Tech Company Financing Transactions
Antiva Biosciences Funding Round
Antiva Biosciences secured a $16 million Series B funding round on 8/7/2015. Investors included Canaan Partners and Sofinnova Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/7/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$16,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Canaan Partners (Lead Investor) (Wende Hutton)
Sofinnova Ventures (Lead Investor) (David Kabakoff)
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Antiva's lead compound, ABI-1968, through Phase 1 clinical trials.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
14024 Rue Saint Raphael
Del Mar, CA 92014
USA
Del Mar, CA 92014
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Antiva Biosciences was founded by Karl Hostetler, M.D., a leader in virology who founded Chimerix, Triangle Therapeutics (acquired by Gilead) and Vical. The company is using a new medicinal chemistry platform to develop antiviral therapies, focusing first on HPV. Antiva has additional molecules that target HIV, the herpes virus, cytomegalovirus and others.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Founder
Karl Hostetler
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