Tech Company Financing Transactions

Amber Bio Funding Round

Andreessen Horowitz, Playground Global and Eli Lilly and Company participated in a $26 million Seed funding round for Amber Bio. The funding round was announced on 8/3/2023.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/3/2023
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$26,000,000
Round
Seed
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to advance a first-of-its-kind RNA editing platform which enables multi-kilobase edits, allowing a single drug to treat diseases with high allelic diversity.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
953 Indiana St
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Amber Bio is a biotechnology company pioneering new gene editing modalities using multi-kilobase edits to reach previously undruggable patient populations. The current paradigm in genetic medicine relies on developing independent therapies for each separate mutation in the patient population. Founded by pioneers in the CRISPR field from leading institutions for gene editing research, the company is developing a first-of-its-kind RNA writing platform capable of editing thousands of diverse mutations across patients with a single product.
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Company News
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jacob Borrajo
  Jacob Borrajo LinkedIn Profile  Jacob Borrajo Twitter Account  Jacob Borrajo News  Jacob Borrajo on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Basem Al-Shayeb
  Basem Al-Shayeb LinkedIn Profile  Basem Al-Shayeb Twitter Account  Basem Al-Shayeb News  Basem Al-Shayeb on Facebook


 

 

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