COMPANY PROFILE · UPDATED 18 NOV 2025

Calithera Biosciences

Calithera Biosciences is a development-stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. They are applying Their scientific expertise to build a pipeline of…

South San Francisco, CA

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Founded: 2010
Headcount: 44
Open roles: 0
Last raised: Post Ipo Equity

LOCATIONS

Where they work

Calithera Biosciences offices

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South San Francisco, CA343 Oyster Point Suite 200

FUNDING

Capital raised

Total raised

$341,400,000

Investors

Adage Capital Management Advanced Technology Ventures Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Delphi Ventures Longwood Fund Mission Bay Capital Morgenthaler U.S. Venture Partners (USVP)

Funding rounds

Post Ipo Equity
$10MMar 29, 2022
Grant
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
$2.4MNov 1, 2020
Post Ipo Equity
$36MApr 14, 2020
Post Ipo Equity
$57.5MJun 23, 2019
Post Ipo Equity
$50MAug 7, 2017
Post Ipo Equity
$80.5MMar 19, 2017
Series Unknown
$16MJul 30, 2014
IPO
UndisclosedJan 1, 2014
Series D
Adage Capital Management, Morgenthaler, Advanced Technology Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Longwood Fund
$35MOct 28, 2013
Series C
Delphi Ventures, Morgenthaler, Advanced Technology Ventures
$2MDec 27, 2012
Series B
$8MMay 30, 2012
Series Unknown
U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), Advanced Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler, Delphi Ventures
$4MNov 8, 2011
Series A
Morgenthaler, U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), Delphi Ventures, Mission Bay Capital, Advanced Technology Ventures
$40MJul 7, 2010

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OPEN ROLES

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