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The early-stage oncology startup filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, seeking funds to help develop its novel cancer therapies targeting extrachromosomal DNA.

Metagenomi shares dropped 31% on Friday afternoon in a disappointing debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, highlighting the potential perils faced by preclinical biotechs seeking to go public, according to Seeking Alpha.

Kyverna Therapeutics will debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol KYTX after announcing that it is putting up for sale 14.5 million shares of its common stock for $22 apiece in an upsized initial public offering.

Alto Neuroscience and Fractyl Health provided further momentum to the recent spate of biotech initial public offerings, with both companies going public on Friday morning in respective $128 million and $110 million IPOs.

The bladder cancer-focused company’s larger-than-expected Nasdaq debut on Thursday opens this year’s batch of planned initial public offerings, which include at least half a dozen biotechs.

Alto Neuroscience and Kyverna Therapeutics are following in the footsteps of CG Oncology, Metagenomi and Arrivent in seeking initial public offerings this year.

Armed with a pipeline of obesity and diabetes hopefuls, Carmot Therapeutics joins the small group of biotechs to attempt a Nasdaq debut this year.