Caris Life Sciences Stock: IPO History and Valuation

Biotech / Life Sciences
CEO David Dean Halbert Founded 2008 HQ Irving, US

Caris Life Sciences is a private precision-medicine and molecular diagnostics company focused on cancer care. It uses genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and AI-driven analysis to help physicians match patients to more personalized treatment options.

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How to Review Caris Life Sciences's Pre-IPO History on UpMarket

Caris Life Sciences became a public company on June 18, 2025 and trades on Nasdaq as CAI. UpMarket does not offer Caris Life Sciences shares. This page covers Caris Life Sciences's valuation and funding history before it went public.

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Caris Life Sciences listed on Nasdaq under the ticker CAI on June 18, 2025.

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See how Caris Life Sciences's private-market valuation changed across funding rounds before it went public.

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Valuation Growth Over Time

Post-money valuation by round
Previous rounds Most recent
DateRoundPPS (split-adj.)Valuation
2025 IPO

Caris Life Sciences Revenue and Growth

Annual revenue

Why Investors Are Watching Caris Life Sciences

Growth Signal

Caris raised $830M at $7.83B valuation in 2021

Caris Life Sciences announced an $830 million growth equity round at a $7.83 billion post-money valuation in May 2021. The company said the financing brought total external funding since 2018 to about $1.3 billion and backed commercial expansion.

Competitive Moat

Caris cites 215,000-patient dataset and AI profiling moat

In its 2020 growth-capital announcement, Caris said it used AI on a 215,000-patient database with molecular and clinical outcome data. The company described its tumor profiling platform as market-leading, with broad actionable biomarker coverage and proprietary molecular signature analytics.

Market Opportunity

Caris is pushing liquid biopsy, screening, and trial services

Caris said new capital would support a first-in-class liquid biopsy platform for therapy selection, recurrence monitoring, and early screening across cancer types. The company also said it would expand clinical trial delivery services and biopharmaceutical partnerships, widening its precision-medicine market.

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Caris Life Sciences Leadership Team

David Halbert
CEO
Michael Korn
CMO
Reagan Tully
CMO

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Caris Life Sciences Stock FAQ

Yes. Caris Life Sciences became a public company on June 18, 2025 and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker CAI. UpMarket does not offer Caris Life Sciences shares.

Caris Life Sciences's share price is set on the public market under the ticker CAI. The prices shown on this page are historical private-market prices from before it went public.

No. Caris Life Sciences is now a public company and UpMarket does not offer its shares. Accredited investors interested in companies that have not yet gone public can review UpMarket's current pre-IPO offerings.

Caris Life Sciences is now publicly traded, so its shares can be bought and sold on Nasdaq and their price can change significantly. Review Caris Life Sciences's public filings and consult a financial advisor before investing. UpMarket does not offer Caris Life Sciences shares.

In a pre-IPO transaction, accredited investors purchase shares from existing shareholders (such as employees, early investors, or other holders) through secondary market platforms. The company itself does not issue new shares in these transactions. UpMarket facilitates these trades as a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, handling compliance, documentation, and settlement on behalf of both parties.

Caris Life Sciences became a public company on June 18, 2025, so shares held before the listing can generally be sold on the public market once any lock-up period ends. The exact terms depend on how the shares are held, for example directly or through a fund.

UpMarket does not offer Caris Life Sciences shares. The minimum for most pre-IPO offerings on UpMarket is $50,000.

Caris Life Sciences's valuation is now set by its public share price on Nasdaq. The figures on this page show its valuation history before it went public.

Caris Life Sciences generated $812.0M in 2025 revenue and uses genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and AI-driven analysis for cancer care, after raising $830M at a $7.83B valuation in 2021. Caris Life Sciences is now a public company, and UpMarket does not offer its shares.

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