Tech Company Financing Transactions

KAI Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

KAI Pharmaceuticals closed a $35 million Series B investment round on 5/2/2006. Investors included Aberdare Ventures, Investor Growth Capital and Delphi Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
5/2/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$35,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the Series B financing will be used primarily to fund KAI's research and development pipeline of protein kinase C (PKC) therapeutics targeted at a range of diseases including acute myocardial infarction, stroke and other ischemic conditions, angiogenesis (such as age-related macular degeneration), and neuropathic and inflammatory pain

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
270 Littlefield Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA
Email Address
Overview
KAI Pharmaceuticals is a biology-based product-driven pharmaceutical company developing a new class of therapeutics targeting cell-signaling enzymes that affect numerous disease pathways. The company is leveraging its leadership position in protein kinase C (PKC), an important and validated family of kinases, to rapidly advance product candidates into human clinical trials.
Profile
KAI Pharmaceuticals LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
KAI Pharmaceuticals Company Twitter Account
Company News
KAI Pharmaceuticals News
Facebook
KAI Pharmaceuticals on Facebook
YouTube
KAI Pharmaceuticals on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Steven James
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Chief Medical Officer
Gregory Bell
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VP - Product Management
Susan Wilson
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VP - R & D
Randolph Johnson
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