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Protagonist Therapeutics

Biotech & Life Sciences · Newark, United States · Founded 2006 · IPO 2016

Protagonist Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on peptide drug discovery and development. Their mission is to improve patients' lives by addressing areas of unmet need in both rare and prevalent diseases where current treatments are either limited or inadequate. They operate in the healthcare and pharmaceutical market, specifically in the area of drug discovery and development. Their business model revolves around the discovery, development, and commercialization of peptide-based drugs. They conduct clinical trials to test the efficacy and safety of these drugs, with the ultimate goal of bringing them to market. Once a drug is approved for use, they generate revenue through its sale. Protagonist Inc. is also committed to health equity and improving access to medicines. They ensure diverse representation in their clinical studies by actively seeking patients from various locations, age groups, and backgrounds. This includes a focus on including aging populations who are often left out of clinical studies. In addition to their commitment to diverse patient representation, Protagonist Inc. also values diversity and inclusion within their workplace. They believe that a diverse and inclusive corporate culture is critical to their long-term success and innovation. Keywords: Biopharmaceutical, Peptide Drug Discovery, Clinical Trials, Rare Diseases, Prevalent Diseases, Health Equity, Access to Medicines, Diverse Representation, Inclusion, Workplace Diversity.

Valuation $8.39B
Revenue $46M
Total funding $50–100M

Investors

13 investors on Protagonist Therapeutics's cap table

Sourced from Dealroom's funding history. Investor profile links are shown where available.

Seed 1 investor entered at this stage
National Institutes of Health
Series A 6 investors entered at this stage
Starfish Ventures
Lilly Ventures
QIC BioVentures
Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
Inbio Ventures
Pharmstandard
Series B+ 6 investors entered at this stage
Canaan
Foresite Capital
RA Capital Management
BVF Partners
Standard Treasury
Midcap Financial

Global footprint

Where Protagonist Therapeutics has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States92.7%
🇦🇺 Australia7.3%
2 countries shown
Web traffic by country
11K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States90%
🇮🇳 India5.5%
🇯🇵 Japan1.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.8%
Top 4 markets shown

Talent graph

The shape of Protagonist Therapeutics's talent

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19 team members profilednamed & role-tagged by Dealroom
158 employeestotal headcount
3 executives & foundersidentified by name
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Patent intelligence

$63M patent portfolio · 48 active families

Estimated portfolio value
$63M
0.76% of market cap · 90.9× smaller than top peer Ablynx ($5.8B)
48 active patent families
Where Protagonist Therapeutics innovates Autoimmune inflammatory bowel diseaseBowels diseasesInflammatory bowel diseaseInterleukinMolecular biology

Where Protagonist Therapeutics concentrates vs peers

Each axis is a top-10 topic across Protagonist Therapeutics and its closest peers. #1 = 100, #10 = 10, absent = 0.

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Protagonist Therapeutics

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