Rory Riggs Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder, Chief...

  • Primary Industry
  • Healthcare

  • Active Board Seats
  • 6

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Rory Riggs General Information

Biography

Mr. Rory Riggs is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Cibus. He is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Locus. He is also the Co-Founder and serves as a General Partner at Scientia Ventures. He serves as the Chairman at eReceivables. He is an Angel Investor. Since April 2010, he has served as founder and Chief Executive Officer of Syntax Analytics, LLC. Since June 2006, he has also served as Managing Member of New Ventures, a venture fund focused on biotechnology and healthcare. He has been the Managing Member of Balfour LLC, an investment management company focused on biotechnology and healthcare, since January 2001. He served as the President of Biomatrix, Inc., a biomedical company, from 1996 until 2000. In addition, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Biomatrix from 1996 to 1998. He serves on the boards of directors of Royalty Pharma (Chair), Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc., eReceivables, LLC (Chair), and GeneNews, Ltd. From 1991 to 1995, he was Chief Executive Officer of RF&P Corporation, an investment company owned by the Virginia Retirement System. He was also Managing Director of PaineWebber and Company, a stock brokerage and asset management firm, in the mergers and acquisitions field. He holds a B.A. from Middlebury College, Vermont, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman, Locus Analytics
Education
Columbia University, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Middlebury College, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
rr
Phone
+1 (858)
Address
  • One Liberty Plaza
  • New York, NY 10006
  • United States

Rory Riggs Positions (3)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Cibus Company Chief Executive Officer & Chairman San Diego, CA Biotechnology
Locus Analytics Company Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman New York, NY Business/Productivity Software
Scientia Ventures Investor Co-Founder & General Partner New York, NY Venture Capital

Rory Riggs Board Seats (6)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Cibus Biotechnology Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed San Diego, CA
eReceivables Practice Management (Healthcare) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Coral Springs, FL
Intracellular Therapies Drug Discovery Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Bedminster, NJ
Locus Analytics Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Royalty Pharma Other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Publicly Held Formerly PE-Backed New York, NY

Rory Riggs Lead Partner on Deals (8)

Rory Riggs has been the lead partner on 8 deals. Their latest deal was with Calyxt, a biotechnology company. The deal was made on 01-Jun-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Calyxt 01-Jun-2023 Merger/Acquisition Completed Biotechnology Roseville, MN
AiCuris (Prevymis Partial Royalty Interest) 09-Jun-2020 Completed Buildings and Property Wuppertal, Germany
Ligand (Promacta assets) 06-Mar-2019 Completed Buildings and Property San Diego, CA
Cibus 26-Jun-2018 Completed Biotechnology San Diego, CA
Intracellular Therapies 03-Sep-2013 Completed Drug Discovery Bedminster, NJ
Royalty Pharma 02-Oct-2008 Completed Other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology New York, NY
FibroGen 05-Apr-2007 Later Stage VC (Series G) Completed Drug Discovery San Francisco, CA
D-Scope Systems Angel (individual) Completed Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) New Rochelle, NY

Rory Riggs Network (147)

Board Members (54)

Name Company Representing Location From
Paul Greengard Ph.D Intracellular Therapies Intracellular Therapies Bedminster, NJ
Garth Macrae StageZero Life Sciences Self Richmond Hill, Canada
Cibus Self San Diego, CA
StageZero Life Sciences StageZero Life Sciences Richmond Hill, Canada
FibroGen FibroGen San Francisco, CA

Portfolio Executives (88)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Bill Koschak Calyxt Chief Financial Officer 01-Jun-2023 Roseville, MN
Manoj Sahoo Calyxt Chief Commercial Officer 01-Jun-2023 Roseville, MN
Calyxt Manager, Executive Office Operations 01-Jun-2023 Roseville, MN
Calyxt Chief Executive Officer 01-Jun-2023 Roseville, MN
Calyxt Chief Executive Officer 01-Jun-2023 Roseville, MN

Fund Team Members (5)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Harry Glorikian Scientia Ventures New Ventures III New York, NY
Harry Glorikian Redesign Health New Ventures III New York, NY
Scientia Ventures New York, NY
Scientia Ventures New York, NY
Redesign Health New York, NY

Rory Riggs Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
New Ventures Select Scientia Ventures Venture - General Fully Invested 2013
New Ventures III Scientia Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2023

Rory Riggs FAQs

  • Who is Rory Riggs?

    Mr. Rory Riggs is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Cibus.

  • How much does Rory Riggs typically invest?

    Rory Riggs's median deal size is .

  • What is Rory Riggs’s main position?

    Rory Riggs’s primary position is Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman.

  • What are the contact details for Rory Riggs?

    Rory Riggs’s email address is rr and his phone number is +1 (858) .

  • How many active board seats does Rory Riggs hold?

    Rory Riggs holds 6 board seats including Cibus, eReceivables, Intracellular Therapies, Locus Analytics, and Royalty Pharma.

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