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Metagenomi Funding Round

Metagenomi closed a $175 million Series B financing round on 2/2/2022. Backers included Farallon Capital Management, Partner Fund Management and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/2/2022
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$175,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Metagenomi's lead in vivo and ex vivo gene editing therapeutic programs through preclinical development and into the clinic.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
5980 Horton St. 600
Emeryville, CA 94608
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Founded in 2018 by lead metagenomics researchers at UC Berkeley, Brian C. Thomas and Jillian Banfield, Metagenomi is committed to changing the landscape of cell and gene therapies. By using metagenomics to unlock 4 billion years of microbial evolution, Metagenomi is rapidly identifying and characterizing novel nucleases with unique gene editing capabilities.
Profile
Metagenomi LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Metagenomi Company Twitter Account
Company News
Metagenomi News
Facebook
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YouTube
Metagenomi on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Thomas
  Brian Thomas LinkedIn Profile  Brian Thomas Twitter Account  Brian Thomas News  Brian Thomas on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Jian Irish
  Jian Irish LinkedIn Profile  Jian Irish Twitter Account  Jian Irish News  Jian Irish on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Jak Knowles
  Jak Knowles LinkedIn Profile  Jak Knowles Twitter Account  Jak Knowles News  Jak Knowles on Facebook
VP - R & D
Alan Brooks
  Alan Brooks LinkedIn Profile  Alan Brooks Twitter Account  Alan Brooks News  Alan Brooks on Facebook


 

 

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