Nightstar
AcquiredOxford, United Kingdom · Founded 2014 · $99.1M raised
- Headquarters
- Oxford
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2014
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- nightstartx.com
- Total Funding
- $99.1M
- Last Round
- $45.0M Series CJun 2017
- Rounds
- 4
- Acquired by
- BiogenJun 2019 · $800.0M
About
Nightstar Therapeutics was an Oxford University spinout developing adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases including choroideremia and retinitis pigmentosa. Founded in 2014, it completed a NASDAQ IPO in 2017 and was acquired by Biogen for approximately $800 million in June 2019.
Summary
Nightstar is a Biotech company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, founded in 2014. It has raised $99.1M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $45.0M Series C round in Jun 2017.
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Funding History
Jun 2019
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