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Prolacta

City Of Industry, US · Founded 1999 · Delaware corporation · 321 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

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Prolacta Bioscience manufactures 100% human milk-based nutritional products and fortifiers for premature and critically ill infants in hospital neonatal intensive care units. The company's products are used to support nutrition and reduce complications in extremely premature infants globally.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Founders & leadership

SEScott Elster
Scott ElsterCEO
JMJohn M. Shields
John M. ShieldsVice President Legal Affairs, General Counsel & SecretaryJohn M. Shields holds a BA from Stanford University and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as Articles Editor of the Virginia Law Review. He spent over two decades as a corporate attorney in California advising multinational clients on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, contracts, securities, and licensing matters across technology, industrial, life sciences, and consumer products sectors, before joining Prolacta Bioscience as Vice President and General Counsel in 2015.

Board

FFFrank Foster
Frank FosterBoard directorManaging Director at Frontier Venture Capital
MSMartin Sutter
Martin SutterBoard directorFounding Partner at Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners
DB
David BrailerBoard director
DJ
Dan JanneyBoard directorManaging Director at Alta Partners
JBJohn Bacich, Jr.
John Bacich, Jr.Board directorGeneral Partner at PROOF
ES
Ernie StrapazonBoard director
NB
Ned BrownBoard director
SC
Sally CrawfordBoard director

Investors · 5

Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partnerslisted by Essex Woodlands Healthcare PartnersNew York · $20M – $80M

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Frontier Venture Capitallisted by Frontier Venture CapitalBoulder · $50K – $500K
PROOFlisted by PROOFArlington

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Alta PartnersreportedJackson · $1M – $12Mvia Dan Janney · board

How we know: board seat on SEC Form D · funding news · Not right? Tell us

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$43.9M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2016–2018

▶$8.9MraisedMay 2018 · 11 investors · Biotechnology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • John ShieldsExecutive Officer
  • David BrailerDirector
  • Mark HannonExecutive Officer
  • Victoria NiklasExecutive Officer
  • Ernie StrapazonDirector
  • Frank FosterDirector
  • John Bacich Jr.Director
  • David DreyerExecutive Officer
  • Vincent GasparExecutive Officer
  • Alan KofskyExecutive Officer
  • Martin SutterDirector
  • Scott EakerExecutive Officer
  • Scott ElsterExecutive Officer, Director
  • Joseph FournellExecutive Officer
  • Martin LeeExecutive Officer
  • Dan JanneyDirector
  • Sally CrawfordDirector
  • Alyson FullerExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$8.9M
Amount sold
$8.9M
First sale
May 2018
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$35MraisedDec 2016 · 4 investors · Biotechnology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Scott ElsterExecutive Officer, Director
  • Frank FosterDirector
  • Martin SutterDirector
  • John Bacich, Jr.Director
  • Ernie StrapazonDirector
  • Ned BrownDirector
  • Sally CrawfordDirector
  • David BrailerDirector
  • Dan JanneyDirector
  • John M. ShieldsExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$35M
Amount sold
$35M
First sale
Nov 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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In the news

The Prolacta Bioscience Foundation Empowers Parents and Communities With Over Half a Million Dollars in Grant Funding in 2022prnewswire.com · Feb 2023Prolacta Bioscience(R) Raises $35 Million in Mezzanine Financingfinance.yahoo.com · Dec 2016

Frequently asked questions

What does Prolacta do?
Prolacta Bioscience manufactures 100% human milk-based nutritional products and fortifiers for premature and critically ill infants in hospital neonatal intensive care units. The company's products are used to support nutrition and reduce complications in extremely premature infants globally.
Who are Prolacta's investors?
Prolacta's investors include Aisling Capital, Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, PROOF, Alta Partners.
How much funding has Prolacta raised?
Prolacta has disclosed $43.9M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Prolacta headquartered?
Prolacta is headquartered in City Of Industry, US.