Tech Company Financing Transactions

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

Sectoral Asset Management, Clough Capital Partners and Cormorant Asset Management participated in a $60 million Series E funding round for Apellis Pharmaceuticals. This venture round was recorded on 8/11/2017.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
8/11/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$60,000,000
Round
Series E
Proceeds Purpose
The proceeds of the financing will be used to initiate Phase 3 trials with APL-2 in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare, chronic, life-threatening blood disorder, and advance development in other indications.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
6400 Westwind Way A
Crestwood, KY 40014
USA
Email Address
Overview
Apellis (NASDAQ: APLS) was founded in 2009. Apellis' approach is centered on the inhibition of the complement system, which is a cascade of interacting proteins and is an integral component of the immune system.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Cedric Francois
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Chief Financial Officer
Timothy Sullivan
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Chief Medical Officer
Federico Grossi
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Chief Operating Officer
Pascal Deschatelets
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VP - Finance
Nicole Perry
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VP - General Counsel
David Watson
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VP - Operations
Ahmad Sadr
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