# SoVarGen: Biopharma, Daejeon

> SoVarGen: SoVarGen is a biotechnology company that provides drugs for patients with neurological diseases. Based in Daejeon. Founded 2018.

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

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# SoVarGen

SoVarGen is a biotechnology company that provides drugs for patients with neurological diseases.

Funding reported Last round: Series B

Biopharma Daejeon

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 11 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 35B as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series B Sept 2020

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 SoVarGen 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)

## What company datasets say SoVarGen raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **35B** in the source's currency

Rounds **2**

Last round **Series B**

Last round date **Sept 2020**

Investors listed **6**

## Founders and team

From SoVarGen's own website: 7 on the team.

- **Jeong Ho Lee** Vice President & CSO
- **Cheolwon Park** President & CEO
- **SungJi Kim** Managing Director / CTO
- **Jeong-Wook Ghim** Managing Director/ Evaluation Center
- **Junghyun Lee** Managing Director/ Management planning
- **Sang Kweon Jeon** Managing Director/Strategic planning & Mangement support
- **Sang Min Park** Director/ Discovery Center

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Atinum Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atinum-investment)
- [KRUN Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/krun-ventures)

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

## Biopharma in the same market

Startups like it

- [**Curocell** Daejeon · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/curocell)
- [**Rznomics** founded 2017](https://millionrounds.com/startup/rznomics)
- [**April Bio** Chuncheon · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/april-bio)
- [**J2H Biotech** Seongnam · founded 2014](https://millionrounds.com/startup/j2h-biotech)
- [**Shaperon** Setagaya · founded 2008](https://millionrounds.com/startup/shaperon)
- [**Centenaire Biosciences** founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/centenaire-biosciences)
- [**IVIM Technology** Daejeon · founded 2017](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ivim-technology)
- [**MBD** founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mbd)

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