Investors

GlycosBio has an internationally recognized science advisory board (SAB), including academically recognized Professors from Rice University. The company has global reach with the financial backing of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and DFJ Mercury.

DFJ MERCURY

DFJ Mercury is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, DFJ Mercury invests in compelling and novel start-up opportunities in the information technology, advanced materials and bioscience sectors. DFJ Mercury seeks to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs to build globally competitive businesses, focusing on investments emanating out of Texas and targeted regional tech clusters in the Mid – and Southwest. The Mercury team has extensive experience and strong relationships with technology transfer offices, and appreciates hard science with solid intellectual property. The Firm has a particular focus on university spin-outs and incubation, often investing prior to a business plan or management team being formed.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (”DFJ”)

DFJ’s mission is to identify, serve, and provide capital for extraordinary entrepreneurs anywhere who are determined to change the world. Since its founding in 1985, DFJ has been proud to back over 500 companies across many sectors including such industry changing successes such as Hotmail (acquired by MSFT), Baidu (BIDU), Skype (acquired by EBAY), United Online (UNTD), Overture (acquired by YHOO), Athenahealth (ATHN), EnerNOC (ENOC), TicketsNow (acquired by TicketMaster), Feedburner (acquired by Google), Interwoven (IWOV), Four11 (acquired by YHOO), Parametric (PMTC), and Digidesign (acquired by AVID).

DFJ has offices located in the United States, China, and India.