Tech Company Financing Transactions

Jnana Therapeutics Funding Round

RA Capital, AbbVie Biotech Ventures and Avalon Ventures joined a $50 million Series B funding round for Jnana Therapeutics. The financing round was announced by the company on 8/19/2021.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Jnana Therapeutics
Announced On
8/19/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

RA Capital (Lead Investor) (Matthew Hammond)

AbbVie Biotech Ventures

Avalon Ventures (Kevin Kinsella)

Pfizer Venture Investments

Polaris Partners (Amir Nashat)

Versant Ventures (Carlo Rizzuto)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from this financing will enable Jnana to progress its lead program for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) into clinical development, while advancing a pipeline of additional programs and continuing to invest in its innovative and validated RAPID platform for the discovery of small molecule therapeutics for hard-to-drug targets.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
6 Tide St.
Boston, MA 02210
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.jnanatx.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Jnana is building the first drug discovery platform dedicated to SLC transporters.
Profile
Jnana Therapeutics LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Jnana Therapeutics Company Twitter Account
Company News
Jnana Therapeutics News
Facebook
Jnana Therapeutics on Facebook
YouTube
Jnana Therapeutics on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Joanne Kotz
  Joanne Kotz LinkedIn Profile  Joanne Kotz Twitter Account  Joanne Kotz News  Joanne Kotz on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Joel Barrish
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Vice President
Heather Blanchette
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Vice President
Dean Brown
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Vice President
Nick Pullen
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VP - Bus. Development
Caroline Beer
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VP - Finance
Brian Danieli
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VP - Human Resources
Danielle Abdelahad
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