Helex, a therapeutics startup developing a new class of targeted medicines for genetic kidney diseases, has raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round led by pi Ventures, along with participation from Bluehill Capital, SOSV, and a global syndicate of investors.
With this round, Helex has raised over $6 million in total funding to date. The proceeds will be used to accelerate its lead candidate for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) while advancing its platform to establish a differentiated kidney therapeutics portfolio, Helex said…

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