Virb
Brookline, US · Founded 2021 · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
The first talent-as-a-service platform that supports clinical research globally.
Also known as Virb, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2M disclosed across 1 round · 2021
▶$2MraisedNov 2021 · 1 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
- Jeremy SohnDirector
- Benjamin SigelExecutive Officer
- Neil TiwariDirector
- Garrett WalkerDirector
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $2M
- First sale
- Nov 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Virb is a technology company serving the clinical research and life sciences industry. Its platform is described as an ed-tech, SaaS-like software system built to generate a large, trained, entry-level workforce for clinical operations, addressing a supply/demand gap for experienced clinical operations resources estimated at roughly 15% annually, or more than 65,000 roles globally. The company frames this shortage as a constraint on pharmaceutical growth that raises costs and can delay novel drugs from reaching the market.
Virb's activity spans sourcing, recruiting, training, deployment and career development for clinical trial resources, including contract resources and clinical research associates (CRAs) supplied to CROs and other life sciences organizations. Related focus areas include data sciences, tech enablement, virtual community and global staffing and recruiting.
Founding story
Virb was founded by Garrett Walker, the former CHRO of IQVIA, to address the shortage of trained clinical operations personnel in the clinical trial industry.
Business model
Virb supplies trained clinical research talent to life sciences organizations through a software platform that combines training and education with sourcing, recruiting, staffing and deployment of contract resources and new hires.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Virb positions itself against a structural shortage of experienced clinical operations personnel, addressing an estimated annual supply/demand gap of about 15%, or over 65,000 clinical operations resources globally.
Technology
An ed-tech, SaaS-like software platform used to train and deploy an entry-level clinical research workforce. The company's public web properties use technologies including Cloudflare, HubSpot Analytics, Gravity Forms, jQuery, Vimeo and Microsoft 365.
Go-to-market
Pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations and contract research organizations (CROs) that need clinical operations resources, including clinical research associates and other entry-level clinical trial staff.
Geography
A company profile lists Virb's headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, with a stated global focus on clinical research staffing.
History
A third-party company profile lists a 2022 founding date and identifies Garrett Walker, formerly chief human resources officer at IQVIA, as founder and board director, with the company led by former HR and talent executives from the industry.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsA company profile lists Joe Budzienski as Virb's chief executive officer and Garrett Walker as founder and board director.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Virb Overview, Address & Contactprospeo.io · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Virb do?
- Virb operates an ed-tech, SaaS-style platform that trains and supplies entry-level clinical research staff.
- Who are Virb's investors?
- Virb's investors include JAZZ Venture Partners.
- How much funding has Virb raised?
- Virb has disclosed $2M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Virb headquartered?
- Virb is headquartered in Brookline, US.