Top 63 Startups that help to cure COVID-19

Updated: Dec 01, 2025
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These startups develop new diagnostic and treatment technologies for COVID-19, such as such as monoclonal antibodies, antiviral therapeutics and immune modulators.
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BioNTech
Country: Germany | Funding: $2B
BioNTech is a global leader in mRNA-based immunotherapy. The company was the first to invent and commercialize a COVID-19 vaccine (in partnership with Pfizer). BioNTech is currently developing several personalized immunotherapeutic agents (vaccines) against cancer and infectious diseases, including melanoma, human papillomavirus, non-small cell lung cancer, tuberculosis and malaria. The company's flagship platform, FixVac, enables the creation of ready-to-use mRNA cancer vaccines that can be used off-shelf to a specific indication (fixed-dose vaccines). These vaccines are a fixed combination of unmutated tumor antigens encoded by mRNA, which are frequently expressed in certain types of cancer. The mRNA is delivered using a proprietary RNA-lipoplex delivery system, which is designed to enhance mRNA stability in the body and target antigen-presenting dendritic cells (DCs), the training grounds of our immune system.
2
Moderna Therapeutics
Country: USA | Funding: $3.9B
Moderna is a pioneer in developing a new class of drugs based on messenger RNA (mRNA). This new drug platform is based on the discovery that in-vitro engeneered and injected mRNA can direct the body's cellular machinery to produce virtually any protein of interest, from native proteins to antibodies and other entirely new protein constructs with therapeutic activity both inside and outside cells. In other words, mRNA can guide the body to produce its own drugs. Moderna used mRNA to create the first COVID-19 vaccine and is now applying this technology to create vaccines for infectious diseases (influenza, RSV, HSV, etc.), immuno-oncology (melanoma, lung cancer, liver cancer, etc.), rare diseases and autoimmune diseases.
3
CureVac
Country: Germany | Funding: $2.1B
CureVac is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the prophylactic and therapeutic application of messenger RNA.
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ImmunityBio
Country: USA | Funding: $1.4B
ImmunityBio is a privately held immunotherapy company with one of the broadest portfolios of biological molecules spanning albumin-linked chemotherapeutic, peptides, fusion proteins, cytokine, monoclonal antibodies, adenovirus and yeast vaccine therapies.
5
Vir Biotechnology
Country: USA | Funding: $908.6M
Vir Biotechnology brings together cutting-edge innovations with scientific expertise and management.
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AbCellera Biologics
Country: Canada | Funding: $887M
AbCellera Biologics offers development of antibody therapeutics to improve patient outcomes.
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LetsGetChecked
Country: Ireland | Funding: $708M
LetsGetChecked offers a health test kit service so that you can take various common laboratory tests from the comfort of your home
8
Carbon Health
Country: USA | Funding: $622.5M
Carbon Health is a developer of a mobile-based healthcare network used to offer simple, convenient, and accessible healthcare.
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Invivyd
Country: USA | Funding: $553.5M
Invivyd develops antibodies to transcend the limitations of the human immune system and fight against viral infections.
10
Twist Bioscience
Country: USA | Funding: $553.1M
Twist Bioscience is a synthetic DNA production for specialty chemical compounds and drug development.
11
GreenLight Biosciences
Country: USA | Funding: $510.6M
GreenLight Biosciences is using RNA to target some of the world’s biggest problems
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Medable
Country: USA | Funding: $506.6M
Medable's platform helps to facilitate the clinical trial process. Its mission is to reduce clinical trial timelines by 50%.
13
Color Genomics
Country: USA | Funding: $497M
Color provides a high-quality, physician-ordered, genetic test at a low cost. We include support for physicians, as well as genetic counseling as part of every purchase. Our goal is to expand physician-supported access to genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk to every person, everywhere.
14
Invivyd
Country: USA | Funding: $496M
Invivyd develops antibodies to transcend the limitations of the human immune system and fight against viral infections.
15
AlloVir
Country: USA | Funding: $435M
AlloVir, formerly known as ViraCyte, is a leading innovator in allogeneic, off-the-shelf, multi-virus specific T-cell immunotherapies
16
Helix
Country: USA | Funding: $403M
At Helix, we’re dedicated to making DNA learning accessible and actionable for everyone. It’s our mission to empower every person to improve their life through DNA. We believe in a world where everyone benefits from their biological information and is able to help all of humanity lead better lives.
17
Celularity
Country: USA | Funding: $400M
Celgene spinout that aims is to develop cells from placentas against blood cancers and is founded on the use of stem cells from placentas. The goal is to create therapies across autoimmune and degenerative disease, immuno-oncology, and functional regeneration.
18
Shionogi
Country: Japan | Funding: $382.6M
Shionogi supply the best possible medicine to protect the health and wellbeing of the patients they serve.
19
Humanigen
Country: USA | Funding: $369.5M
Humanigen is a biopharmaceutical company that uses its biologic capabilities and its proprietary platform technology to develop first-in-class human antibody therapeutics. It focuses on preventing the serious and potentially life-threatening side-effects associated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy.
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Clover Biopharmaceuticals
Country: China | Funding: $343.7M
Clover Biopharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel and transformative biologic therapies.
Jason Kwon
Editor: Jason Kwon
Jason Kwon is a senior editor for MedicalStartups. He has previously covered the pharmaceutical and medical research industries for FDAnews and worked as a head of marketing for medical startup Sonic Therapeutics. Before that, he co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in Asia. Jason graduated from St. Bonaventure University’s journalism school. In his free time, Jason enjoys yoga, watching movie trailers, traveling to places where he can't get cell service. You can contact Jason at jaskwon(at)medicalstartups(dot)com