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54gene
Researching who provided funding to 54gene? Novartis Venture Fund, KdT Ventures and V8 Capital put venture money into this innovative biopharmaceutical company.
Company Overview
Company Name
54gene
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Funding Rounds
Total Funding
Contact Information
Mailing Address
17 Sybil Iroche Lekki Phase1
Lagos, 101233
Nigeria
Lagos, 101233
Nigeria
Phone
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Email Address
Company Background Information
Overview
54gene was founded in 2019 by Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong to address the significant gap in the global genomics market; Nearly 90% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research is Caucasian. Only 2% is African, despite the fact that Africans and people of African ancestry are more genetically diverse than all other world populations combined.
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Last Transaction
4/16/2020
Financing History
Date
Type
Amount
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Abasi Ene-Obong
Chief Operating Officer
Delali Attipoe
Vice President
Estelle Dogbo
Vice President
Aminu Yakubu
VP - Bus. Development
Jessica Rich
VP - Engineering
Francis Osifo
VP - Operations
Zara Modibbo
VP - Regulatory Affairs
Kemi Williams
Company Investors
- Novartis Venture Fund
- KdT Ventures
- V8 Capital
- Aera VC
- Pioneer Fund
- Better Ventures
- Raba
- Ingressive Capital
- Adjuvant Capital (Jenny Yip)
- Fifty Years
- Y Combinator
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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