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Second Genome Funding Round

On 8/9/2011, Second Genome raised $5 million in Series A investment from Advanced Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures and Seraph Group.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/9/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Advanced Technology Ventures (Lead Investor) (Michael Carusi)

Morgenthaler Ventures (Lead Investor) (Jason Lettmann)

Seraph Group

Wavepoint Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
Second Genome will use the $5 million investment to further its development of microbiome-based personalized medicine solutions for gastrointestinal diseases and disorders.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
341 Allerton Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA
Email Address
Overview
Founded in 2009 by leading experts in microbial research, molecular diagnostics, and biotechnology R&D, Second Genome is using its proprietary Microbiome Signature Discovery platform to generate novel insights relating the microbiome with a wide range of human health disorders.
Profile
Second Genome LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Second Genome Company Twitter Account
Company News
Second Genome News
Facebook
Second Genome on Facebook
YouTube
Second Genome on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Nedwin
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Chief Medical Officer
Matthew McClure
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Chief Scientific Officer
Karim Dabbagh
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Vice President
Todd DeSantis
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VP - Bus. Development
Anu Hoey
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VP - Finance
Brian Dowd
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VP - Human Resources
James Sjoerdsma
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