Tech Company Financing Transactions

Zymeworks Funding Round

On 1/9/2014, Zymeworks raised $15 million in financing from private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/9/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The new money will enable the company to grow from 40 to about 50 employees, to add expertise in preclinical development, and push its first cancer drug candidate toward clinical trials in late 2015.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
1385 West 8th Ave. 540
Vancouver BC, V6H 3V9
Canada
Email Address
Overview
Zymeworks (NYSE: ZYME) is committed to the development of best in class antibody and protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Zymeworks combines proprietary molecular simulation technology with high performance computing to design and optimize protein therapeutics.
Profile
Zymeworks LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Zymeworks Company Twitter Account
Company News
Zymeworks News
Facebook
Zymeworks on Facebook
YouTube
Zymeworks on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ali Tehrani
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Chief Financial Officer
Neil Klompas
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Chief Technical Officer
Surjit Dixit
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VP - General Counsel
Jennifer Kaufman-Shaw
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VP - Human Resources
Wajida Leclerc
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