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Richard Upton

Partner, Harbor Light Capital Partners and director at Neela Therapeutics. Also a director at Anuncia Medical and Alcyone Therapeutics.

DirectorRoles at 3 startups
Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing May 26, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Richard Upton

Richard Upton is a partner, harbor light capital partners and director at Neela Therapeutics.

Form D filings also name Richard Upton as a director at Anuncia Medical and Alcyone Therapeutics.

Richard Upton first appears on SEC filings in 2012.

Experience

This experience comes from Richard Upton's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Richard Upton in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Neela Therapeutics, Inc. Current
Partner, Harbor Light Capital Partners and director
2025 – Present · Lunenburg, MA
Develops precision therapies for children with rare and serious diseases.
Anuncia Medical, Inc. Current
Chairman of the Board
2018 – Present · Scottsdale, AZ
Medicinal Genomics Corporation Current
Board Director
2017 – Present
Longevity Health Holdings Current
Board Director
2011 – Present
Harbor Light Capital Partner Current
General Partner
2008 – Present
Alcyone Therapeutics, Inc.
Director
2012 – 2025 · Lowell, MA
Courtagen Life Sciences
Board Director
2010 – 2017
Eggrock, Inc.
Board Director
2009 – 2010
Home Diagnostics, Inc.
Board Director
2006 – 2010
Upton Advisors
Founder & President
1999 – 2008
Bear Stearns Companies
Vice President
1998 – 1999
Salomon Brothers
Vice President
1993 – 1998

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Richard Upton works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Neela Therapeutics, Inc. · Form D/A, May 26, 2026
EJ
Edgar Jannotta Jr.
Board Observer
NR
Norbert Riedel
Chairman of the Board
DD
David Donabedian
Founding CEO, Newleos Therapeutics and director
PA
Pj Anand
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, director
Anuncia Medical, Inc. · Form D/A, Nov 21, 2025
SR
Stanton Rowe
Director
DB
Darryl Baker
Executive officer
EA
Elsa Abruzzo
President and CEO, director
PA
Pj Anand
Director
GK
EJ
Alcyone Therapeutics, Inc. · Form D/A, Jan 8, 2025
EJ
NR
PA
Pj Anand
Chief Executive Officer and director
CD

Sources

  1. SECNeela Therapeutics, Inc. Form D/A, filed May 26, 2026
  2. SECAnuncia Medical, Inc. Form D/A, filed Nov 21, 2025
  3. SECAlcyone Therapeutics, Inc. Form D/A, filed Jan 8, 2025