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KeylikaSummer 2022Active

Walnut Creek · CA, USA · Pharma · founded 2022 · https://www.keylika.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Keylika — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
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Keylika: limited disclosed financing to assess.

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Where it sits in Pharma

Keylika is one of 310 Pharma companies tracked from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, on record since 2022. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 16% of sector peers), and in the long tail by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

Redefining the Standard of Care for Iron Deficiency Anemia

Keylika is an early stage biopharma startup developing metal-based drugs using a platform synthesis technology to treat unmet medical needs. We then administer these drugs using proven delivery technologies to effect the best clinical outcomes. Our first product is a small molecule iron drug (new molecular entity) delivered by a wearable skin patch to treat Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), with significantly higher safety, efficacy and tolerability over existing treatments. This is poised to be a best-in-class, potentially breakthrough therapy for treating iron deficiency without any GI side-effects (eg. nausea, constipation, diarrhea, etc.) typically associated with oral iron supplements, and without the risks, costs and side-effects associated with IV iron infusions. When approved, Keylika’s proprietary transdermal iron will be the world's first prescription iron patch. Iron deficiency is a hugely understated problem affecting about 1.6 billion people worldwide and more than 30 million in the US alone, translating to a $17B US market.

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How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 310 companies in Pharma. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages)
This company
Sector median$6.4M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages)
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Sector median$62.5M

Raised more than 16% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 16% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

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Registry & provenance

Keylika is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

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What does Keylika do and where is it based?
Keylika operates in the Pharma sector, based in Walnut Creek, CA, USA. Redefining the Standard of Care for Iron Deficiency Anemia
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