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Nature of the Business
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of the Business Nature of the Business
Veradermics, Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiary (collectively, the “Company” or “Veradermics”) is a dermatologist-founded, late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapeutics to address pervasive treatment challenges in highly prevalent aesthetic and dermatological conditions. The Company’s initial focus is developing better treatments for pattern hair loss, or PHL, a condition affecting approximately 50 million men and approximately 30 million women in the United States. Beyond VDPHL01, the Company has created a portfolio utilizing its real-world experience as dermatologists to generate compelling pipeline assets, including VDMN for the treatment of common warts, VDAA for the treatment of alopecia areata, and VDMC for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum.
Veradermics began its operations in 2019 as a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas. Effective on September 14, 2021, the Company was converted into a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut.
On February 5, 2026, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 17,339,294 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $17.00 per share, including 2,261,647 shares issued upon the exercise in full of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares. The Company raised gross proceeds of approximately $294.8 million and net proceeds of approximately $269.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses. Upon completion of the IPO, all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock automatically converted into 19,250,410 shares of common stock. The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MANE.”
In May 2026, the Company completed its underwritten public offering (the “Follow-On Public Offering”) of 4,420,358 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a public offering price of $100.00 per share, including 576,568 shares pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The gross proceeds from the Follow-On Public Offering were approximately $442.0 million, before deducting underwriting fees and discounts.
In May 2026, the Company closed a private placement (the “Private Placement”) pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated April 29, 2026, among the Company and certain entities affiliated with Suvretta Capital (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”), in which the Company sold to the Investors pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 300,000 shares of Common Stock, at an offering price of $99.99999 per Pre-Funded Warrant. The gross proceeds of the Private Placement were approximately $30.0 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other expenses.
The exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant equals $0.00001 per underlying share of Common Stock. The exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Pre-Funded Warrant is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, or similar events affecting the Common Stock. The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable in cash or by means of a cashless exercise and will not expire until the date the Pre-Funded Warrants are fully exercised. The Pre-Funded Warrants may not be exercised if the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder thereof (together with its affiliates) immediately following such exercise would exceed 9.99% of the Company’s Common Stock; provided, however, that a holder may increase or decrease the beneficial ownership limitation by giving written notice to the Company, but not to any percentage in excess of 19.99% and any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
The Company has incurred recurring losses since its inception, including net losses of $27.2 million and $12.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, as well as incurred negative cash flows from operations of $21.2 million and $13.3 million, respectively. In addition, as of March 31, 2026, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $150.7 million. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future. Through March 31, 2026, the Company has financed its operations primarily from the sale of equity securities. The Company may never achieve profitability, and unless and until it does, the Company will continue to need to raise additional capital to fund its operations.
The Company completed its IPO in the first quarter of 2026, from which it received gross proceeds of $294.8 million. In May 2026, the Company completed the Follow-On Public Offering and the Private Placement, from which it received gross proceeds of $472.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts, placement agent fees and other expenses. The net proceeds from the IPO, the Follow-On Public Offering and the Private Placement, together with existing cash on hand, will enable the Company to meet its obligations for at least the twelve-month period from the date the financial statements are available to be issued.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the pharmaceutical industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and those specific to the pharmaceutical industry such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. Products currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure, and extensive compliance and reporting capabilities. The Company’s future clinical trials require significant compliance and monitoring by government agencies and there can be no assurances that such agencies will approve procedures followed in the Company’s trials. Another likely scenario is that such agencies would require additional procedures to be performed which would push out commercialization timing. Further, even if the Company's product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales.
If the Company’s product development efforts are successful, they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties related to product commercialization and launch, including being unable to secure additional funding to make support to Company’s commercial launch efforts. Additionally, the Company’s potential product would compete in the market of medical dermatology. The industry is subject to technology advancements as well as being affected by political conditions which could impact the market’s reimbursement and regulatory policy, and by economic conditions surrounding availability and affordability of health insurance and access to health services. The pharmaceutical industry is heavily regulated by the need for approval in order to sell a product, to reimbursement policy for use of the product, and how companies can and cannot interact and sell to physicians or hospitals.