Tech Company Financing Transactions

ViaCyte Funding Round

On 6/11/2021, ViaCyte raised $45 million in Series D investment from Adage Capital Management, ARTIS Ventures and Asymmetry Capital Management.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/11/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$45,000,000
Round
Series D
Proceeds Purpose
The money will help ViaCyte advance its phase 2 clinical study on PEC-Encap, a treatment made up of pancreatic islet precursor cells inside a novel membrane.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
3550 General Atomics Ct.
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Email Address
Overview
ViaCyte is a preclinical therapeutic company focused on diabetes. Our therapy is based on pancreatic beta cell progenitors (Pro-Islet) derived from human pluripotent stem cells. These cells are implanted using a durable and retrievable encapsulation device.
Profile
ViaCyte LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
ViaCyte Company Twitter Account
Company News
ViaCyte News
Facebook
ViaCyte on Facebook
YouTube
ViaCyte on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Yang
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Chief Financial Officer
Brittany Bradrick
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Chief Medical Officer
Howard Foyt
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Chief Scientific Officer
Kevin D'Amour
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Chief Technical Officer
Steve White
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Vice President
Manasi Jaiman
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VP - Finance
Anne Sandan
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VP - General Counsel
Liz Bui
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Steve Kradjian
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