Tech Company Financing Transactions

Alumis Funding Round

On 1/7/2022, Alumis secured $200 million in Series B investment from Matrix Capital Management and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/7/2022
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$200,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Matrix Capital Management (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the financing will be used to continue to advance Alumis' pipeline, led by ESK-001, a highly selective and potentially best in class TYK2 inhibitor with greater selectivity for TYK2 over JAK1 compared to current therapies in clinical development.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Alumis (formerly Esker Therapeutics) is a precision medicines company with the mission to transform the lives of patients with autoimmune diseases. Our experienced leadership team brings a proven track record in precision drug development of groundbreaking therapies.
Profile
Alumis LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Alumis Company Twitter Account
Company News
Alumis News
Facebook
Alumis on Facebook
YouTube
Alumis on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
June Lee
  June Lee LinkedIn Profile  June Lee Twitter Account  June Lee News  June Lee on Facebook
Chief Information Officer
David Zhang
  David Zhang LinkedIn Profile  David Zhang Twitter Account  David Zhang News  David Zhang on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Mark Bradley
  Mark Bradley LinkedIn Profile  Mark Bradley Twitter Account  Mark Bradley News  Mark Bradley on Facebook


 

 

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