Verve Therapeutics Secures $94 Million in Series B Financing to Advance Pipeline of Gene Editing Medicines for Cardiovascular Disease
Verve Therapeutics Secures $94 Million in Series B Financing to Advance Pipeline of Gene Editing Medicines for Cardiovascular Disease
01/19/21, 11:34 AM
Location
cambridgeMoney raised
$94 million
Round Type
series b
Verve Therapeutics, a biotech company pioneering gene editing medicines to treat cardiovascular disease, today announced the successful completion of a $94 million Series B financing, led by Wellington Management Company and co-led by Casdin Capital, existing investors. New investors in the raise included Redmile Group, Janus Henderson Investors, Cormorant Asset Management, Rock Springs Capital, Novo Holdings A/S, Logos Capital, Surveyor Capital (a Citadel company), RA Capital Management, and a U.S.-based, healthcare-focused fund, alongside additional existing investors GV and Biomatics.
Company Info
Company
Verve Therapeutics
Location
cambridge, maryland, united states
Additional Info
Verve Therapeutics is a biotechnology company created with a singular focus: to protect the world from heart disease. Founded by world-leading experts in cardiovascular medicine, human genetics and gene editing, the company aims to develop transformative, once-and-done therapies for coronary heart disease. Verve’s gene editing medicines are designed to safely edit the genome of adults and mimic naturally occurring gene variants to permanently lower LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The company is advancing a pipeline of precision genetic medicines, led by VERVE-101, which is being developed initially for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, a potentially fatal genetic heart disease. For more information, visit www.VerveTx.com.