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Septerna, Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 27, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 27, 2025

SEPN$50.74+3.9%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period From to

Commission File Number 001-42382

Septerna, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware84-3891440
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
250 East Grand AvenueSouth San Francisco, CA94080
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650)338-3533

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTradingSymbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareSEPNThe Nasdaq Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☐Accelerated Filer ☐
Non-accelerated Filer ☒Smaller Reporting Company ☒
Emerging Growth Company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐ No☒

As of June 28, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, there wasno established public trading market for the registrant’s equity securities as the Registrant was not a public company and therefore cannot calculate the aggregate market value of its voting and non-voting equity held by non-affiliates as of such date. The registrant’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on October 25, 2024.

As of March 17, 2025, the registrant had 44,442,496 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statementsi
Risk Factor Summaryiii
PART I
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors35
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments100
Item 1C.Cybersecurity100
Item 2.Properties101
Item 3.Legal Proceedings101
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures101
PART II.
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities102
Item 6.[Reserved]103
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations104
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk116
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data116
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure116
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures116
Item 9B.Other Information117
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections117
PART III.
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance118
Item 11.Executive Compensation118
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters118
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence118
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services118
PART IV.
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules119
Signatures121

We own various U.S. federal trademark applications and unregistered trademarks, including our company name and logo, that we use in connection with the operation of our business. This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) includes our trademarks and trade names which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are our property. This Annual Report also contains trademarks, trade names and service marks of other companies, which are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this Annual Report may appear without the ®, ™ or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.

From time to time, we may use our website, our X (formerly known as Twitter) account at Septerna_Inc and our LinkedIn account at https://www.linkedin.com/company/septernainc/ to distribute material information about us and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Our financial and other material information is routinely posted to and accessible on the Investors section of our website, available atwww.Septerna.com. Investors are encouraged to review the Investors section of our website because we may post material information on that site that is not otherwise disseminated by us. Information that is contained in and can be accessed through our website or our social media are not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this Annual Report.

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