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Akero Therapeutics

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Innovative therapies targeting metabolic liver disease

Cambridge, United StatesFounded 2017Biotech & Life Sciences
Valuation $3.76B Market cap · 2025
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding

About Akero Therapeutics

Akero Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a severe liver disease affecting millions globally. The company's lead product, AKR-001, is designed to address NASH holistically by reducing liver fat, inflammation, and fibrosis, while also improving lipoprotein profiles to lower cardiovascular risks. Akero operates in the healthcare and pharmaceutical market, targeting patients with NASH and related metabolic disorders. The business model revolves around research and development of therapeutic candidates, progressing through clinical trials, and eventually seeking regulatory approval for commercialization. Revenue is generated through partnerships, licensing agreements, and future product sales. Keywords: biopharmaceutical, NASH, liver disease, AKR-001, metabolic balance, fibrosis, inflammation, lipoprotein, cardiovascular, clinical trials.

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At a glance

Founded
2017
Headquarters
Cambridge, United States
Listing
IPO 2019
Sector
Biotech & Life Sciences
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier

Investors

20 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series A11 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later9 investors entered at this stage

Team profiled 13 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 2 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States98.4%
🇮🇳 India1.6%
2 countries shown
Web traffic by country
7K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States100%
Top 1 markets shown

Patents

Estimated portfolio value
$130k

4 active patent families included in this estimate.

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