Funding led by TK Partners supports further clinical validation, regulatory preparation, and commercialization of OncoGaze™
SAN DIEGO, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Acurion, a precision oncology technology company advancing AI-driven cancer biomarker detection through its OncoGaze™ platform, today announced the closing of its oversubscribed seed financing round, raising $4.3 million against a $4 million target.
The round was led by TK & Partners, with participation from Mesa Verde Venture Partners, The National Foundation for Cancer Research and the Asian Fund for Cancer Research, Bootstrap Ventures, and institutional investors, impact funds, and healthcare executives.
The financing will further support clinical validation, platform development, regulatory preparation, and commercialization as Acurion advances OncoGaze™ toward broader clinical and research adoption.
“This financing represents strong validation of our technology and mission,” said Rick Fultz, CEO of Acurion. “The future of precision oncology depends on making advanced biomarker detection accessible, scalable, and instantly actionable in real-world clinical settings. This investment helps us accelerate development and bring our technology closer to meaningful impact for cancer patients.”
“Acurion stood out immediately — tackling a global problem with a strong technical edge, a standout team, and a clear approach to execution,” said TK & Partners’ Chairman, Tomas Koch.
“AI has the potential to reshape how we detect and act on cancer biomarkers,” said Carey Ng, Ph.D., Managing Partner at Mesa Verde Venture Partners. “What stood out to us about Acurion is their ability to translate complex science into a solution that fits directly into existing clinical workflows. This is the kind of innovation that can expand access to precision oncology at scale.”
Acurion’s technology builds on foundational work by co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Ludmil Alexandrov, Ph.D., Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at UC San Diego, whose work on mutational signatures has reshaped understanding of cancer origins and treatment response.
The company has achieved significant scientific and industry milestones, including publications in leading oncology and scientific journals, expanding collaborations with clinical partners, and engaging industry leaders.
“We’re moving quickly from validation to deployment,” Fultz added. “Our focus now is executing key clinical and regulatory milestones and getting this into the hands of physicians who can use it.”
The company expects to announce additional clinical collaborations and regulatory progress in the coming months.
About Acurion
Acurion is a San Diego-based precision oncology company developing AI-powered image analysis tools for biomarker detection, uncovering clinically actionable insights from conventional pathology images. Unlike genomic testing approaches often requiring additional tissue or specialized molecular testing, Acurion’s OncoGaze™ platform extracts biomarker insights from routine pathology slides prepared during standard clinical care, enabling an instantaneous, scalable and accessible approach to precision medicine.
Despite major advances in targeted therapies, many cancer patients either lack access to biomarker testing or face life-threatening testing delays. Acurion aims to expand access to precision oncology by improving biomarker detection and treatment selection across multiple advanced cancer types.
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