Tech Company Financing Transactions

Jnana Therapeutics Funding Round

Jnana Therapeutics, operating out of Boston, secured $107 million from Bain Capital Life Sciences, Avalon Ventures and Pfizer Venture Investments.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/15/2022
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$107,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Bain Capital Life Sciences (Lead Investor)

Avalon Ventures (Kevin Kinsella)

Pfizer Venture Investments

Polaris Partners (Amir Nashat)

RA Capital (Matthew Hammond)

Versant Ventures (Carlo Rizzuto)

Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to progress its lead program in phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic metabolic disease, through a clinical proof-of-concept (POC) study, and to advance additional wholly owned, potential first-in-class medicines in immune-mediated diseases and cancer.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
6 Tide St.
Boston, MA 02210
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Jnana is building the first drug discovery platform dedicated to SLC transporters.
Profile
Jnana Therapeutics LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Jnana Therapeutics Company Twitter Account
Company News
Jnana Therapeutics News
Facebook
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YouTube
Jnana Therapeutics on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Joanne Kotz
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Chief Scientific Officer
Joel Barrish
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Vice President
Heather Blanchette
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Vice President
Dean Brown
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Vice President
Nick Pullen
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VP - Bus. Development
Caroline Beer
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VP - Finance
Brian Danieli
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VP - Human Resources
Danielle Abdelahad
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