Tech Company Financing Transactions

DNAnexus Funding Round

DNAnexus closed a $15 million Series B venture capital round on 10/12/2011. Investors included GV, TPG Biotech and Felicis Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/12/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

GV (Lead Investor) (Krishna Yeshwant)

TPG Biotech (Lead Investor) (Geoff Duyk)

Felicis Ventures

First Round Capital

K9 Ventures (Manu Kumar)

Uncork Capital (Jeffrey Clavier)

Proceeds Purpose
The new capital will help further DNAnexus' mission to unlock the potential of DNA-based medicine and biotechnology by creating scalable and collaborative data technologies. The company intends to use the funds to expand hiring and accelerate product development.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
1975 West El Camino Real 204
Mountain View, CA 94040
USA
Email Address
Overview
DNAnexus, a cloud-based genome informatics & data management platform, is accelerating genomic medicine by making it easier to work with genomic data & tools.
Profile
DNAnexus LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
DNAnexus Company Twitter Account
Company News
DNAnexus News
Facebook
DNAnexus on Facebook
YouTube
DNAnexus on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Daly
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Chief Financial Officer
Scott Gibson
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Chief Technical Officer
George Asimenos
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Controller
Laura Kulick
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Vice President
David Fenstermacher
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Vice President
Tuan Nguyen
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VP - Administration
Loren Buhle
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VP - Human Resources
Kelly Green
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VP - Product Management
John Ellithorpe
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VP - Product Management
Fan Fan
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VP - Sales
Timothy O'Brien
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VP - Sales
Mark Swendsen
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