Fate Therapeutics Inc (FATE) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $153.37MP/E –Yield –
About Fate Therapeutics
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances), SIC 2836
The company is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm that develops off-the-shelf cellular immunotherapies using human induced pluripotent stem cells. Through cellular programming and multiplex engineering, it generates master cell lines to mass-produce uniform chimeric antigen receptor T-cell and natural killer cell therapies. Its principal product candidates include FT819, FT522, FT825, FT836, and FT839, which are designed to treat autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, vasculitis, and myositis, alongside advanced solid tumors. Its end users are patients with severe cancers and autoimmune conditions.
The company operates a good manufacturing practice facility exceeding 40,000 square feet to supply product candidates for clinical testing and commercial scale. Its clinical trials take place across the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, including fourteen activated study sites located in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its proprietary platform is supported by over 600 issued patents and 550 pending patent applications. The provided document does not state where the company is headquartered.
Summary of the business section of Fate Therapeutics's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Fate Therapeutics Inc
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Address
- 12278 Scripps Summit Drive 92131
- Phone
- (858) 875-1803
- Website
- fatetherapeutics.com
- Employees
- 161, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young, LLP, San Diego, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- FATE
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Oct 1, 2013
- Shares outstanding
- 120M, Aug 6, 2026
- Public float
- $113.00M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1434316
- CUSIP
- 31189P102
- ISIN
- US31189P1021
- FIGI
- BBG000QP35H2
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001T888S2
- LEI
- 549300L14Q4UHOODLA90
- EIN
- 65-1311552
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Bahram Valamehr | President and CEO, Director | 591,815 |
| Kamal Adawi | Chief Financial Officer | 93,418 |
| Cindy Tahl | See Remarks | 589,355 |
| Jerome Charles Bressi | See Remarks | 335,203 |
| William H. Rastetter | Director | 642,424 |
| Robert S. Epstein | Director | 36,331 |
| Michael Stewart Lee | Director | 11,331 |
| Karin Jooss | Director | 9,848 |
| Shefali Agarwal | Director | 10,490 |
| Yuan Xu | Director | 8,669 |
| Redmile Group, LLC | Director | 13,135,758 |
| Jeremy Green | Director | 12,884,277 |
| Matt Abernethy | Director | – |
| Laura Hamill | Director | – |
| RedCo II Master Fund, L.P. | Director | 8,977,624 |
| Neelufar Mozaffarian | Director | – |
| John Mendlein | Director | 311,231 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.25M | $1.65M | $913.40K | $10 | – |
| FY2024 | $4.18M | $1.59M | $3.50M | $16 | – |
| FY2023 | $3.52M | -$360.47K | $2.88M | $37 | – |
| FY2022 | $8.15M | -$12.37M | $3.18M | $17 | – |
| FY2021 | $11.73M | -$11.64M | $6.84M | $64 | – |
| FY2020 | $5.60M | $78.60M | $3.27M | $46464 | $126 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahram Valamehr President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $600.00K | – | $1.28M | $360.00K | $4.70K | $2.25M | -37% |
| Kamal Adawi Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $99.00K | $115.50K | $456.00K | $39.60K | $4.70K | $714.80K | – |
| Cindy R. Tahl Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $520.00K | $92.40K | $286.90K | $208.00K | $4.70K | $1.11M | -67% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Oct 1, 2013
- Offer price
- $6.00
- Securities offered
- 6,666,667
- Gross proceeds
- $40.00M
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- First trading day
- Oct 1, 2013
- First-day close
- $6.62+10.3%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Mar 30, 2014
“Our common stock has been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “FATE.” The initial public offering price of our common stock is $6.00 per share.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed 161 employees, all of whom are full-time employees, including 27 in research and development, 103 in clinical development, manufacturing and regulatory affairs and 31 in general and administrative.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2023 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Oct 1, 2013 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Sep 17, 2013 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
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