Tech Company Financing Transactions

Kala Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

Longitude Capital Management, CVF and Lux Capital joined a $68 million Series C funding round for Kala Pharmaceuticals. The round was announced on 4/14/2016.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Kala Pharmaceuticals
Announced On
4/14/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$68,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Longitude Capital Management (Lead Investor) (Gregory Grunberg)

CVF

Lux Capital (Robert Paull)

OrbiMed (Jonathan Silverstein)

Polaris Partners (Kevin Bitterman)

RA Capital (Rajeev Shah)

Vivo Capital (Chen Yu)

Proceeds Purpose
The proceeds of the financing will be used to advance the confirmatory Phase 3 trial for KPI - 121 for the treatment of inflammation and pain following cataract surgery, two parallel P hase 3 studies for KPI - 121 in dry eye disease, and for general corporate purposes.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
490 Arsenal Way 120
Watertown, MA 02472
USA
Phone
(781) 996-5252
Website
www.kalarx.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KALA) is a biotechnology company founded upon a proprietary drug delivery technology. By utilizing this unique technology, Kala aims to address unmet therapeutic needs of various diseases and conditions in a fundamentally novel way.
Profile
Kala Pharmaceuticals LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Iwicki
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Chief Medical Officer
Kim Brazzell
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Chief Operating Officer
Todd Bazemore
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Chief Scientific Officer
Hongming Chen
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VP - Finance
Mary Reumuth
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VP - General Counsel
Eric Trachtenberg
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VP - Manufacturing
Vincent Kosewski
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