therapeutics using spatial pooled screening and computer vision. Waypoint Bio is a healthtech, deeptech and cell therapy startup based in New York City, United States, founded 2021, at Series A stage, with $20M raised to date.
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Total raised
$20M
Stage
Series A
Business model
SaaS
Key differentiator
Its proprietary in vivo spatial pooled screening platform generates spatial, single-cell functional data from thousands of CAR T designs in parallel, enabling faster optimization than traditional serial testing.
Target customer
biopharma and drug development organizations developing advanced cell therapies, especially oncology-focused R&D teams
Sectors
Funding rounds
Series A
1 June 2026
Led by Amplify Partners
With General Catalyst, Time BioVentures, Mitsui Global Investments, Lux Capital and Hummingbird Ventures
Key investors
Hummingbird Ventures, Recode Ventures, Fifty Years, Builders VC, Dimension Capital, FPV Fund, Kinnevik, True Ventures
Notable achievements
- Raised $14.5M in seed funding in 2024
- Assembled a scientific advisory board of drug R&D and cancer experts
- Developing CAR T assets reported to show 15-fold greater potency and reduced on-target/off-tumor toxicity in animal models
Backed by
Frequently asked questions
- What does Waypoint Bio do?
- AI-driven cell therapy startup developing in vivo CAR T therapeutics using spatial pooled screening and computer vision.
- Where is Waypoint Bio based?
- Waypoint Bio is based in New York City, United States, founded in 2021.
- How much has Waypoint Bio raised?
- Waypoint Bio has raised $20M in tracked funding and is currently at the series-a stage.
- Who has invested in Waypoint Bio?
- Investors in Waypoint Bio include Hummingbird Ventures, Recode Ventures, Fifty Years, Builders VC, Dimension Capital, FPV Fund, Kinnevik and True Ventures.