Last deal

$55M

Amount

Series C

Stage

08.07.2015

Date

3

all rounds

$83.15M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Afferent Pharmaceuticals is developing medicines to treat chronic pain.

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founded date

01.01.2009

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series C

IPO status

Private

Description

Afferent Pharmaceuticals, founded in 2009 and based in San Mateo, California, has developed AF-219, a compound that has completed two Phase 1 clinical studies. AF-219 aims to provide relief for chronic pain by specifically targeting P2X3 receptors in nerve fibers.
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