Vyriad - About the company
Vyriad is a series B company based in Rochester (United States), founded in 2016 by Stephen Russell. It operates as a Developer of oncolytic-virus-based immunotherapies for cancer treatment. Vyriad has raised $125M in funding from investors like Rochester Area Economic Development, Mayo Clinic Ventures and Southeast Minnesota Capital Fund. The company has 3282 active competitors, including 1122 funded and 777 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Sana Biotechnology and Senti Bio.
Company Details
Developer of oncolytic-virus-based immunotherapies for cancer treatment. The company focuses on the development of new oncolytic virus treatments that leverage Vyriad’s vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) platform, as well as antibody discovery capabilities. The company's lead product is Voyager-V1 which addresses multiple cancer types.
- Website
- vyriad.com
- Email ID
- *****@vyriad.com
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Founded Year
2016
Location
Rochester, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$125M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
104th among 3282 active competitors
Employee Count
58 as on Jul 31, 2026
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Vyriad's funding and investors
Vyriad has raised a total funding of $125M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Dec 23, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Vyriad has 8 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Vyriad:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Dec 23, 2025 | 4381923 | Series B | 7469098 | 2928373 | 6582444 | 3285719 |
May 17, 2022 | 5453181 | Series B | 5367505 | 1569713 | 8855188 | |
Oct 30, 2019 | 9514816 | Series A | 6859804 | 4389061 | 1063911 | 2892290 |
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Vyriad's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Vyriad is Stephen Russell.
Here are the details of Vyriad's key team members:
- Stephen Russell: CEO & Founder of Vyriad.
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Vyriad's employee count trend
Vyriad has 58 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Vyriad's employee count trend over the years:
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Vyriad's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Vyriad include Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Sana Biotechnology and Senti Bio. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Vyriad, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Jazz Pharmaceuticals 2003, Dublin (Ireland), Public | Developer of novel biopharmaceutical medicines for unmet medical needs | $265M | 82/100 | |
2nd | Sana Biotechnology 2018, Seattle (United States), Public | Developer of engineered cell therapies for treating various human diseases | $821M | 75/100 | |
3rd | Senti Bio 2016, San Francisco (United States), Public | Developer of cell and gene therapies for patients living with incurable diseases | $158M | 72/100 | |
4th | Ideaya Biosciences 2015, San Francisco (United States), Public | Developer of oncology-focused precision medicine using molecular diagnostics | $157M | 72/100 | |
5th | Sutro Biopharma 2003, United States, Public | Developer of antibody-based therapeutics for cancer therapy | $175M | 72/100 | |
6th | Syndax 2005, Waltham (United States), Public | Developer of targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer | $198M | 72/100 | |
7th | Karyopharm 2008, Newton (United States), Public | Biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative cancer therapies | $98.4M | 71/100 | |
8th | Moderna 2010, Cambridge (United States), Public | Developer of mRNA-based therapeutics for a wide range of diseases | $2.78B | 71/100 | |
9th | C4 Therapeutics 2016, Cambridge (United States), Public | Developer of small molecule drugs for treating cancer | $223M | 71/100 | |
10th | Developer of T-cell therapies for the treatment of cancer | $49.8M | 71/100 | ||
104th | Vyriad 2016, Rochester (United States), Series B | Developer of oncolytic-virus-based immunotherapies for cancer treatment | $125M | 63/100 |
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Vyriad's Investments and acquisitions
Vyriad has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Vyriad
Media has covered Vyriad for a total of 5 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Vyriad Announces Strategic Leadership Changes to Drive Next Phase of GrowthVoice Of Alexandria•Jun 23, 2026•Vyriad
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Vyriad and Weizmann Institute of Science Enter Exclusive License AgreementBusiness Wire•Sep 02, 2025•Weizmann Institute of Science, Vyriad
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Novartis taps Vyriad’s viral vectors to develop in vivo T cell editingFierce Biotech•Nov 20, 2024•Vyriad, Novartis
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Vyriad Announces Expansion of T-Cell Lymphoma Trial at Mayo ClinicTullahoma News•Jun 15, 2023•Vyriad
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Former CIO and Treasurer to Mayo Clinic, Harry Hoffman named to Vyriad, Inc. Board of DirectorseNewsChannels•Aug 24, 2021•Vyriad, Mayo Clinic
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