Tech Company Financing Transactions

Cydan Funding Round

On 10/1/2013, Cydan raised $10 million in funding from Bay City Capital, Lundbeckfond Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/1/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Bay City Capital (Lead Investor) (Carl Goldfischer)

Lundbeckfond Ventures (Lead Investor) (Mette Agger)

Alexandria Venture Investments

New Enterprise Associates (David Mott)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from this expanded round will be used to execute Cydan's unique model of de-risking assets to support the launch of new companies focused on rare diseases.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
700 Technology Sq. 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
Email Address
Overview
Cydan accelerates compelling science and develops that path for efficiently launching companies to bring those assets to orphan disease patients.
Profile
Cydan LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Cydan Company Twitter Account
Company News
Cydan News
Facebook
Cydan on Facebook
YouTube
Cydan on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Adams
  Chris Adams LinkedIn Profile  Chris Adams Twitter Account  Chris Adams News  Chris Adams on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
ShiYin Foo
  ShiYin Foo LinkedIn Profile  ShiYin Foo Twitter Account  ShiYin Foo News  ShiYin Foo on Facebook
President
James McArthur
  James McArthur LinkedIn Profile  James McArthur Twitter Account  James McArthur News  James McArthur on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Imran Babar
  Imran Babar LinkedIn Profile  Imran Babar Twitter Account  Imran Babar News  Imran Babar on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Niels Svenstrup
  Niels Svenstrup LinkedIn Profile  Niels Svenstrup Twitter Account  Niels Svenstrup News  Niels Svenstrup on Facebook


 

 

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