Tech Company Financing Transactions

Skyhawk Therapeutics Funding Round

Skyhawk Therapeutics closed a $8 million Seed funding round on 1/24/2018. Investors included Alexandria Venture Investments and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
1/24/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Seed
Investors

Alexandria Venture Investments (Lead Investor) (Catherine Nuccio)

private investors (Lead Investor) (Timothy Disney)

private investors (Andrew Bedford)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds of the financing will advance Skyhawk's portfolio of specific and selective small molecules that initially target RNA exon skipping, which drives a set of 50+ diseases that include both broad-based neurological conditions and previously undruggable oncogenes in cancer.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
35 Gatehouse Dr.
Waltham, MA 02451
USA
Email Address
Overview
Skyhawk's founders are leading scientists in the development of small molecule therapeutics that correct RNA expression. Our proprietary technology enables the rational design of small molecules that target the RNA splicing process. We are now developing drug candidates for cancer, neurological disease, and rare disease.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Friedrich Metzger
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Chief Executive Officer
William Haney
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Chief Financial Officer
Gary Martell
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Chief Scientific Officer
Kathleen McCarthy
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Vice President
Michael Luzzio
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Vice President
Sergey Paushkin
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VP - Finance
Maura McCarthy
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