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Cero Therapeutics

Biotech & Life Sciences · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2016 · Public via SPAC 2021

CERo Therapeutics | Tumor Cell Clearance Reimagined MoreLess

CERo Therapeutics is at the forefront of developing advanced cell therapies aimed at treating cancer. The company focuses on engineering cells to enhance their ability to clear tumors by combining multiple forms of cell clearance into single cells. This approach leverages insights from innate immune clearance and synthetic biology to create innovative medicines that offer deeper and more sustained clinical responses. CERo's business model revolves around rationally integrating engineered cells with targeted therapeutics to create powerful synergies, thereby enabling more complete and durable clinical outcomes. The company primarily serves cancer patients and operates in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical markets. Revenue is generated through research collaborations, partnerships, and potentially through the commercialization of its proprietary cell therapy platforms. CERo's unique value proposition lies in its ability to enhance secondary immune responses by engineering cells to capture antigens and mobilize adaptive immune responses, broadening the scope of immune responses over time for ongoing tumor control. The company is based in South San Francisco, California, and actively collaborates across various scientific disciplines to advance its cell therapy platforms.

Keywords: cell therapy, cancer treatment, immune clearance, synthetic biology, tumor elimination, adaptive immune response, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, therapeutic synergy, antigen capture.

Valuation $155M
Total funding $10–50M

Company overview

Cero Therapeutics company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2016
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Employees
16
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
72.7
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Valuation & funding

Cero Therapeutics funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
POST IPO DEBTDebt Aug 2026 $12M Keystone Capital Partners · SRx Health Solutions
POST IPO EQUITYOther financing Oct 2025 $500K Undisclosed
POST IPO EQUITYOther financing Jul 2025 $1.9M Undisclosed
POST IPO CONVERTIBLEOther financing Apr 2025 $8M Undisclosed
POST IPO EQUITYOther financing Feb 2025 $5M Undisclosed
POST IPO EQUITYOther financing Sep 2024 Undisclosed
SPAC IPOExit Jun 2023 Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp
IPOExit Dec 2021 Undisclosed
SERIES AEquity / VC Mar 2020 Undisclosed
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Financials

Workforce over time

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YearEmployees
2026 16
2025 16
2024 15
2023 10
2022 14
2021 18
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Growth signals

Cero Therapeutics website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Cero Therapeutics is 4.4K monthly website visits, up 300% over the last three months. Cero Therapeutics's team grew 0% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits4.4K 3-month web change+300% 1-year team growth0%
Monthly website visits62 observations · Oct 2020–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

Cero Therapeutics compared with similar companies

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CelularityClinical-stage biotechnology company productizing allogeneic cells and tissues derived from the postpartum placenta Florham Park, United States Operational 144 $698M $89M
AUM BiosciencesAn oncology-focused biotechnology company that aims to accelerate the development of innovative, affordable medicines for patients in Asia and around the world Singapore, Singapore Operational
DiaCartaImproving patient care through novel precision molecular diagnostics: CE/IVD marked tests are available for detection of KRAS Hayward, United States Operational
NKGen BiotechMaximizing immune integrity through the development of unique natural killer (NK) cell therapies Santa Ana, United States Operational
AEON BiopharmaDeveloping ABP-450 (prabotulinumtoxinA) injection for the treatment of debilitating medical conditions Irvine, United States Operational
Jasper TherapeuticsEnabling safer conditioning agents to allow for expanded use of curative therapy with stem cell transplants and gene therapies Redwood City, United States Operational
AlvotechDedicated to broadening the availability and accessibility of biosimilars Reykjavík, Iceland Operational
Immatics biotechnologiesCombines the discovery of true targets for cancer immunotherapies with the development of the right T cell receptors with the goal of enabling a robust and specific T cell response against these targets Tübingen, Germany Operational
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Talent graph

Cero Therapeutics's talent

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Team profiled 7 named & role-tagged
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Investors

5 investors on Cero Therapeutics's cap table

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Series B+ 3 investors entered at this stage
Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp
SRx Health Solutions
Keystone Capital Partners
Other known 2 additional known investors
Altitude Life Science Ventures
ARCH Venture Partners

Global footprint

Where Cero Therapeutics has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
1 countries with
team presence
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Market sentiment

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