Incubator Addition: Arix CIO On Why Fund Added VelosBio To Portfolio
Executive Summary
Incubator fund Arix Bioscience has expanded its start-up portfolio to 15 by co-leading a series A financing for - and taking an equity stake in – antibody-drug conjugate specialist VelosBio. CIO Joe Anderson explains why.
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