Rivus Pharmaceuticals Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2019

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 27

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B2

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $57M

  • Investors
  • 6

Rivus Pharmaceuticals General Information

Description

Developer of controlled metabolic accelerators designed to improve cardio-metabolic health. The company improves cellular metabolism and treats the underlying cause of highly prevalent metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, enabling patients with oral small-molecule therapeutics that address the underlying metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 501 Locust Avenue
  • 3rd Floor Suite 301
  • Charlottesville, VA 22902
  • United States
+1 (434)
Primary Industry
Drug Discovery
Other Industries
Biotechnology
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 501 Locust Avenue
  • 3rd Floor Suite 301
  • Charlottesville, VA 22902
  • United States
+1 (434)

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Rivus Pharmaceuticals Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
3. Later Stage VC (Series B2) 16-Jan-2025 $57M Completed Clinical Trials - Phase 2
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) 19-Aug-2022 Completed Clinical Trials - Phase 2
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) 20-Jul-2021 $35M $35M Completed Clinical Trials - Phase 2
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Rivus Pharmaceuticals Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series B-2
Series B-1
Series A 35,056,144 $0.000100 8% $1 $1 1x $1 34.15%
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Rivus Pharmaceuticals Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of controlled metabolic accelerators designed to improve cardio-metabolic health. The company improves cellula
Drug Discovery
Charlottesville, VA
27 As of 2025

Paris, France
 

Cambridge, MA
 
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Rivus Pharmaceuticals Competitors (12)

One of Rivus Pharmaceuticals’s 12 competitors is Enterome, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Paris, France.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Enterome Venture Capital-Backed Paris, France
Vedanta Biosciences Venture Capital-Backed Cambridge, MA
MaaT Pharma Formerly VC-backed Lyon, France
Seres Therapeutics Formerly VC-backed Cambridge, MA
Eligo Bioscience Venture Capital-Backed Paris, France
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Rivus Pharmaceuticals Patents

Rivus Pharmaceuticals Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
AU-2023385491-A1 Crystalline forms of 5-[(2,4-dinitrophenoxy)methyl]-1-methyl-2-nitro-1h-imidazole Pending 21-Nov-2022
EP-4622963-A1 Crystalline forms of 5-[(2,4-dinitrophenoxy)methyl]-1-methyl-2-nitro-1h-imidazole Pending 21-Nov-2022
US-20260098015-A1 Crystalline forms of 5-[(2,4-dinitrophenoxy)methyl]-1-methyl-2-nitro-1h-imidazole Pending 21-Nov-2022
WO-2024112659-A1 Crystalline forms of 5-[(2,4-dinitrophenoxy)methyl]-1-methyl-2-nitro-1h-imidazole Inactive 21-Nov-2022
WO-2024112663-A1 Deuterium enriched phenyl derivatives for treating mitochondriarelated disorders or conditions Inactive 21-Nov-2022 A61K31/4168
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Rivus Pharmaceuticals Investors (6)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Bain Capital Life Sciences Corporate Venture Capital Minority
BB Biotech Asset Manager Minority
RA Capital Management Asset Manager Minority
Longitude Capital Venture Capital Minority
Medicxi Ventures (UK) Venture Capital Minority
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Rivus Pharmaceuticals FAQs

  • When was Rivus Pharmaceuticals founded?

    Rivus Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2019.

  • Where is Rivus Pharmaceuticals headquartered?

    Rivus Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

  • What is the size of Rivus Pharmaceuticals?

    Rivus Pharmaceuticals has 27 total employees.

  • What industry is Rivus Pharmaceuticals in?

    Rivus Pharmaceuticals’s primary industry is Drug Discovery.

  • Is Rivus Pharmaceuticals a private or public company?

    Rivus Pharmaceuticals is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Rivus Pharmaceuticals?

    The current valuation of Rivus Pharmaceuticals is .

  • What is Rivus Pharmaceuticals’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Rivus Pharmaceuticals is .

  • How much funding has Rivus Pharmaceuticals raised over time?

    Rivus Pharmaceuticals has raised $224M.

  • Who are Rivus Pharmaceuticals’s investors?

    Bain Capital Life Sciences, BB Biotech, RA Capital Management, Longitude Capital, and Medicxi Ventures (UK) are 5 of 6 investors who have invested in Rivus Pharmaceuticals.

  • Who are Rivus Pharmaceuticals’s competitors?

    Enterome, Vedanta Biosciences, MaaT Pharma, Seres Therapeutics, and Eligo Bioscience are some of the 12 competitors of Rivus Pharmaceuticals.

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