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Nuvalent Acquisition, Valuation & Financials
Nuvalent was acquired by GSK for $11B in June 2026.
Cumulative funding Nuvalent raised
$185M
across 2 funding rounds
Nuvalent market cap before the deal
$9.8B
FRA: 5AX · Jul 2026
Key investors in Nuvalent
Deerfield
Fidelity
Bain Capital
Wellington Management
Viking Global Investors
Janus Henderson
Nuvalent Overview
About Nuvalent
Nuvalent Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating precisely targeted therapies for patients with cancer. All of its operations are in the United States. The company is engaged in developing small molecules that are designed to overcome the limitations of existing therapies for clinically validated kinase targets. The product candidates of the company include NVL-520, which is being developed for patients with ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), NVL-655, which is being developed for patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive NSCLC, NVL-330, is a brain-penetrant human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-selective inhibitor designed to address the combined medical need of treating tumors driven by HER2ex20.
Founded
2017
HQ
Website
Status
Acquired
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Licensing
Valuation
$11B (acquired Jun 2026)
Sectors
Nuvalent Acquisition
Nuvalent was acquired by GSK for $11B on 8 June 2026.
Before the acquisition Nuvalent had raised $185M across 2 funding rounds.
GSK agreed to acquire Nuvalent in an all-cash transaction valued at $10.6 billion, or $124 per share, through a tender offer for all outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. The deal implies a 40% premium to the last closing price and a net investment of $9.4 billion after cash acquired; GSK also said it expects the transaction to be accretive to core operating profit in 2027 and core EPS in 2029, with closing expected in Q3 2026. Strategically, GSK said the acquisition strengthens its oncology portfolio and expands its position in lung cancer, including late-stage assets such as ROS1 and ALK programs and a HER2 inhibitor, while supporting revenue growth from 2027 and its broader sales ambition of more than £40 billion by 2031. GSK also stated it will assume Nuvalent’s existing low-single-digit revenue-sharing royalty arrangements with Royalty Pharma and Deerfield. Nuvalent is a Boston-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating precisely targeted oncology therapies. The company’s disclosed scale in the transaction materials centers on its clinical-stage pipeline and oncology platform rather than revenue or EBITDA, which were not provided in the materials reviewed.
| Acquirer | Date | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2026 | Strategic M&A | $11B |
Nuvalent as a Public Company
Nuvalent traded as FRA: 5AX before it was taken private. Its acquisition was announced in June 2026. July 2026 is its last month on record as a listed company, with a market cap of $9.8B and an enterprise value of $8.5B.
Over the 4 years before that, its market cap grew from $719M in July 2022 to $9.8B.
Nuvalent market cap while listed
Nuvalent EV/Revenue (LTM) while listed
| As of | Market cap | Revenue (LTM) | EBITDA (LTM) | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $9.8B | - | - | - |
| Jul 2025 | $5.6B | - | ($325M) | (14.1x) |
| Jul 2024 | $5.2B | - | ($180M) | (24.9x) |
| Jul 2023 | $2.8B | - | ($110M) | (21.8x) |
| Jul 2022 | $719M | - | ($74M) | (9.6x) |
Market cap, enterprise value and last-twelve-month figures are month-end values, up to the last month Nuvalent traded.
Nuvalent Funding History
Nuvalent has raised a total of $185M across 2 funding rounds.
Nuvalent's first fundraising round was a $50M Series A in January 2021. The most recent completed round was a $135M Series B in May 2021.
Nuvalent funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Series B | Bain Capital (lead); Boxer Capital; Fairmount Funds Management; Wellington Management; Fidelity; Janus Henderson; Logos Capital; Driehaus Capital Management; Avoro Capital Advisors; Viking Global Investors; Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners; Deerfield | $135M | Nuvalent, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing precisely targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in oncology, focusing on treatment-resistant cancers. The company launched in January 2021 with a $50 million Series A from Deerfield Management, followed by the $135 million Series B financing completed on May 11, 2021, led by Bain Capital Life Sciences. Participating investors included Deerfield, Fidelity Management and Research Company LLC, Wellington Management, Viking Global Investors, Janus Henderson Investors, Avoro Capital Advisors, Boxer Capital, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Fairmount Funds Management LLC, Driehaus Capital Management LLC, and Logos Capital. Bain's Andrew Hack joined the board post-round. Proceeds from the Series B were allocated to advance lead programs NVL-520 (ROS1-selective kinase inhibitor for ROS1-positive NSCLC and solid tumors) and NVL-655 (ALK-selective inhibitor for ALK-positive cancers) into clinical development, as well as expand the discovery pipeline of novel small molecule kinase inhibitors. The financing positioned Nuvalent to initiate the ARROS-1 clinical trial for NVL-520, which opened for enrollment by Q3 2021, and prepare NVL-655 for clinic. Leadership additions included Chief Medical Officer Christopher Turner and oncology advisors. As of September 30, 2021, cash reserves stood at $302.4 million, reflecting Series B proceeds, supporting operations into later years. By December 31, 2021, cash was $288.1 million. |
| Jan 2021 | Series A | Deerfield (lead) | $50M | Nuvalent, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing precisely targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer, particularly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The company launched on January 27, 2021, with a $50 million Series A financing from Deerfield Management, marking its formal inception. This funding supported the initiation of parallel lead programs, including NUV-520, a potential best-in-class ROS1-selective inhibitor, and NUV-655, an ALK-selective inhibitor, with plans to start a Phase 1/2 trial for NUV-520 in ROS1-positive NSCLC in the second half of 2021. Nuvalent was founded based on technology developed under Matthew Shair, Ph.D., Professor at Harvard University, who serves as Founder, Head Scientific Advisor, and Board member. The leadership includes CEO James R. Porter, Ph.D., and Board members from Deerfield such as Cameron Wheeler, Ph.D., and Joseph Pearlberg, M.D., Ph.D., alongside independent directors. Deerfield, a healthcare investment firm, provided the sole backing for this launch round, highlighting confidence in Nuvalent's structure-based drug design expertise to address treatment-resistant cancers. Following the Series A, Nuvalent raised $135 million in a Series B round in May 2021, led by Bain Capital Life Sciences with participation from Deerfield and others including Fidelity, Wellington, Viking Global, and Janus Henderson, bringing total pre-IPO funding to $185 million. By September 30, 2021, cash reserves stood at $302.4 million. As a clinical-stage biotech with no current product revenue, Nuvalent advanced its pipeline, including the ARROS-1 trial for NVL-520 opened in Q3 2021, and later achieved substantial market cap growth to $7.6-8 billion by late 2025 with cash runway into 2028. |
Who has invested in Nuvalent?
12 investors have backed Nuvalent across its funding rounds, including Deerfield, Fidelity, Bain Capital, Wellington Management, Viking Global Investors and Janus Henderson.
Lead investors include Bain Capital and Deerfield.
Nuvalent Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lead | Jan 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Lead | May 2021 | ||
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Start Free TrialNuvalent Competitors
Nuvalent competitors include listed companies like Mankind Pharma, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Zhangzhou Pientzehuang and Aurobindo Pharma, and private ones like Biosplice Therapeutics and Biocon Biologics.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicly listed | $1.5B | $397M | $11B | 7.0x | ||
| Publicly listed | $3.5B | $789M | $11B | 2.9x | ||
| Publicly listed | $1.3B | $399M | $11B | 8.4x | ||
| Publicly listed | $3.5B | $721M | $10B | 2.6x | ||
| Private | - | - | $12B | - | ||
| Private | $1.1B | - | $4.5B | 4.2x |
Nuvalent Public Comps
Nuvalent is no longer listed, but its public comps include Mankind Pharma, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Zhangzhou Pientzehuang, Aurobindo Pharma, Axsome Therapeutics, Krystal Biotech, Haisco Pharmaceutical, Lupin, Elanco and Kelun.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $1.5B | $397M | 7.4x | 7.0x | 28.0x | 27.6x | |||
| $3.5B | $789M | 3.0x | 2.9x | 13.3x | 15.0x | |||
| $1.3B | $399M | 8.0x | 8.4x | 26.9x | 29.5x | |||
| $3.5B | $721M | 2.9x | 2.6x | 14.0x | 12.7x | |||
| $638M | ($168M) | 15.7x | 11.5x | (59.7x) | (71.0x) | |||
| $389M | $168M | 23.8x | 19.5x | 55.3x | 42.7x | |||
| $655M | $83M | 17.1x | 12.7x | 134.2x | 53.4x | |||
| $2.9B | $871M | 3.4x | 3.2x | 11.4x | 11.9x | |||
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Common questions about Nuvalent
| When was Nuvalent founded? | Nuvalent was founded in 2017. |
| Where is Nuvalent headquartered? | Nuvalent is headquartered in United States. |
| Is Nuvalent publicly listed? | No, Nuvalent was acquired by GSK in June 2026. |
| Who acquired Nuvalent? | Nuvalent was acquired by GSK in June 2026. |
| How much was Nuvalent acquired for? | Nuvalent was acquired for $11B in June 2026. |
| How much funding has Nuvalent raised? | Nuvalent has raised $185M across 2 funding rounds. |
| What was Nuvalent's last funding round? | Nuvalent's last funding round was a $135M Series B in May 2021, led by Bain Capital. |
| Who are Nuvalent's investors? | Nuvalent's investors include Deerfield, Boxer Capital, Fairmount Funds Management, Wellington Management, Fidelity, Janus Henderson, Logos Capital, Driehaus Capital Management, Avoro Capital Advisors, Bain Capital and 2 others. |
| Which companies are comparable to Nuvalent? | Companies comparable to Nuvalent include Mankind Pharma, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Zhangzhou Pientzehuang, Aurobindo Pharma, Biosplice Therapeutics and Biocon Biologics. |
| What was Nuvalent's market cap before the acquisition? | Nuvalent had a market cap of $9.8B in July 2026, its last month on record as a listed company. |
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