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Sparrow Pharmaceuticals Secures $50 Million Series A Financing

PRIVATEMay 18, 2021

Amount Raised

$50 Million

Round Type

Series A

PortlandHealthcareHealth Care

Description

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, an emerging clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, targeted therapies for disorders of corticosteroid excess, today announced the closing of a $50 million Series A financing. OrbiMed led the investment round with participation by RiverVest Venture Partners and U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). This financing will allow the company to accelerate the development of its proprietary oral HSD-1 inhibitor, SPI-62, which targets the source of steroids that cause toxicity in key tissues

Quick answer

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals raised $50 Million in a Series A round, dated May 18, 2021. Sparrow Pharmaceuticals is based in Portland, Oregon, United States.

How much did Sparrow Pharmaceuticals raise?
Sparrow Pharmaceuticals raised $50 Million in a Series A round on May 18, 2021.
What does Sparrow Pharmaceuticals do?
Sparrow Pharmaceuticals is developing targeted therapies for conditions of corticosteroid excess - associated with either the natural corticosteroid cortisol due to a tumor or long-term use of a corticosteroid drug such..
Where is Sparrow Pharmaceuticals based and how big is it?
Sparrow Pharmaceuticals is based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Who are the decision-makers at Sparrow Pharmaceuticals?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, including the Executive Officer. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Who else raised in Healthcare and Health Care around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Sparrow Pharmaceuticals that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Huxley Medical, Inc. raised $10M on June 29, 2021.
  • Bluejay Diagnostics raised $1M (Seed) on June 29, 2021.
  • Circle Pharma raised $36M on June 29, 2021.
  • Enlaza Therapeutics raised an undisclosed amount on June 28, 2021.
  • Cagent Vascular raised $9.5M on June 25, 2021.
  • ADvantage Therapeutics raised $14M on June 24, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals

Location

1050 Southwest 6th Street, Suite 1100

Portland, Oregon, United States

About

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals is developing targeted therapies for conditions of corticosteroid excess - associated with either the natural corticosteroid cortisol due to a tumor or long-term use of a corticosteroid drug such as prednisone. Sparrow's pipeline is led by SPI-62 in Phase 2 clinical development.

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