The Column Group is a venture capital firm in California that focuses on developing biotechnology companies. Founded 2006 in San Francisco, California, United States by Adriana Tajonar and Peter Svennilson, it invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures, private equity, seed, series B, series A, series C, and series E rounds. Its portfolio companies include Circle Pharma, Nurix, A2 Biotherapeutics, Plexium, and Tenaya Therapeutics. As of March 2020, The Column Group has made 67 investments. Their most recent investment was on March 17, 2020, when Circle Pharma raised $45M. The Column Group has had 13 exits, the most notable of which include PTC Therapeutics, Peloton Therapeutics, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals. The Column Group has raised three funds, their latest being Column Group IV.
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Kallyope is a New York City, New York based biotechnology company founded in 2015 developing therapeutics to improve human health by better understanding the gut-brain relationship.
Biotechnology company developing cell permeable macrocyclic peptide therapeutics using an automated chemistry synthesis.
Gritstone Oncology is a Emeryville, California-based biotechnology company developing neoantigen-specific cancer immunotherapies.
A biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel therapeutics in the field of Epigenetics
Casma Therapeutics is a company that has a research community and uses its understanding of research to develop novel therapeutics to capture disease causing targets.
Exonics Therapeutics was a Dallas-based biotechnology company developing gene editing therapies.
Hexagon Bio is a technology company focused in oncology.
A company developing protein homeostasis therapies for oncology, immunology, and inflammation cases
A biotechnology company developing drugs for the treatment of metabolic diseases, cancer and inflammation
A company that develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancer
ORIC Pharmaceuticals is a South San Francisco, California-based company.
Surrozen is a South San Francisco, California-based company.
REVOLUTION Medicines is a Redwood City, California-based company.
Escient Pharmaceuticals is a San Diego-based company.
A company developing cancer therapeutics
Accent Therapeutics is a Lexington, Massachusetts-based company.
Tenaya Therapeutics is a San Francisco-based company.
FLX Bio is a South San Francisco, California-based company.
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James Evangelista
Chief Financial Officer
Carla Daniel
Vice President, Head of Talent
Larry Lasky
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Michael S. Brown
Science Partner
Sue Murakami
Manager of Administration
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A2 Biotherapeutics
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Nurix
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