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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

4796 employees

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Biotechnology3
Medical2
Biopharma2
Hematology1
Health Care1
Therapeutics1
Life Science1
Genetics1
Protein Biology1
Discovery Science1
Machine Learning1
DNA Synthesis1
CRISPR1
Computer Science1
Biochemistry1
DNA Sequencing1
Bioengineering1
Molecular Biology1
AAV1
Gene Editing1

Funding rounds participated in

$33M sweet spot round size

Most of their 5 investments are in rounds between $9.1M and $102M

Basic info

Industry

biotechnology research

Sectors

beta thalassemia
Biotechnology
type 1 diabetes mellitus
Health Care
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
cystic fibrosis
APOL1-mediated kidney diseases
Medical
Pharmaceutical
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)
sickle cell disease

Date founded

1989

Investments made

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Arbor Biotechnologies raised $215M on November 9, 2021

Investors: TCG X, Tao Capital Partners, Surveyor Capital, Tekla Capital Management, T. Rowe Price, Section 32, Temasek, Ridgeback Capital Management LLC, Woodline Partners LP and Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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Kymera Therapeutics raised $102M on March 12, 2020

Investors: Solasta Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Wellington Management, Redmile Group and Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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Undisclosed raised $9.1M on December 9, 2018

Investors: Invesco Perpetual, Oxford Sciences Innovation, Foresite Capital, Woodford Investment Management, IP Group plc, F-Prime Capital Partners and Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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Undisclosed raised $33M on August 30, 2018

Investors: Invesco Perpetual, Oxford Sciences Innovation, Woodford Investment Management, IP Group plc, Lansdowne Partners and Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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CRISPR Therapeutics raised $29M on April 30, 2015

Investors: S.R. One Ltd, Celgene, Abingworth, Versant Ventures and Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Funding rounds raised

Total raised

$443M

from 5 investors over 5 rounds

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals raised $443M on December 3, 2009

Investors: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals raised $35M on September 30, 2009

Investors: Janssen Belgium

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals raised undisclosed on July 17, 1989

Investors: J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC, Norwest Venture Partners and Greylock Partners

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