Tech Company Financing Transactions

Avenzo Therapeutics Funding Round

On 3/26/2024, Avenzo Therapeutics raised $150 million in Series A financing from Deep Track Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Sands Capital Management.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
3/26/2024
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$150,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Avenzo's emerging oncology pipeline which is led by AVZO-021, a potentially best-in-class cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) selective inhibitor being studied in an ongoing U.S.-based Phase 1 clinical study for the treatment of HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer and other advanced solid tumors.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Healthcare Services
Mailing Address
12707 High Bluff Drive 200
San Diego, CA 92130
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Avenzo Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company co-founded in 2022 by Dr. Athena Countouriotis and Dr. Mohammad Hirmand. The company is building and advancing a pipeline of potential best-in-class oncology therapies that target cell cycle control to prevent the aberrant cell proliferation that drives many cancers.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Athena Countouriotis
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Chief Financial Officer
Paolo Tombesi
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Chief Medical Officer
Mohammad Hirmand
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Vice President
Melissa Fitzgerald
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Vice President
Ming Lu
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Vice President
Minal Mehta
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VP - Bus. Development
Scott Lipman
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VP - General Counsel
Brian Sun
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VP - Marketing
Carla Taub
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VP - Operations
Melissa Holmes
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Naresh Nayyar
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