Tech Company Financing Transactions

Erasca Funding Round

Erasca, based in San Diego, received $18 million in investment from Andreessen Horowitz, Arch Venture Partners and Reneo Capital Management.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/6/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$18,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds of the financing will support the company's efforts to potentially in-license new investigational compounds in development, while also accelerating the buildout of Erasca's artificial intelligence (AI) platform that will drive discovery and development of a new generation of oncology drugs designed to not just treat, but actually cure, cancer.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
10835 Rd. to the Cure 140
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Email Address
Overview
Our mission at Erasca is embedded in our name: To erase cancer in patients by creating a new generation of oncology drugs that we hope will not just treat, but actually cure. Energized by recent scientific discoveries and advances in drugging various biological drivers of cancer, we are committed to solving oncology's hardest problems.
Profile
Erasca LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Erasca Company Twitter Account
Company News
Erasca News
Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Michael Varney
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Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Lim
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Chief Operating Officer
Gary Yeung
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General Manager
Jen Majeti
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Vice President
Les Brail
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Vice President
Robert Shoemaker
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Vice President
Jean Vernier
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VP - Bus. Development
David Chacko
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VP - Finance
Karen Gilmore
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VP - Operations
David Luo
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Bao Truong
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