City Therapeutics' IPO
Listed Oct 16, 2026 at $18 on Nasdaq as CTY.
Today 16% above its $18 offer price; its first day closed +24.4%.
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What does City Therapeutics do?
“We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing the next generation of RNA interference ("RNAi") therapeutics designed to silence the expression of disease-relevant proteins, with the aim of delivering meaningful and durable benefits for patients in need.”
| Fact | City Therapeutics |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | Delaware, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Employees | 81 full-time, as of September 1, 2026 |
| Website | citytx.com |
What is the offering?
Each figure names the filing it is from and that filing's date. The market cap is Breakaway's arithmetic from the prospectus's share count.
| Fact | City Therapeutics |
|---|---|
| Shares offered | 11,111,111 |
| Offer price | $18 a share |
| Raised at that price | $200 million |
| Underwriters' discount | $14 million |
| Underwriters' option | 1,666,666 more shares |
| Underwriters | Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Stifel, and Oppenheimer |
| Exchange | Nasdaq Global Market, as CTY |
| Shares outstanding after | 51,721,168 |
| Market cap at the offer price | $931 million |
What the filing says about its money
| Fact | City Therapeutics |
|---|---|
| Collaboration revenue | $13.6 million, year to December 31, 2025 |
| Net loss | $58.5 million, year to December 31, 2025 |
| Cash | $172 million, as of June 30, 2026 |
| Last preferred stock | Series B preferred |
What risks does City Therapeutics name first?
- “We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a limited operating history and no products approved by regulators for commercial sale, which may make it difficult to evaluate our current and future business prospects.”
- “The approach we are taking to discover and develop certain of our product candidates is novel and may never lead to marketable products.”
- “We are early in our development efforts.”
Every date of City Therapeutics' IPO
| What | Day |
|---|---|
| Registration filed | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Exchange registration filed | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Declared effective by the SEC | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Priced | Oct 15, 2026 |
| First trade | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Lock-up ends | Apr 13, 2027 |
How did its first days trade?
From its daily bars, each close against its $18 offer price.
| Day | Open | Close | From the offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | $23 | $22.40 | +24.4% |
| Oct 19 | $21.94 | $21.46 | +19.2% |
| Oct 20 | $21.44 | $20.83 | +15.7% |
| Oct 21 | $20.78 | $20.43 | +13.5% |
| Oct 22 | $20.41 | $20.77 | +15.4% |
What is City Therapeutics' Quality Score?
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City Therapeutics IPO questions
When is City Therapeutics' IPO?
Listed Oct 16, 2026 at $18 on Nasdaq as CTY.
What is City Therapeutics' IPO price?
City Therapeutics' IPO priced at $18 a share, per its final prospectus of Oct 16, 2026.
How many shares is City Therapeutics selling?
11,111,111 shares, and the underwriters may buy 1,666,666 more, per its final prospectus (424B4).
Who are the underwriters?
Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Stifel, and Oppenheimer, as the prospectus's cover names them.
When does the lock-up end?
City Therapeutics' IPO lock-up ends Apr 13, 2027. Its final prospectus says: “.”
Does Breakaway rate City Therapeutics?
City Therapeutics has a Quality Score of 2 today, marked New listing for its first 21 sessions. The score counts the 14 chart checks and the company's filings; a check that needs more history than a new stock has waits for it.
Can Breakaway say where City Therapeutics' price will go?
No. Breakaway does not say where a price will go. Every figure here is from the company's SEC filings, linked on each line.
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