Verge Genomics

Verge Genomics

South San Francisco, CA, USA
28 employees
Biotech/Pharma
Series B · $134M

About Verge Genomics

Verge Genomics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that uses artificial intelligence and human genomic data to accelerate drug discovery and development for complex neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Parkinson's. Its proprietary CONVERGE® platform integrates large-scale multi-omic patient datasets with machine learning to identify novel therapeutic targets with a higher probability of clinical success. The company serves patients and pharmaceutical partners by developing drug candidates more efficiently, bypassing traditional animal models in favor of an all-in-human approach.

Company details

Team Size28
LocationSouth San Francisco, CA, USA
IndustryBiotech/Pharma

Funding

Total raised

$134M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

BlackRock
Y Combinator
DDFJ
IA Ventures
WorldQuant Ventures

Founders

Alice Zhang

Alice Zhang

Co-founder and CEO of Verge Genomics. Founded the company in 2015 after leaving a neuroscience PhD program at UCLA. Named Forbes 30 Under 30 and MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35.

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Jason Chen

Co-founder of Verge Genomics.

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Peyton Huang

Co-founder of Verge Genomics; serves as Non-Executive Director.

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Grace Li

Co-founder of Verge Genomics.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.