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Tango Therapeutics

Biotech & Life Sciences · Boston, United States · Founded 2017 · Public via SPAC 2021

Biotechnology company developing novel medicines MoreLess

Tango Therapeutics is a biotechnology startup focused on developing innovative cancer treatments. The company leverages the principle of synthetic lethality, a concept where two genes interact in a way that the loss of both leads to cell death, but the loss of just one does not. This approach allows Tango to create medicines that specifically target and kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones.

Tango Therapeutics operates in the oncology market, which involves the study and treatment of tumors. Their primary clients are healthcare providers, including hospitals and specialized cancer treatment centers, as well as pharmaceutical companies looking for cutting-edge cancer therapies.

The business model of Tango Therapeutics revolves around research and development (R&D) of new cancer drugs. They collaborate with larger pharmaceutical companies, such as Gilead Sciences, to co-develop these therapies. This collaboration not only provides financial support but also accelerates the development and commercialization of their treatments. Tango Therapeutics generates revenue through these partnerships, as well as through funding rounds, such as their recent $60 million Series B financing.

Tango's robust pipeline of therapies is backed by a passionate team and bold leadership, including notable appointments like Reid Huber, PhD, and Malte Peters, MD, to their Board of Directors. These strategic moves strengthen their executive team and enhance their capability to bring next-generation targeted immunotherapies to market.

In summary, Tango Therapeutics is a pioneering biotech firm dedicated to creating genetically targeted cancer treatments through strategic collaborations and a strong focus on R&D.

Keywords: biotechnology, cancer treatment, synthetic lethality, oncology, R&D, partnerships, immunotherapy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, innovation.

Valuation $4.08B
Revenue $62M
Total funding $100–500M

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Tango Therapeutics's talent

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Employees mapped 161 incl. 1 AI specialist
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Key operators 21 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

30 investors on Tango Therapeutics's cap table

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Series A 5 investors entered at this stage
Series B+ 25 investors entered at this stage
Gilead Sciences
Farallon Capital Management
BlackRock
Fidelity Investments
Foresite Capital
Bain Capital Life Sciences
Citadel
EcoR1 Capital
Samsara BioCapital
Avoro Capital Advisors
Woodline Partners
Southpoint Capital Advisors
RA Capital Management
Janus Henderson Investors
Logos Capital
BCTG Acquisition Corp
Nextech
TCGX
Adage Capital
Balyasny Asset Management
T. Rowe Price
Nantahala Capital Management
Invus
Nextech Invest
RTW Investments

Global footprint

Where Tango Therapeutics has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States98.5%
🇩🇪 Germany0.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.8%
3 countries shown
Web traffic by country
26K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States80%
🏳️ Korea8.1%
🏳️ Republic of6.9%
🇮🇳 India6.2%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.4%
Top 5 markets shown

Patent intelligence

$4M patent portfolio · 18 active families

Estimated portfolio value
$4M
0.09% of market cap · 37× smaller than top peer Exelixis ($140M)
18 active patent families
Where Tango Therapeutics innovates Cancer researchCarcinosisCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryMolecular biology

Where Tango Therapeutics concentrates vs peers

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Tango Therapeutics

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about Tango Therapeutics on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

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