Tech Company Financing Transactions
AkaRx Funding Round
AkaRx, operating out of Paramus, secured $11.1 million in investment from InterWest Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
11/30/2005
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,100,000
Round
Series A
Investors
InterWest Partners (Arnold Oronsky)
Sutter Hill Ventures (Jeffrey Bird)
Proceeds Purpose
The financing will fund Phase I safety trials with AkaRx's lead compound and support ongoing due diligence on several additional licensing candidates.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
South 61 Paramus Rd.
Paramus, NJ 07652
USA
Paramus, NJ 07652
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
AkaRx, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey, and dedicated to the development of novel therapeutic treatments that address unmet medical needs and provide significant benefits over currently available therapies.
Profile
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Desjardins
Chief Operating Officer
Donna Tempel
VP - Operations
Steven Silbert
VP - Regulatory Affairs
Rudolph Lucek
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