Tech Company Financing Transactions

VLST Funding Round

On 6/16/2006, VLST received $55 million in Series B funding from TPG Capital, Amgen Ventures and Arch Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/16/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$55,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

TPG Capital (Lead Investor) (Heather Preston)

Amgen Ventures

Arch Venture Partners (Martin Simonetti)

MedImmune Ventures

MPM Capital (Michael Steinmetz)

OVP Venture Partners (Gerard Langeler)

Proceeds Purpose

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
307 Westlake Ave. North 300
Seattle, WA 98109
USA
Email Address
Overview
VLST Corporation is a privately held biotechnology company that has developed a novel and streamlined approach to speed the development of effective therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Profile
VLST LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
VLST Company Twitter Account
Company News
VLST News
Facebook
VLST on Facebook
YouTube
VLST on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Martin Simonetti
  Martin Simonetti LinkedIn Profile  Martin Simonetti Twitter Account  Martin Simonetti News  Martin Simonetti on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Teresa Foy
  Teresa Foy LinkedIn Profile  Teresa Foy Twitter Account  Teresa Foy News  Teresa Foy on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Ron Myers
  Ron Myers LinkedIn Profile  Ron Myers Twitter Account  Ron Myers News  Ron Myers on Facebook
VP - Finance
Brian Blackman
  Brian Blackman LinkedIn Profile  Brian Blackman Twitter Account  Brian Blackman News  Brian Blackman on Facebook


 

 

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