Tech Company Financing Transactions

GrayBug Vision Funding Round

GrayBug Vision secured a $44.5 million Series B funding round on 5/2/2016. Investors included Deerfield Capital, Clarus and OrbiMed.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/2/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$44,500,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Deerfield Capital (Lead Investor) (Cameron Wheeler)

Clarus (Emmett Cunningham)

OrbiMed (Chau Khuong)

Proceeds Purpose
The proceeds will be used to further the development of GB-102, Graybug Vision's lead drug for wet AMD, through Phase 2 clinical trials and to initiate a clinical program for the company's proprietary glaucoma compound. GB-102, a dual acting inhibitor of VEGF and PDGF receptors, may be administered twice per year in wet AMD patients.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Medical Devices & Instruments
Mailing Address
275 Shoreline Dr. 450
Redwood City, CA 94065
USA
Email Address
Overview
Graybug Vision (Nasdaq: GRAY) is developing products to reduce the frequency of dosing for ocular therapies using its injectable controlled release technologies.
Profile
GrayBug Vision LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
GrayBug Vision Company Twitter Account
Company News
GrayBug Vision News
Facebook
GrayBug Vision on Facebook
YouTube
GrayBug Vision on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Frédéric Guerard
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Chief Medical Officer
Charles Semba
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Chief Operating Officer
Daniel Salain
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VP - Operations
Valerie Smith
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VP - Product Management
Rajendra Mohabir
  Rajendra Mohabir LinkedIn Profile  Rajendra Mohabir Twitter Account  Rajendra Mohabir News  Rajendra Mohabir on Facebook
VP - R & D
Ming Yang
  Ming Yang LinkedIn Profile  Ming Yang Twitter Account  Ming Yang News  Ming Yang on Facebook
VP - Regulatory Affairs
Karl Trass
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