Tech Company Financing Transactions

Ribometrix Funding Round

Ribometrix closed a $7.8 million funding round on 9/30/2019. Backers included Dementia Discovery Fund and Illumina Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/30/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$7,800,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
The new funding will support the continued development of the Ribometrix discovery platform, which uses sophisticated structural analysis and proprietary assays to identify ligands that bind to highly structured pockets in therapeutically compelling RNAs to modulate protein expression.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
6 Davis Dr.
Durham, NC 27709
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
A platform therapeutics company discovering small molecule drugs that target functional RNA structures to create new avenues to treat human disease.
Profile
Ribometrix LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Ribometrix Company Twitter Account
Company News
Ribometrix News
Facebook
Ribometrix on Facebook
YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Solomon
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Chief Scientific Officer
John Reardon
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Founder
Kevin Weeks
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Vice President
Donald Hertzog
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VP - Bus. Development
Martin Williams
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VP - Finance
Jonathan Kearns
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VP - Human Resources
Denise Kilpatrick
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VP - R & D
Katherine Warner
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