Tech Company Financing Transactions

Vyriad Funding Round

Vyriad, operating out of Rochester, secured $25 million from private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/2/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$25,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

private investors (Lead Investor) (Harry Stine)

Proceeds Purpose
This additional funding supports the imminent first-in-human testing of VV169, Vyriad's in vivo CAR-T candidate, in patients with relapsed or treatment-refractory multiple myeloma.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
2900 37th St. NW Building 110
Rochester, MN 55901
USA
Email Address
Overview
Vyriad is a clinical-stage company developing proprietary oncolytic virus therapies for the treatment of cancers with significant unmet needs. The potentially life-changing oncolytic viral technologies of Vyriad are the result of decades of research by dedicated researchers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic and the University of Miami.
Profile
Vyriad LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Vyriad Company Twitter Account
Company News
Vyriad News
Facebook
Vyriad on Facebook
YouTube
Vyriad on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Russell
  Stephen Russell LinkedIn Profile  Stephen Russell Twitter Account  Stephen Russell News  Stephen Russell on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Jim Hannon
  Jim Hannon LinkedIn Profile  Jim Hannon Twitter Account  Jim Hannon News  Jim Hannon on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
Alice Bexon
  Alice Bexon LinkedIn Profile  Alice Bexon Twitter Account  Alice Bexon News  Alice Bexon on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Kah-Whye Peng
  Kah-Whye Peng LinkedIn Profile  Kah-Whye Peng Twitter Account  Kah-Whye Peng News  Kah-Whye Peng on Facebook


 

 

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