Melanie Nallicheri, Founder of EQRx

About Melanie Nallicheri

Melanie Nallicheri is the President and COO of EQRx, a pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in January 2020, EQRx is dedicated to developing and delivering new medicines at lower prices, focusing on oncology and inflammatory conditions. The company raised $700 million across two funding rounds and went public in late 2021 through a merger with CM Life Sciences III, achieving an initial valuation near $4.2 billion.

Melanie Nallicheri at a glance

• Company: EQRx
• Total raised: $700M
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Arboretum Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Casdin Capital, Krishna Yeshwant, Nextech
• Location: Cambridge, United States

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