Tech Company Financing Transactions

EyeCyte Funding Round

EyeCyte closed a $3 million Series A financing round on 6/23/2008. Backers included Pfizer Venture Investments.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/23/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$3,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The financing will fund the company into 2010 and will be primarily used to drive product development of the company's initial clinical target, diabetic retinopathy.

Company Information

Company Status
Out of Business
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
3366 North Torrey Pines Court 130
La Jolla, CA 92037
USA
Email Address
Overview
EyeCyte, Inc., an early stage ophthalmology research and development company based in La Jolla, California, announced that it has secured its seed funding through an agreement with Pfizer. The financing will fund the company to drive product development of the company's initial clinical target, diabetic retinopathy.
Profile
EyeCyte LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
EyeCyte Company Twitter Account
Company News
EyeCyte News
Facebook
EyeCyte on Facebook
YouTube
EyeCyte on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Mohammad El-Kalay
  Mohammad El-Kalay LinkedIn Profile  Mohammad El-Kalay Twitter Account  Mohammad El-Kalay News  Mohammad El-Kalay on Facebook
VP - R & D
Matthew Ritter
  Matthew Ritter LinkedIn Profile  Matthew Ritter Twitter Account  Matthew Ritter News  Matthew Ritter on Facebook


 

 

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