Last updated 2026-07-20
Total raised
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Last: Undisclosed Round 2025-05
Stage
Pre-Seed
Founded
2022
Headcount
8
HQ
Jerusalem, Israel
Sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences
About
Sakura Bio is an innovative biotech company transforming the future of cell therapy with effective, durable, and accessible T and NK cell treatments. Their core technology, T-Boost, enhances the potency, persistence, and resistance of reprogrammed T and NK cells against the tumor microenvironment. They are developing an off-the-shelf, allogeneic T-cell therapy, with their lead product, SAK-T (Super Activated Killer T-cell), being a unique T-cell population with superior anti-tumor cytotoxic activity and no toxicity to healthy tissue.
Headcount over time
8 employees (2026-09) · 1 point
Offices
Jerusalem, Israel · HQ / main office
Q&A
- What is Sakura Bio's primary focus?
- Sakura Bio focuses on developing an off-the-shelf, naïve PBMC-derived allogeneic T-cell therapy to combat cancer, specifically acute myeloid leukemia.
- What is Sakura Bio's lead product?
- Sakura Bio's lead product is Super Activated Killer T-cell (SAK-T), a unique T-cell population designed for superior anti-tumor cytotoxic activity without toxicity to healthy tissue.
- What is the safety profile of SAK-T cells compared to other T-cell products?
- SAK-T cells have a high safety profile, with no graft-versus-host disease, distinguishing them from other T-cell-based products like CAR-T.
- What is the first-in-human indication for SAK therapy?
- Due to SAK-T's killing properties of leukemic cells, Sakura Bio has chosen acute myeloid leukemia as its first-in-human indication for SAK therapy.
- When was Sakura Bio founded?
- Sakura Bio was founded in October 2022.
- How many employees does Sakura Bio currently have?
- Sakura Bio has 1-10 employees.
- What is Sakura Bio's current funding stage?
- Sakura Bio is currently in the Pre-Seed funding stage.
- What is the total amount of funding raised by Sakura Bio?
- Sakura Bio has raised a total of $1,700,000.
- When did Sakura Bio complete its last funding round and who were the lead investors?
- In May 2025, Sakura Bio completed a funding round with.
Team · 9
Dikla Berko-Ashur
Founder · Co-founder & CEO
Amnon Peled
Founder · Co-founder & CTO
Tony Peled
CDO
Inbal Mishalian
Head of Preclinical
Anthony Walker, PhD
Key consultor
Dorit Aschengrau
Scientist
Ori Choshen
Board of Directors
Dr. Lior Carmon
Board of Directors
Dr. Ruth Ben Yakar
Board of Directors
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences
Sub-sectors
Health Tech & Life SciencesPharma & Medical BiotechnologyDrugs Discovery & Development
Technologies
BiologicalsCells
Target customers
Healthcare & Life SciencesHealthcareLaboratories
Business model
B2B2CB2B
Tags
cancercell-therapycancer-therapypharmaceuticals
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | sakurabio.com/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/86832778 |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2022-10 |
|---|---|
| Employees (exact) | 8 |
Radar intelligence
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | sakurabio.com |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 2 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 516610532 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2022-05-11 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2025 |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 4 — people (3), shares_capital (1) |
| Registered address | הברזל 32 תל אביב - יפו |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | עדכון דירקטורים-הסרת דירקטור |
| 2026-02-09 | העברת מניות |
| 2026-01-01 | עדכון דירקטורים-הוספת דירקטור |
| 2026-01-01 | עדכון בעלי תפקידים |