Rivus Pharmaceuticals

Drug Discovery · Charlottesville, VA · Founded 2019 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of controlled metabolic accelerators designed to improve cardio-metabolic health. Rivus Pharmaceuticals is based in Charlottesville, VA and was founded in 2019. It was valued at $489 million at its later-stage round in Jan 2025, the last priced event on record. It has raised $224 million across 4 recorded rounds; the latest was a $57 million later-stage round in Jan 2025.

PMV mark · valuation
$489.0M
Oct 2026
Priced at
its later-stage round
Jan 2025
Total raised
$224.0M
Last round
Later Stage VC
Jan 2025

Rivus Pharmaceuticals key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of controlled metabolic accelerators designed to improve cardio-metabolic health.
  • Rivus Pharmaceuticals is valued at approximately $489.0M as of Oct 2026, set at its later-stage round, Jan 2025; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $224.0M across 4 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC ($57.0M) in Jan 2025.
  • Notable investors include RA Capital Management, Longitude Capital, Bain Capital Life Sciences, BB Biotech, Medicxi — 6 tracked in total.
  • Rivus Pharmaceuticals has filed 4 Form Ds with the SEC since 2021, most recently Jan 2025 ($57.0M sold to 7 investors).
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
PrivateMarketView mark
LOW confidence
$489.0M

Valued at $489.0M at its later-stage round, Jan 2025. Nothing has traded since.

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Rivus Pharmaceuticals funding rounds

4 rounds
Jan 2025Later Stage VC$57.0MSEC filing▮
Aug 2024Later Stage VC$66.0MSEC filing▮
Aug 2022Early Stage VC (Series B)$132.0M▮
Mar 2019Early Stage VC$34.5MSEC filing▮

Rivus Pharmaceuticals valuation

Rivus Pharmaceuticals was valued at $489 million at its later-stage round in Jan 2025. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has Rivus Pharmaceuticals raised?

Rivus Pharmaceuticals has raised $224 million across 4 recorded rounds since 2019. The largest was a $66 million later-stage round in Aug 2024; the most recent was a $57 million later-stage round in Jan 2025.

Rivus Pharmaceuticals has filed 4 Form Ds with the SEC since 2021, most recently in Jan 2025 ($57 million sold to 7 investors).

Rivus Pharmaceuticals investors

6 investors are on record for Rivus Pharmaceuticals, including RA Capital Management, Longitude Capital, Bain Capital Life Sciences and BB Biotech. The later-stage round in Jan 2025 drew 7 investors.

Comparable companies

Comparable drug discovery names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: Electra Therapeutics ($479 million), CORXEL Pharmaceuticals ($475 million) and Diagonal Therapeutics ($459 million).

About Rivus Pharmaceuticals

Developer of controlled metabolic accelerators designed to improve cardio-metabolic health. The company improves cellular metabolism and treats the underlying cause of highly prevalent metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, enabling patients with oral small-molecule therapeutics that address the underlying metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.

Industry
Drug Discovery
Sector
Healthcare
HQ
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Founded
2019
Employees
27
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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