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Foresite Capital — 2017 Investments

4 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Compass Therapeuticscompasstherapeutics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CMPXDec 2017

Compass Therapeutics uses proprietary antibody discovery platforms to generate and screen diverse panels of monoclonal and multispecific antibodies, aiming to identify synergistic therapeutic combinations.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Schuetz Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)inErrik Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas J. Schuetz(Executive Officer, Director)inVered Bisker-Leib(Executive Officer)inBarry Shin(Chief Financial Officer)inNeil Lerner(Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBioBritF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)OrbiMedvenBio Partners+3 more

Ivantis Incivantisinc.comJan 2017Acquired

Ivantis was a medical device company founded in 2007 in Irvine, California, that developed the Hydrus Microstent, a minimally invasive device for treating glaucoma during cataract surgery.

Irvine, US

David Van Meter(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTara Butler(Director)Douglas Roeder(Director)Ali Behbahani(Director)inRandy Alexander(Director)Thong Yuen Poon(Director)

Co-investorsAscension VenturesRA CapitalMemorialCare Innovation FundNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

LifeMine Therapeuticslifeminetx.cominSep 2017

LifeMine is a biopharmaceutical company that uses data science and advanced methods to accelerate drug discovery and develop precision medicines across therapeutic areas.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Gregory L. Verdine(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Verdine, Ph.D.

BoardHingge Hsu(Executive Officer, Director)Weiqing Zhou(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)RA CapitalAisling CapitalAlexandriaBezos Expeditions+7 more

Rhythm Pharmaceuticalsrhythmtx.comin𝕏Jan 2017

Rhythm Therapeutics develops precision medicines for rare neuroendocrine diseases, particularly those affecting the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Keith Gottesdiener(Executive Officer, Director)inBart Henderson(Mr. Henderson is the President and Treasurer of the Issuer.)inDavid Meeker(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardEdward T. Mathers(Director)inJonathan Silverstein(Director)inNeil Exter(Director)in

Co-investorsHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERSNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pfizer Venture InvestmentsWellington ManagementOrbiMedThird Rock Ventures

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.