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Karius Funding Round

On 5/2/2024, Karius received $100 million in Series C funding from 5AM Ventures, Gilde Healthcare Partners and Khosla Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/2/2024
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$100,000,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to extend its reach beyond the 400 U.S. hospitals currently using the Karius Test®, an infectious disease diagnostic test that utilizes genomic analysis and artificial intelligence to detect over 1,000 pathogens from a single blood sample, to address demand from healthcare providers to expand access to the Karius Test beyond the hospital setting, and support research into the broader health implications of its microbial cell-free DNA technology beyond infectious diseases.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
975 Island Dr. 101
Redwood City, CA 94065
USA
Email Address
Overview
The Karius test harnesses next-generation sequencing to detect fragments of cell-free DNA from bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa that may be circulating in a patient's bloodstream.
Profile
Karius LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Karius Company Twitter Account
Company News
Karius News
Facebook
Karius on Facebook
YouTube
Karius on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Mickey Kertesz
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Chief Medical Officer
Asim Ahmed
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Chief Scientific Officer
Timothy Blauwkamp
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Chief Technical Officer
Sivan Bercovici
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VP - Finance
Karen To
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VP - Human Resources
Stacy Solorio
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