Tech Company Financing Transactions

Qvella Funding Round

Qvella closed a $20 million Series B investment round on 12/5/2017. Investors included RA Capital, Whitecap Venture Partners and Hatteras Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/5/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

RA Capital (Lead Investor) (Parker Cassidy)

Whitecap Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Blaine Hobson)

Hatteras Venture Partners

Sands Capital Management

Proceeds Purpose
The funds will be used by Qvella to finance ongoing product development and team expansion.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
9133 Leslie St. 110
Richmond Hill ON, L4B 4N1
Canada
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Qvella is a molecular diagnostics company with the goal of dramatically reducing time to results in bacteriology. The company has developed a highly differentiated technology for pathogen detection by direct sampling of boldily fluids without the need for culturing or time consuming sample processing.
Profile
Qvella LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Qvella Company Twitter Account
Company News
Qvella News
Facebook
Qvella on Facebook
YouTube
Qvella on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Tino Alavie
  Tino Alavie LinkedIn Profile  Tino Alavie Twitter Account  Tino Alavie News  Tino Alavie on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Samad Talebpour
  Samad Talebpour LinkedIn Profile  Samad Talebpour Twitter Account  Samad Talebpour News  Samad Talebpour on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Glenn Magnuson
  Glenn Magnuson LinkedIn Profile  Glenn Magnuson Twitter Account  Glenn Magnuson News  Glenn Magnuson on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Stephen Clark
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VP - Product Management
Robert Maaskant
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Susan Novak-Weekley
  Susan Novak-Weekley LinkedIn Profile  Susan Novak-Weekley Twitter Account  Susan Novak-Weekley News  Susan Novak-Weekley on Facebook


 

 

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