Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals

Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals

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Private Company

Total funding raised: $12.5M

Overview

Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals is a private, pre-revenue biotech targeting a significant unmet need: an FDA-approved therapy for persistent concussion symptoms (post-concussion syndrome). The company's lead small molecule drug, OXE103, showed an 85% responder rate in a Phase 2a pilot study, positioning it for a planned Phase 2b trial in 2026. Oxeia is currently raising capital via an equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine to fund this next development stage, operating in a large market with no approved pharmacological treatments.

NeurologyTraumatic Brain Injury

Technology Platform

Novel small molecule therapeutic targeting neuro-metabolic dysfunction underlying concussion.

Funding History

2
Total raised:$12.5M
Series A$10M
Seed$2.5M

Opportunities

The company operates in a massive, completely untreated market with millions of annual concussion cases and zero FDA-approved therapies.
Success would mean first-mover advantage in a space with significant unmet medical need and high awareness.
Positive Phase 2b data could attract partnership or acquisition interest from larger neurology-focused pharma companies.

Risk Factors

High clinical risk that Phase 2b/3 trials fail to confirm promising early data.
Regulatory risk in pioneering an approval pathway for a new indication.
Financial risk due to reliance on crowdfunding and future dilutive financing.
Competitive risk from other entities developing concussion therapies.

Competitive Landscape

There are currently no FDA-approved pharmacological treatments for concussion, making the competitive landscape for a specific approved drug essentially empty. However, competition exists from off-label use of medications for symptoms (e.g., headache, depression) and from other companies in earlier preclinical or clinical stages also targeting TBI. Oxeia's advanced Phase 2a data provides a potential timing advantage.