Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals Closes On $27 Million Series A Round
Ryan Allway
May 6th, 2021
Psychedelics
NEW YORK, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, a mental health science focused biotechnology company utilizing psychedelic-related medicines for the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions, today announced the closing of a $27 million Series A round of funding led by Prime Movers Lab, an investor in breakthrough scientific startups working to revolutionize the world’s most important industries and transform billions of lives.
With the new investment, Gilgamesh will expand its team with a number of additional hires, including a COO and Head of R&D & Chief Business Officer, continue to rapidly advance its multiple programs toward clinical candidate selection, and further expand its IP portfolio.
“We are happy to partner with our new investors to help position Gilgamesh at the forefront of creating the next generation of medicines,” said CEO and co-founder Dr. Jonathan Sporn. “There is a lot of exciting work being done around the research of psychedelic drugs right now. But what differentiates Gilgamesh is that we were founded by individuals who have had previous success and know that the knowledge base and methods that we have is the strongest path forward to develop new drugs.”
Founded in 2019, Gilgamesh is a cutting-edge science company focused on using the pharmacology related to psychedelic drugs to make the compounds safe and broadly applicable to treating and curing conditions including depression, anxiety, substance use, and stress-related disorders in an efficient way. The company is the first Y Combinator startup in this space and was founded by Jonathan Sporn, MD; Dalibor Sames, PhD; Andrew Kruegel, PhD; Jeff Witkin, PhD; and, Mike Cunningham, PhD. Dr. Sporn had previously founded Perception Neuroscience for the first exit in the psychedelic space to ATAI Life Sciences.
In addition to Prime Movers Lab, investors included the Noetic Psychedelic Fund LP, Gron Ventures, Route 66 Ventures, JLS Fund, and Palo Santo Investors.
“We are truly in the era of a psychedelic renaissance with clinicians and researchers finding that psychedelic substances are not just treatments, they can be curative,” said Amy Kruse, Partner at Prime Movers Lab. “We’re excited to partner with Gilgamesh and their industry-leading research around medicinal chemistry and neuropharmacology to develop transformative medicines that will make it into the lives of the people who need them most.”
About Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals
Gilgamesh is a serious mental health science focused, preclinical biotechnology company. We have a disciplined focus on developing innovative new chemical entities (NCE’s) leveraging a unique combination of medicinal chemistry, intellectual property strategy, neuroscience & neurobiology, and drug development expertise. We are an experienced team, with proven success in biotech exits and inventions. For more information, visit: www.gilgameshpharmaceutical.com.
About Prime Movers Lab
Prime Movers Lab invests in breakthrough scientific startups founded by Prime Movers, the inventors who transform billions of lives across energy, transportation, infrastructure, manufacturing, human augmentation, and agriculture. We offer Prime Movers comprehensive resources and integrated coaching to support the transformation of world-class technical experts into extraordinary executives. Our team has developed in-depth academic scientific research, commercialized novel intellectual property, scaled significant enterprises, and mentored renowned scientists on their entrepreneurial journey. For more information, visit: www.primemoverslab.com.
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About Ryan Allway
Mr. Allway has over a decade of experience in the financial markets as both a private investor and financial journalist. He has been actively involved in the cannabis industry since its inception, covering public and private companies.
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