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Nimbus Therapeutics

Biotech & Life Sciences · Cambridge, United States · Founded 2009

Applying deep computational chemistry expertise to create novel small molecule therapeutics MoreLess

Nimbus Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on designing small molecule therapeutics to address significant challenges in drug development. The company operates in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology market, serving patients with unmet medical needs. Nimbus employs a unique collective expertise to push the boundaries of drug discovery and development. The business model revolves around research and development of breakthrough medicines, backed by substantial investments from prominent life science investors like Atlas Venture, SR One, Lilly Ventures, Bill Gates, Pfizer Venture Investments, and Lightstone Ventures. Nimbus generates revenue through partnerships, licensing agreements, and milestone payments from pharmaceutical companies. The company has secured multiple rounds of financing, including a $24 million Series A in 2011, a $43 million Series B in 2015, and an additional $65 million in 2018.

Keywords: small molecule therapeutics, drug discovery, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life science investors, breakthrough medicines, research and development, licensing agreements, milestone payments, unmet medical needs.

Company overview

Nimbus Therapeutics company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Cambridge, United States
Employees
101
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
38.8
sub industryPharmaceuticalsub industryBioTechnologybusiness modelManufacturingindustryHealthsectorBiotechnologysectorDrug DevelopmentsectorDNAsectorGenetics and genomicssectorGenome EngineeringsectorRumoured $1BsectorBiotech and PharmasectorTechbiosectorHard TechsectorDT and LS

Valuation & funding

Nimbus Therapeutics funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCOther financing Sep 2023 $210M $840M Atlas Venture · Lightstone Ventures · RA Capital Management · Pfizer Ventures
ACQUISITIONOther financing Dec 2022 $0 Takeda
LATE VCOther financing Sep 2022 $125M $500M BVF Partners · SV Health Investors · Pfizer Ventures · Access Biotechnology
LATE VCOther financing Jul 2021 $105M $420M Commodore Capital · Atlas Venture · RA Capital Management · Logos Capital
LATE VCOther financing Oct 2020 $60M $240M Undisclosed
SERIES COther financing Jun 2018 Pfizer Ventures · SR One
SERIES BOther financing Mar 2015 Pfizer Ventures · Atlas Venture · Bill Gates · SR One
SERIES AOther financing Jun 2011 SR One · Lilly Ventures · Bill Gates · Atlas Venture
SEEDOther financing Mar 2011 Atlas Venture · Bill Gates · Richard Friesner
EARLY VCOther financing Apr 2010 Pfizer Ventures
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Growth signals

Nimbus Therapeutics website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Nimbus Therapeutics is 12K monthly website visits, up 20% over the last three months. Nimbus Therapeutics's team grew 3.1% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits12K 3-month web change+20% 1-year team growth+3.1%
Monthly website visits113 observations · Apr 2016–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Nimbus Therapeutics's talent

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Team profiled 21 named & role-tagged
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Investors

18 investors on Nimbus Therapeutics's cap table

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Seed 3 investors entered at this stage
Atlas Venture
Bill Gates
Richard Friesner
Series A 4 investors entered at this stage
Pfizer Ventures
SR One
Lilly Ventures
Lightstone Ventures
Series B+ 10 investors entered at this stage
BVF Partners
Commodore Capital
RA Capital Management
Logos Capital
Access Biotechnology
Surveyor Capital
SV Health Investors
Bain Capital Life Sciences
GV
Gates Frontier
Other known 1 additional known investor
Takeda

Global footprint

Where Nimbus Therapeutics has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States98.7%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.3%
2 countries shown

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Market sentiment

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