Tech Company Financing Transactions

Cortexyme Funding Round

Cortexyme closed a $76 million Series B investment round on 6/1/2018. Investors included Breakout Capital, Dolby Family Ventures and Epiq Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/1/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$76,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.COR388 was found to be safe and well tolerated by healthy volunteers ranging in age from 20-70 years old, producing a favorable pharmacokinetic profile and tissue distribution when given orally in a wide range of doses. Based on these encouraging results, the company is planning to start a phase 2 proof of efficacy study in AD patients next year.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
269 East Grand Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA
Email Address
Overview
Cortexyme (Nasdaq: CRTX) is developing treatments for Alzheimer's and other degenerative disorders.
Profile
Cortexyme LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Cortexyme Company Twitter Account
Company News
Cortexyme News
Facebook
Cortexyme on Facebook
YouTube
Cortexyme on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Casey Lynch
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Chief Scientific Officer
Stephen Dominy
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Executive Vice President
Leslie Holsinger
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VP - Operations
Kristen Gafric
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