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venbio.com

Investments

80

Portfolio Exits

25

Funds

4

Partners & Customers

1

About venBIO

venBio is a life sciences investment firm that partners with industry leaders to build game-changing medicines and technologies, with a focus on therapeutics for unmet medical needs.

Headquarters Location

1700 Owens Street Suite 595

San Francisco, California, 94158,

United States

415-800-0800

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Pharvaris Announces $70 Million Private Placement Financing

Jun 20, 2023

CH Leiden, NETHERLANDS ZUG, Switzerland, June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pharvaris (Nasdaq: PHVS), a clinical-stage company focused on the development and commercialization of novel oral bradykinin-B2-receptor antagonists for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) and other bradykinin-B2-receptor-mediated indications, today announced that it has entered into a subscription agreement relating to the offer and sale of an aggregate of 6,951,340 ordinary shares of the Company, par value €0.12 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), in a private placement (the “Offering”) to a group of institutional investors, led by General Atlantic and venBio Partners with participation from Bain Capital Life Sciences , Foresite Capital , and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners , at an offering price of $10.07 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $70 million before deducting any offering-related expenses. The Offering is expected to close on or about June 21, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. Pharvaris intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund research and development and product discovery expenses, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The offer and sale of the Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any other securities laws, and the Ordinary Shares cannot be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale of these securities would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About Pharvaris Building on its deep-seated roots in HAE, Pharvaris is a clinical-stage company developing novel, oral bradykinin-B2-receptor antagonists to treat and prevent HAE attacks. By directly targeting this clinically proven therapeutic target with novel small molecules, the Pharvaris team aspires to offer people with all sub-types of HAE safe, effective, and convenient alternatives to treat attacks, both on-demand and prophylactically. The company brings together the best talent in the industry with deep expertise in rare diseases and HAE. For more information, visit https://pharvaris.com/ . Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to the Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, and any statements containing the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “intend” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, are neither promises nor guarantees, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Pharvaris’ actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from its expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks include but are not limited to the following: market factors and closing conditions relating to the Offering and the other factors described under the headings “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties. While Pharvaris may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Pharvaris disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Pharvaris’ views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

venBIO Investments

80 Investments

venBIO has made 80 investments. Their latest investment was in Attovia Therapeutics as part of their Series A on June 6, 2023.

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venBIO Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

6/20/2023

Series A

Attovia Therapeutics

$60M

Yes

5

4/20/2023

Series B

Abdera Therapeutics

$110M

Yes

5

3/20/2023

Seed VC

Insamo

$9.52M

Yes

1

12/6/2022

Series A

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$99M

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10

11/21/2022

Series D

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$99M

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10

Date

6/20/2023

4/20/2023

3/20/2023

12/6/2022

11/21/2022

Round

Series A

Series B

Seed VC

Series A

Series D

Company

Attovia Therapeutics

Abdera Therapeutics

Insamo

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Amount

$60M

$110M

$9.52M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

5

5

1

10

10

venBIO Portfolio Exits

25 Portfolio Exits

venBIO has 25 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was RayzeBio on September 15, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

9/15/2023

IPO

$99M

Public

3

5/5/2023

IPO

$99M

Public

5

1/7/2022

IPO

$99M

Public

4

10/21/2021

IPO

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$99M

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10

6/25/2021

IPO

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$99M

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10

Date

9/15/2023

5/5/2023

1/7/2022

10/21/2021

6/25/2021

Exit

IPO

IPO

IPO

IPO

IPO

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

Public

Public

Public

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Sources

3

5

4

10

10

venBIO Fund History

4 Fund Histories

venBIO has 4 funds, including venBio Global Strategic Fund IV.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

6/3/2021

venBio Global Strategic Fund IV

$550M

2

4/3/2020

venBio Global Strategic Fund III

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$99M

10

3/1/2017

venBio Global Strategic Fund II

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$99M

10

10/31/2012

venBio Global Strategic Fund LP

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$99M

10

Closing Date

6/3/2021

4/3/2020

3/1/2017

10/31/2012

Fund

venBio Global Strategic Fund IV

venBio Global Strategic Fund III

venBio Global Strategic Fund II

venBio Global Strategic Fund LP

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Amount

$550M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Sources

2

10

10

10

venBIO Partners & Customers

1 Partners and customers

venBIO has 1 strategic partners and customers. venBIO recently partnered with Ligand Pharmaceuticals on March 3, 2018.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

3/30/2018

Partner

United States

Ligand Enters into Agreement with venBio to Make Worldwide OmniAb® Platform License Accessible to Portfolio Companies

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has established multiple alliances , licenses and other business relationships with the world 's leading pharmaceutical companies including Novartis , Amgen , Merck , Pfizer , Celgene , Gilead , Janssen , Baxter International and Eli Lilly .

5

Date

3/30/2018

Type

Partner

Business Partner

Country

United States

News Snippet

Ligand Enters into Agreement with venBio to Make Worldwide OmniAb® Platform License Accessible to Portfolio Companies

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has established multiple alliances , licenses and other business relationships with the world 's leading pharmaceutical companies including Novartis , Amgen , Merck , Pfizer , Celgene , Gilead , Janssen , Baxter International and Eli Lilly .

Sources

5

venBIO Team

5 Team Members

venBIO has 5 team members, including , .

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Paul A. Brooke

Ithaka Acquisition Corp., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co., and MPM Capital

Founder

Current

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Paul A. Brooke

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Work History

Ithaka Acquisition Corp., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co., and MPM Capital

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