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CancerVAX, Inc.

Santa Barbara, CA · Founded 2021
LAST FUNDING
$1.5M
Seed

Funding history

DateRoundAmountInvestorsSource
Seed$1.5M

About CancerVAX, Inc.

How much funding has CancerVAX, Inc. raised?

CancerVAX, Inc. has raised $1.5M in total funding. The most recent round was Seed.

Where is CancerVAX, Inc. headquartered?

CancerVAX, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

What problem does CancerVAX, Inc. solve?

Millions die each year because the body does not easily recognize and kill cancer cells, and other immunotherapies have had very limited success teaching the immune system to recognize cancer.

What's CancerVAX, Inc.'s solution?

CancerVax is a pre-clinical biotech developing an AI-powered, injectable Universal Cancer Treatment Platform that detects, marks, and kills only cancer cells using the body's own immune system.

What makes CancerVAX, Inc. different?

Instead of teaching the immune system to recognize cancer directly, their approach disguises cancer cells to look like a disease the body already recognizes (such as measles), 'tricking' the immune system into attacking them.

What makes CancerVAX, Inc. notable?

Founded by Ryan Davies in 2021 and led by CEO Byron Elton, the company has raised funds through equity crowdfunding on StartEngine.

Leadership

Ryan Davies
Executive Officer, Director
Byron Elton
Executive Officer, Director
Carla Miller
Director
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