# Sequence Bio: Research, St. John's, Canada

> Sequence Bio: Sequence Bio is a biotechnology company based in St. Based in St. John's, Canada. Founded 2013.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/sequence-bio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Sequence Bio

Sequence Bio is a biotechnology company based in St.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Research St. John's, Canada

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2013 13 years old
- **Team:** 19 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 4.1M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Seed Oct 2019

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Sequence Bio has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Sequence Bio

Sequence Bio is a biotechnology company based in St.

John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, founded in 2013. The company focuses on utilizing the unique genetic characteristics of the Newfoundland population to identify genetic signals of disease. By integrating multi-omics data and real-world patient records, Sequence Bio accelerates the discovery of drug targets for both common and rare diseases. The company is a key participant in the NL Genome Project, which aims to sequence the genomes of approximately 100,000 individuals from Newfoundland. This initiative helps create highly-curated discovery cohorts that enhance drug target discovery. Sequence Bio offers services such as discovery cohort creation, systems biology and data integration, target discovery, and genomic research to support pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms in their drug development efforts. With a strong backing from notable investors and a dedicated team, Sequence Bio is committed to improving the success rate of new drug development and transforming healthcare through advanced genomic data and innovative approaches.

## What company datasets say Sequence Bio raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **4.1M** in the source's currency

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **130k**

Last round date **Oct 2019**

Y Combinator **S19**

## Founders and team

From Sequence Bio's own website: 5 on the team.

- **Lynn Healey** Chief Executive Officer
- **Chris McDonald** VP, Strategy
- **Dave Phillips** VP, Finance & Administration
- **Kendra Lane** VP, People & Operations
- **Alain O’Dea** Board of directors

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [C3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/c3-ventures)
- [Killick Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/killick-capital)

Each firm lists Sequence Bio on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

health care biotechnology drug discovery genetic epidemiology biotechnology research real-world data medical research genetic research clinical research hospital & health care genetic substructure systems biology medical disease genetics biomedical data health biotechnology

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- **Sector:** Research
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541714, SIC 8731
- **Region:** Newfoundland and Labrador
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/sequence-bio)

## Research in Canada

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- [**Notch Therapeutics** Vancouver · founded 2018](https://millionrounds.com/startup/notch-therapeutics)
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- [**Congruence Therapeutics** Montreal · founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/congruence-therapeutics)
- [**Zucara Therapeutics Inc.** Toronto · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/zucara-therapeutics-inc)

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