Tech Company Financing Transactions

WaVe Life Sciences Funding Round

WaVe Life Sciences closed a $18 million Series A funding round on 2/3/2015. Investors included RA Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/3/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$18,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

RA Capital ( Peter Kolchinsky)

Proceeds Purpose
WaVe is using the cash to scale up, and get ready to bring its first drug to clinical trials. It's got 19 employees as of now.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
733 Concord Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA
Email Address
Overview
WaVe Life Sciences (NASDAQ: WVE) is leading a revolution in nucleic acid therapeutics and was founded on the core principle that medicines should possess precisely controlled molecular structures. We and our strategic partners are advancing a portfolio of stereopure drug candidates that target underlying biology across a wide range of human diseases.
Profile
WaVe Life Sciences LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
WaVe Life Sciences Company Twitter Account
Company News
WaVe Life Sciences News
Facebook
WaVe Life Sciences on Facebook
YouTube
WaVe Life Sciences on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Bolno
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Chief Medical Officer
Michael Panzara
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Vice President
Chandra Vargeese
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VP - Bus. Development
Chris Francis
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VP - Finance
Kyle Moran
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