Last updated 2026-07-20
- Raised $5M Seed round led by Maruho Israel Innovation Fund, Dec 2020
Total raised
$5.0M
Last: Undisclosed Round 2021-01
Stage
Seed
Founded
2018
Headcount
6
HQ
Rehovot, Israel
Sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences
About
Follicle Pharma is an Israeli biotech startup focused on developing a new class of topical targeted delivery systems to overcome the challenges of intra-follicular drug delivery. Their proprietary, patented technology platform allows for efficient and selective delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to hair follicles, addressing various dermatological diseases and indications such as different types of hair loss, auto-immune diseases, and viral diseases. The company was founded within the Mii Fund and Labs framework, an initiative of Maruho Israel Innovation Fund.
Funding history · 1 round · $5.0M total
2020-12
Seed
$5.0M
★ Maruho Israel Innovation Fund
Q&A
- What is Follicle Pharma's primary focus?
- Follicle Pharma specializes in Hair Follicle-targeted Therapeutics, developing new topical targeted delivery systems for follicular diseases.
- When was Follicle Pharma founded?
- Follicle Pharma was founded in March 2018.
- Where is Follicle Pharma headquartered?
- Follicle Pharma is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.
- How many employees does Follicle Pharma currently have?
- Follicle Pharma has 1-10 employees.
- What is Follicle Pharma's total funding to date?
- Follicle Pharma has raised a total of $5,000,000 USD.
- When did Follicle Pharma last raise funding and who were the lead investors?
- Follicle Pharma's last funding round was in January 2021, with Maruho Israel Innovation Fund as the lead investor.
- What is the current product stage of Follicle Pharma's offerings?
- Follicle Pharma's products are currently in the clinical trial stage.
- Does Follicle Pharma hold any patents?
- Yes, Follicle Pharma holds 1 patent.
Team · 3
Masanobu Ogawa
Founder · Co-founder
Doron Friedman
Founder · Co-founder & Managing Director
Eran Perry
Founder · Co-founder
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences
Sub-sectors
Health Tech & Life SciencesPharma & Medical BiotechnologyDrug Delivery
Technologies
Biologicals
Target customers
Healthcare & Life SciencesLife SciencesPharmaceuticals
Business model
B2B
Highlights
1 Patents
Tags
drug-deliverypharmaceuticalsdermatology
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | folliclepharma.com |
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Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2018 |
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| Employees (exact) | 6 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 1 |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | folliclepharma.com |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 2 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 515812576 |
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| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2018-03-08 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2025 |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 5 — annual_report (1), people (3), shares_capital (1) |
| Registered address | אלון 33 כרמי יוסף |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | דו~ח שנתי |
| 2026-01-13 | עדכון דירקטורים-הסרת דירקטור |
| 2026-01-13 | עדכון דירקטורים-הוספת דירקטור |
| 2026-01-12 | הקצאת מניות |
| 2026-01-08 | עדכון בעלי תפקידים |