Tech Company Financing Transactions

Versartis Funding Round

Versartis, operating out of Mountain View, secured $25 million in funding from Aisling Capital, Advent Venture Partners and Index Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/15/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$25,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Aisling Capital (Lead Investor) (Anthony Sun)

Advent Venture Partners (Shahzad Malik)

Index Ventures (Kevin Johnson)

New Leaf Venture Partners (Srini Akkaraju)

Proceeds Purpose
The primary use of the proceeds will be to fund clinical trials of its leadproduct, VRS-317, for growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in pediatric patients. VRS-317 is a proprietary once monthly form of recombinant humangrowth hormone (rhGH).

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
275 Shoreline Dr. 450
Mountain View, CA 94065
USA
Email Address
Overview
Versartis (NASDAQ: VSAR) is developing new therapeutic proteins utilizing the novel half-life extension technology, XTEN. Versartis has licensed the rights to three products (VRS-826, VRS-859, and VRS-317) from Amunix.
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Company News
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jay Shepard
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Chief Financial Officer
Joshua Brumm
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Chief Medical Officer
George Bright
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VP - Bus. Development
Paul Westberg
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VP - Manufacturing
Patrick Murphy
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VP - Operations
Eric Humphriss
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VP - Product Management
Rajendra Mohabir
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