Elicio Therapeutics Announces Pricing of $15 Million Registered Direct Offering

BOSTON, July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELTX) (“Elicio” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation immunotherapies for KRAS-driven cancers, today announced that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement led by two new fundamental institutional investors with participation from a large existing shareholder for the purchase of an aggregate of 4,380,313 shares of its common stock pursuant to a registered direct offering (the “Offering”). The Offering is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $15 million, before deducting placement agents’ fees and other Offering expenses. The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about July 6, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Elicio intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, to primarily fund the planned Phase 1 clinical development of ELI-002 7P in metastatic PDAC and Elicio’s pipeline and platform, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.