Tech Company Financing Transactions

Inspirna Funding Round

Inspirna closed a $33 million Series B venture capital round on 6/16/2016. Investors included Novo Ventures, Sofinnova Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/16/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$33,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Novo Ventures (Lead Investor) (Nilesh Kumar)

Sofinnova Ventures (Lead Investor) (Antoine Papiernik)

Alexandria Venture Investments

Partnership for New York City Fund

Proceeds Purpose
The financing will support clinical development of Rgenix's lead drug candidates, RGX-104 and RGX-202, as well as further development of its therapeutics pipeline.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
310 East 67th St. 1-12
New York, NY 10065
USA
Email Address
Overview
Inspirna (formerly Rgenix) is developing first-in-class drugs that target key pathways in cancer progression. Using a discovery platform developed by Rgenix founding scientists at Rockefeller University, we have discovered several novel cancer targets that drive tumor growth and cancer progression.
Profile
Inspirna LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Inspirna Company Twitter Account
Company News
Inspirna News
Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Masoud Tavazoie
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Chief Operating Officer
David Darst
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Vice President
Stephen Wald
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VP - Bus. Development
Foster Gonsalves
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VP - Finance
Corey Sohmer
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VP - R & D
Isabel Kurth
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Michael Szarek
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