Serra Ventures Invests in VeriSIM Life

San Diego, CA - (February, 26 2018) – VeriSIM Life, the company that has developed an AI based animal/human model to dramatically accelerate the FDA animal drug testing phase has raised $1.2MM in convertible note funding from leading firms including Serra Ventures, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gate’s Village Global and others.
 
Steve Beck, Managing Partner stated, “At Serra we invest in teams and VeriSIM Life has pulled together the category-leading experts for what we believe will be an amazing company journey. Four leading Ph.D.’s across Veterinary Science through Artificial Intelligence have grabbed the industry’s attention and excitement. This credible force will soon release their first effective artificial animal models to dramatically expedite FDA drug testing, bringing desperately needed therapies to market for patient benefit while reducing unneeded animal suffering and bring more personalized healthcare in the preclinical stage. "

About Serra Ventures
 
Serra Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing in technology companies in underserved geographies across the Midwest and West Coast. Sectors of focus include information technology, devices/instrumentation and agricultural technologies. The profile of an ideal startup is one that has just finished an accelerator program or has been through a round of seed funding to establish and prove a strong product-market fit. 
 
Serra Ventures, has offices in San Diego, Chicago and Champaign, Illinois. The managing partners are all former successful entrepreneurs who seek to serve their portfolio companies with real-world insight, hard work and a valuable network. In addition to capital, Serra works alongside its entrepreneurs in all areas of growth from strategic planning and partnerships, through business development and capital formation. As portfolio companies scale, Serra co-invests with leading venture firms across the Midwest and West Coast. For more information, visit www.serraventures.com.
 
About VerisimLife:
 
VeriSIM is creating AI-enabled digital human/animal subjects to improve the accuracy and efficiency of drug development and make personalized health care a reality. 

Contact Information

Steve Beck

Managing Partner

Serra Ventures, LLC

(1) 925.984.8400

steve@serraventures.com