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Wave Life Sciences
NASDAQ: WVESingapore, US · Founded 2012 · 382 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Wave Life Sciences develops RNA-targeting therapeutics using RNA-editing modalities and chemistry to treat rare and common diseases, with a clinical pipeline addressing Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Huntington's disease, and obesity. It operates in the biotech and RNA medicines industry.
Founders & leadership
Wave Life Sciences was founded in 2012 by Takeshi Wada and Gregory L. Verdine.
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Takeshi WadaFounder and Scientific AdviserTakeshi Wada is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at Tokyo University of Science who has specialized in nucleic acid chemistry and the synthesis of oligonucleotide analogs. He founded Chiralgen Ltd. in 2008, which merged with Ontorii Inc. to form Wave Life Sciences in 2012, and currently serves as scientific adviser to the company.
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Gregory L. VerdineCo-founder
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Paul B. Bolno, M.D.President and CEOPaul B. Bolno, M.D., is President and CEO of Wave Life Sciences, an RNA therapeutics company he has led since 2013, growing it from a small team into a clinical-stage genetic medicines company with a pipeline addressing rare diseases including Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Huntington's disease. He also serves as Board Chair of ExpressionEdits and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Nucleic Acid Therapy Accelerator.
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Paul Bolno, MD, MBAPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Wave Life Sciences
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Tan Ping PingNamed on SEC filing
Board
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Ken TakanashiBoard director
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Masaharu TanakaBoard director
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Koji MiuraBoard director
Investors · 3
Foresite Capitallisted by Foresite CapitalWest Hollywood
How we know: Foresite Capital's portfolio page · the S-1 prospectus · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
RA Capitallisted by RA CapitalBostonvia Peter Kolchinsky · board
How we know: RA Capital's portfolio page · the S-1 prospectus · board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$77.8M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2015
▶$66MraisedAug 2015 · 19 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$66MraisedAug 2015 · 19 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Peter KolchinskyDirector
- Ken TakanashiDirector
- Tan Ping PingExecutive Officer
- Gregory L. VerdineDirector
- Koji MiuraDirector
- Takeshi WadaDirector
- Paul B. Bolno, M.D.Executive Officer, Director
- Masaharu TanakaDirector
- Offering amount
- $66M
- Amount sold
- $66M
- Sales commissions
- $2.8M
- Placement agents
- Leerink Partners LLC
- First sale
- Aug 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Singapore, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$11.8MraisedFeb 2015 · 2 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$11.8MraisedFeb 2015 · 2 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Takeshi WadaDirector
- Peter KolchinskyDirector
- Tan Ping PingExecutive Officer
- Paul B. Bolno, M.D.Executive Officer, Director
- Gregory L. VerdineDirector
- Ken TakanashiDirector
- Masaharu TanakaDirector
- Koji MiuraDirector
- Offering amount
- $11.8M
- Amount sold
- $11.8M
- First sale
- Jan 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Singapore, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Valuation · disclosed
Disclosed events$335Mvaluation at IPONov 2015 · $16.00/share · 424B1
filing ↗Source: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Wave Life Sciences went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Wave Life Sciences do?
- Wave Life Sciences develops RNA-targeting therapeutics using RNA-editing modalities and chemistry to treat rare and common diseases, with a clinical pipeline addressing Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Huntington's disease, and obesity. It operates in the biotech and RNA medicines industry.
- Who founded Wave Life Sciences?
- Wave Life Sciences was founded by Takeshi Wada, Gregory L. Verdine in 2012.
- Who are Wave Life Sciences's investors?
- Wave Life Sciences's investors include Foresite Capital, RA Capital, Aescap Life Sciences.
- How much funding has Wave Life Sciences raised?
- Wave Life Sciences has disclosed $77.8M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Wave Life Sciences headquartered?
- Wave Life Sciences is headquartered in Singapore, US.