Seagen

company

About

Seagen is dedicated to improving patient outcomes with advanced antibody-drug conjugate technology.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised
$1B
Industries
Biotechnology,Health Care,Pharmaceutical,Therapeutics
Founded date
Jan 1, 1998
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nasdaq:SGEN
Legal Name
Seattle Genetics, Inc.
Also Known As
Seattle Genetics

Seattle Genetics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on developing and commercializing monoclonal antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Its lead product, SGN-35, is in the pivotal trial for patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. The company's other product candidates in various stages of clinical trials include dacetuzumab (SGN-40), a humanized anti-CD40 antibody; lintuzumab (SGN-33), a humanized anti-CD33 antibody; SGN-70, a humanized anti-CD70 antibody for the treatment of autoimmune diseases; SGN-75, which is in Phase I clinical trials for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma; ASG-5ME, a preclinical antibody-drug conjugate product candidate for the treatment of solid tumors; and SGN-19A, a preclinical antibody-drug conjugate product candidate for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. It has collaborations with Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Genentech; GlaxoSmithKline LLC; MedImmune, Inc.; Millennium; PSMA Development Company LLC; and Genmab A/S. The company also has an antibody-drug conjugates co-development agreement with Agensys, Inc. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Bothell, Washington.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$1.78B
Seagen has raised a total of $1.78B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 14, 2020 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Sep 14, 2020 Post-IPO Equity $1B 1 Merck — Detail
Jul 26, 2019 Post-IPO Equity $575M — — — Detail
Jan 17, 2014 Post-IPO Equity $9M 1 — — Detail
Feb 2, 2011 Post-IPO Equity $155M — — — Detail
Jan 1, 2009 Post-IPO Equity — 1 — — Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
Seagen has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 11, 2015, when Cogent Biosciences raised $65M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Series B $65M Biotechnology —

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
4
Seagen is funded by 4 investors. Merck and Takeda are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Merck Yes Post-IPO Equity
Takeda — Post-IPO Equity
New Enterprise Associates — Post-IPO Equity
Sofinnova Investments — Series Unknown

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
26
Seagen has 26 current employee profiles, including Executive Mark Cooley
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive

Exits

Seagen has had 2 exits. Seagen most notable exits include Cogent Biosciences ,   Pieris Pharmaceuticals

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Mar 29, 2018 Cogent Biosciences IPO Biotechnology Detail
Jan 9, 2015 Pieris Pharmaceuticals IPO Biopharma Detail

Acquisition

Seagen has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Cascadian Therapeutics on Jan 31, 2018. They acquired Cascadian Therapeutics for $614M.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Biotechnology acquisition $ 614M Detail