10 largest St. Louis startup fundings of 2016

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Tioma Therapeutics, the pharmaceutical discovery startup formerly known as Vasculox, raised $86 million in August in a round led by Clayton-based RiverVest Venture Partners. The company also announced that John Donovan has been hired as the company’s president and CEO. Donovan, who also sits on Tioma’s board of directors, previously served as co-founder and CFO of Alios BioPharma, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2014 for $1.75 billion. Previous investors in the company include RiverVest Venture Partners, BioGenerator, Missouri Technology Corp. and the St. Louis Arch Angels.

Brian Feldt
By Brian Feldt – Senior Reporter, St. Louis Business Journal

The top three came from life sciences companies.

The 10 largest startup financings that took place in St. Louis over the last 12 months totaled $233 million.

The top three came from life sciences companies. Two of the top 10 were medical device makers. And two software companies made the cut.

The deals included well-known East and West Coast investors, as well as some of St. Louis’ most established venture capital firms.

Click on the slideshow to see which startup companies raised the most capital during 2016 and where that money came from.

Note: This information was taken from previous reporting of the St. Louis Business Journal. It’s possible a company raised enough money to be on this list, but didn’t disclose the funding, therefore, it was not taken into consideration for this story.