Tech Company Financing Transactions

Proacta Funding Round

Proacta, based in La Jolla, raised $35 million from Clarus, Alta Partners and Delphi Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/7/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$35,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Clarus (Lead Investor) (Dennis Henner)

Alta Partners

Delphi Ventures (Deepa Pakianathan)

Genentech

Roche Venture Fund

Proceeds Purpose
The new funding will take Proacta's lead compound, PR-104, through the next phase of clinical development and support the discovery and development of additional compounds.

Company Information

Company Status
Out of Business
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
4275 Executive Square 440
La Jolla, CA 92037
USA
Email Address
Overview
Proacta is developing a new generation of cancer drugs that uniquely target physiological attributes of solid tumors.Proacta's first lead program, a hypoxia targeted small-molecule prodrug, is designed to improve the outcomes of current treatment regimens, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Profile
Proacta LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Proacta Company Twitter Account
Company News
Proacta News
Facebook
Proacta on Facebook
YouTube
Proacta on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Gutheil
  John Gutheil LinkedIn Profile  John Gutheil Twitter Account  John Gutheil News  John Gutheil on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Torre
  Kevin Torre LinkedIn Profile  Kevin Torre Twitter Account  Kevin Torre News  Kevin Torre on Facebook


 

 

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