Investments
34Portfolio Exits
5About DNS Capital
DNS Capital is the private investment office for Gigi Pritzker Pucker, Michael Pucker and their immediate family. DNS Capital takes a long-term and flexible approach to investing, and focuses on people, relationships and culture.
DNS Capital Headquarters Location
400 N. Michigan Avenue Suite S1700
Chicago, Illinois, 60611,
United States
312-982-0027
Latest DNS Capital News
Feb 15, 2022
Kallyope, Inc. , a NYC-based biotechnology company focused on identifying and developing therapeutics involving the gut-brain axis, closed a $236m Series D financing. The round was co-led by Mubadala Investment Company and The Column Group, with participation from previous investors Alexandria Venture Investments, Bill Gates, Casdin Capital, Euclidean Capital, Illumina Ventures, Lux Capital, Polaris Partners, Two Sigma Ventures and StepStone Group and new investors DNS Capital, Hartford Healthcare Endowment, Parkwood LLC, and Tao Capital. The funds will be used to advance the company’s drug discovery platform, clinical trials, and pipeline of multiple programs across a broad range of therapeutic areas. Led by Jay Galeota, president and CEO, and Nancy Thornberry, founding CEO and chair, Research and Development, Kallyope provides a platform that integrates several technologies for the discovery and translation of gut-brain biology. By revealing the connections between the gut and the brain, the platform has been leveraged to generate novel programs spanning several relevant therapeutic areas, including metabolism, immunology and inflammation, and central nervous system disorders. Over the past 13 months, Kallyope has advanced four compounds into the clinic in its two lead programs in Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and diseases of the gastrointestinal barrier. The company’s founders are Charles Zuker, Ph.D., Lasker Award winner Tom Maniatis, Ph.D., and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, M.D. FinSMEs 15/02/2022
DNS Capital Investments
34 Investments
DNS Capital has made 34 investments. Their latest investment was in Kallyope as part of their Series D on February 2, 2022.
DNS Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/15/2022 | Series D | Kallyope | $236M | Yes | 20 | |
12/17/2021 | Series B - II | Glympse Bio | $18M | No | 1 | |
7/27/2021 | Series A | IMIDomics | $16.5M | Yes | 11 | |
7/19/2021 | Series B - II | |||||
4/21/2021 | Series C |
Date | 2/15/2022 | 12/17/2021 | 7/27/2021 | 7/19/2021 | 4/21/2021 |
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Round | Series D | Series B - II | Series A | Series B - II | Series C |
Company | Kallyope | Glympse Bio | IMIDomics | ||
Amount | $236M | $18M | $16.5M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 20 | 1 | 11 |
DNS Capital Portfolio Exits
5 Portfolio Exits
DNS Capital has 5 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Aspiration on August 18, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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8/18/2021 | Acq - Pending | 1 | |||
Date | 8/18/2021 | ||||
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Exit | Acq - Pending | ||||
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Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 |
DNS Capital Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
DNS Capital acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Industrial Magnetics on February 16, 2016.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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2/16/2016 | Debt | $16M | Acquired | 1 |
Date | 2/16/2016 |
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Investment Stage | Debt |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $16M |
Note | Acquired |
Sources | 1 |
DNS Capital Team
3 Team Members
DNS Capital has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, David N Siegel.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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David N Siegel | Managing Partner | Current | |
Scott Hairston | Managing Director | Current | |
Charles Tollinche | Managing Director | Current |
Name | David N Siegel | Scott Hairston | Charles Tollinche |
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Work History | |||
Title | Managing Partner | Managing Director | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current |
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