Achieve Life Sciences
NASDAQ: ACHVVancouver, B.C., US · Delaware corporation · 4 known investors
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Achieve is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing cytisinicline as a treatment for nicotine dependence, aimed at helping people who smoke quit. It targets the global smoking health problem through this drug candidate.
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Board
Investors · 4
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$18.9M disclosed across 1 round · 2022
▶$18.9MraisedDec 2022 · 16 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
- Cindy JacobsExecutive Officer, Director
- Anthony ClarkeExecutive Officer
- Bridget MartellDirector
- Martin MattinglyDirector
- Jaime XinosExecutive Officer
- Vaughn HimesDirector
- Donald JosephDirector
- John BencichExecutive Officer, Director
- Richard StewartDirector
- Jay MoyesDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $18.9M
- Finders' fees
- $756K
- First sale
- Nov 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institutes of Health | Phase II | 2022 | $2.5M |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institutes of Health | Phase ISTTR | 2021 | $320K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Achieve Life Sciences do?
- Achieve is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing cytisinicline as a treatment for nicotine dependence, aimed at helping people who smoke quit. It targets the global smoking health problem through this drug candidate.
- Who founded Achieve Life Sciences?
- Achieve Life Sciences was founded by Anthony Clarke, Richard Stewart.
- Who are Achieve Life Sciences's investors?
- Achieve Life Sciences's investors include LifeSci Venture Partners, venBio Partners, Vivo Capital, Frazier Life Sciences.
- How much funding has Achieve Life Sciences raised?
- Achieve Life Sciences has disclosed $18.9M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Achieve Life Sciences headquartered?
- Achieve Life Sciences is headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., US.

