Tech Company Financing Transactions

89Bio Funding Round

Longitude Capital Management, OrbiMed and Pontifax Fund participated in a $60 million Series A funding round for 89Bio. The round closed on 10/26/2018.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/26/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$60,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will be used to advance the company's pipeline of biologic and small molecule drug candidates acquired from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
535 Mission St. 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
We're a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on changing the lives of patients living with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other liver and metabolic disorders. Our teams in the US and Israel are working to develop highly differentiated medicines that address unmet medical needs based on cutting-edge and robust research.
Profile
89Bio LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
89Bio Company Twitter Account
Company News
89Bio News
Facebook
89Bio on Facebook
YouTube
89Bio on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Rohan Palekar
  Rohan Palekar LinkedIn Profile  Rohan Palekar Twitter Account  Rohan Palekar News  Rohan Palekar on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Martins
  Ryan Martins LinkedIn Profile  Ryan Martins Twitter Account  Ryan Martins News  Ryan Martins on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
Hank Mansbach
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Chief Operating Officer
Ram Waisbourd
  Ram Waisbourd LinkedIn Profile  Ram Waisbourd Twitter Account  Ram Waisbourd News  Ram Waisbourd on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Quoc Le-Nguyen
  Quoc Le-Nguyen LinkedIn Profile  Quoc Le-Nguyen Twitter Account  Quoc Le-Nguyen News  Quoc Le-Nguyen on Facebook


 

 

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