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Expansion Therapeutics Funding Round

5AM Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Novartis Venture Fund joined a $55.3 million Series A capital raise for Expansion Therapeutics. The round was announced on 1/4/2018.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Expansion Therapeutics
Announced On
1/4/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$55,300,000
Round
Series A
Investors

5AM Ventures (Lead Investor) (Scott Rocklage)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Lead Investor) (Beth Seidenberg)

Novartis Venture Fund (Lead Investor) (Campbell Murray)

Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures (Lead Investor) (Jason Hafler)

Alexandria Venture Investments

RA Capital (Andrew Levin)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds will advance Expansion's portfolio of small molecule drugs targeting key human disease-driving RNAs with an initial focus on expansion repeat disorders, a set of approximately 30 genetic diseases that currently have no satisfactory treatments.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
10996 Torreyana Rd. 280
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Phone
(858) 764-4290
Website
www.expansionrx.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Expansion Therapeutics is a drug discovery and development company pursuing the vast potential of small molecule medicines for RNA-mediated diseases. We are initially focused on expansion repeat disorders, a set of ~30 genetic diseases for which there are no satisfactory therapies.
Profile
Expansion Therapeutics LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Expansion Therapeutics Company Twitter Account
Company News
Expansion Therapeutics News
Facebook
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YouTube
Expansion Therapeutics on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Renato Skerlj
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Controller
Jennifer Visco
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Founder
Matthew Disney
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Vice President
Andrew Good
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Vice President
Mark Ledeboer
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VP - R & D
Valerie Cullen
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