SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2024-09-05

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<DESCRIPTION>CONSULTING AGREEMENT, EFFECTIVE AS OF AUGUST 30, 2024, BY AND BETWEEN ORUKA THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND JEFF DEKKER
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 10.25</B></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: left">Certain identified information marked with [***] has been excluded
from this exhibit because it is not material and is of the type that the registrant treats as private and confidential.</P>

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Agreement</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps"><B>This
Consulting Agreement</B></FONT> (the &ldquo;<U>Agreement</U>&rdquo;) is effective as August 30, 2024 (the &ldquo;<U>Effective Date</U>&rdquo;),
by and between <B>Oruka Therapeutics, Inc.</B>, a Delaware corporation, with a principal place of business at 855 Oak Grove Avenue, Suite
100, Menlo Park, California 94025 (&ldquo;<U>Oruka</U>&rdquo;), and <B>C. Jeff Dekker</B>, an individual with a mailing address of [***] (&ldquo;<U>Consultant</U>&rdquo;). Oruka and the Consultant shall each be referred to herein individually
as &ldquo;<U>Party</U>&rdquo; or collectively, as &ldquo;<U>Parties</U>&rdquo; to this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Whereas</B></FONT>,
Consultant has knowledge in accounting and financial matters related to Arca Biopharma, Inc.;</P>

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Oruka has need of Consultant&rsquo;s expertise with regard to such accounting and financial matters; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Whereas</B></FONT>,
Oruka and Consultant desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set out the terms and conditions under which Oruka may engage Consultant
to provide services to Oruka as further described herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Now
Therefore</B></FONT>, in consideration of the promises and undertakings set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Agreement</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">1.&nbsp;<U>Services
and Payment</U>. Consultant agrees to provide the services described in one or more Schedules appended hereto (the &ldquo;<U>Services</U>&rdquo;),
the form of which is set forth in the attached Exhibit A. As the only consideration due Consultant for such Services actually rendered,
Oruka will provide Consultant with the consideration described in the Scope of Services, attached hereto as <U>Schedule A</U>. From time
to time, the Parties may agree to enter into other written Scopes of Services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and each Scope of
Services shall be sequentially referenced in successive Schedules (such as Schedule B, Schedule C, and so on) to this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">2.&nbsp;<U>Performance</U>.
Consultant will provide all time, resources and attention required for the performance of the Services. Consultant represents that s/he
has the requisite expertise, ability and legal right to provide the Services. The manner and means used by the Consultant to perform the
Services desired by Oruka are in the sole discretion and control of the Consultant. Consultant agrees to perform the Services in a prompt,
efficient, skillful, and professional manner.</P>

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