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RaNA Therapeutics Funding Round
RaNA Therapeutics, operating out of Cambridge, secured $55 million from Merck Capital Ventures, The Baupost Group and Atlas Venture.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/23/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$55,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Merck Capital Ventures (Lead Investor)
The Baupost Group (Lead Investor)
Atlas Venture (Jean-Francois Formela)
Proceeds Purpose
RaNA is expanding its R&D footprint in hopes of identifying new candidates in oncology, inflammation and other diseases.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
200 Sidney St. 310
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
RaNA Therapeutics is a biotechnology company using its proprietary RNA upregulation platform to discover and develop highly selective epigenetic modulators of gene expression. RaNA's technology upregulates the expression of desirable genes that can prevent or treat disease.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ronald Renaud
VP - Bus. Development
Brian Fenton
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