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January 9, 2025

London startup raises $410m in one of Europe’s biggest ever Series A rounds as it joins weight loss drugs frenzy

Forbion and General Atlantic led the round in Verdiva Bio, which comes just months on from the company incorporating

London-based biotech Verdiva Bio has raised $410m in one of Europe’s largest ever Series A rounds, led by life sciences investor Forbion and US VC General Atlantic, as it looks to develop weight loss drugs for the buzzy GLP-1 market. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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