David Goeddel
Managing Partner @ The Column Group
San Francisco, United States
David Goeddel is a Series B investor at The Column Group in San Francisco focused on Biotechnology and Medical. David VanNorman Goeddel is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Chair of the Board and Managing Partner of The Column Group. David previously worked at Genentech Fellow as a Staff Scientist, Director of Molecular Biology. David V. Goeddel attended the University of Colorado Boulder. David V. Goeddel has received Inventor of the Year Award, the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in their career.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries David Goeddel invests in
Stages David Goeddel invests in
Countries David Goeddel invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 8 (50%)
- Medical 4 (25%)
- Health Care 4 (25%)
- Therapeutics 4 (25%)
- Biopharma 3 (19%)
Stage
- Series B 4 (25%)
- Series A 2 (13%)
- Series C 2 (13%)
- Series D 2 (13%)
- Seed 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Hexagon Bio is a data-driven biotech developing targeted small molecule therapeutics. Our proprietary platform combines data science and synthetic biology to discover and engineer drugs from DNA sequences. We are mining fungal genomes for inspiration for the next generation of targeted therapies for diseases with unmet needs. | $77.3M / Series B / Oct 11, 2022 | ||
| Hexagon Bio is a data-driven biotech developing targeted small molecule therapeutics. Our proprietary platform combines data science and synthetic biology to discover and engineer drugs from DNA sequences. We are mining fungal genomes for inspiration for the next generation of targeted therapies for diseases with unmet needs. | $61M / Series B / Sep 22, 2021 | ||
| Hexagon Bio is a data-driven biotech developing targeted small molecule therapeutics. Our proprietary platform combines data science and synthetic biology to discover and engineer drugs from DNA sequences. We are mining fungal genomes for inspiration for the next generation of targeted therapies for diseases with unmet needs. | $61M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 22, 2021 | ||
| Hexagon Bio is a data-driven biotech developing targeted small molecule therapeutics. Our proprietary platform combines data science and synthetic biology to discover and engineer drugs from DNA sequences. We are mining fungal genomes for inspiration for the next generation of targeted therapies for diseases with unmet needs. | $47M / Series A / Sep 15, 2020 | ||
| A peloton is a team of bicyclists who achieve great efficiency of motion through cooperative action. It is also the root of platoon, a nimble military unit with capabilities that exceed the sum of its component parts. Founded by Chairman of Biochemistry Steven L. McKnight of UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peloton Therapeutics represents a uniquecombination of innovative science, strong financial support from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), and seasoned investors and management. Working in close collaboration with scientists at UT Southwestern, Peloton is advancing a promising discovery and development pipeline, comprised of several small molecule-based programs, each with a distinct target and mechanism of action. Peloton's vision is to become a major biotech company in Dallas with a passion for discovering and developing novel cancer drugs. | $150M / Series E / Feb 20, 2019 | ||
| Exonics’ laboratory has demonstrated the ability to use adeno-associated virus (AAV) to deliver a payload based on CRISPR/Cas9 technology that can identify and correct exon mutations that prevent the production of dystrophin, a protein that helps stabilize and protect muscle fibers. | $40M / Series A / Nov 08, 2017 | ||
| A peloton is a team of bicyclists who achieve great efficiency of motion through cooperative action. It is also the root of platoon, a nimble military unit with capabilities that exceed the sum of its component parts. Founded by Chairman of Biochemistry Steven L. McKnight of UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peloton Therapeutics represents a uniquecombination of innovative science, strong financial support from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), and seasoned investors and management. Working in close collaboration with scientists at UT Southwestern, Peloton is advancing a promising discovery and development pipeline, comprised of several small molecule-based programs, each with a distinct target and mechanism of action. Peloton's vision is to become a major biotech company in Dallas with a passion for discovering and developing novel cancer drugs. | $52.4M / Series D / Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| NGM Biopharmaceuticals is a privately-held drug discovery company committed to identifying transformational medicines that dramatically improve human health. Based on emerging human clinical and genetic observations, the company has devised several innovative experimental approaches to discover new therapies for the treatment of metabolic andcardiovascular diseases. The company's current focus is on the gastrointestinal endocrine system, with an aim to identify novel factors implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and the apparent resolution of this grievous disease in patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery. | $57.5M / Series D / Mar 23, 2015 | ||
| Flexus is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on the creation, development, and commercialization of novel anti-cancer therapeutics through an innovative application of unexploited insights in immunology. Founded in 2013, Flexus is headquartered in San Carlos, California. | $38M / Series B / Dec 17, 2014 | ||
| Nurix Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapies designed to modulate cellular protein levels as a novel treatment approach for cancer and other challenging diseases. Leveraging Nurix’s extensive expertise in E3 ligases together with its proprietaryDNA-encoded libraries, Nurix has built DELigase, an integrated discovery platform to identify and advance novel drug candidates targeting E3 ligases, a broad class of enzymes that can modulate proteins within the cell. Nurix’s drug discovery approach is to either harness or inhibit the natural function of E3 ligases within the ubiquitin proteasome system to selectively decrease or increase cellular protein levels. Nurix’s wholly owned pipeline includes targeted protein degraders of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, a B-cell signaling protein, and inhibitors of Casitas B-lineage lymphoma proto-oncogene B, an E3 ligase that regulates T cell activation. | $25.1M / Series B / May 22, 2014 | ||
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Co-Investors
About The Column Group
The Column Group is a venture capital firm dedicated to creating the next generation of biotechnology companies. They manage over $4 billion in assets and focus on building companies with groundbreaking scientific platforms that have the potential to deliver significant new therapies for unmet medical needs. TCG takes a long-term approach, aiming to develop companies capable of generating multiple product opportunities rather than focusing on quick exits.
The Column Group Contacts
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David Goeddel
Managing Partner
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Jeff Goater
Venture Partner
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Joseph Goldstein
Science Partner
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Millie Ray
Partner
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Peter Svennilson
Managing Partner and Founder
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What does David Goeddel invest in?
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