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General Proximity

Biotech & Life Sciences · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2019

Innovative drug discovery platform advancing next-gen induced proximity medicines MoreLess

Weatherwax Biotechnologies is a seed stage drug discovery platform company focused on developing the next generation of induced proximity medicines. The company operates in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, primarily serving clients in the medical and healthcare industries. By leveraging cutting-edge research and development, Weatherwax aims to create novel therapeutic solutions that address unmet medical needs.

The company's founders, Armand Cognetta and Matthias Pauthner, have a strong academic background with extensive experience in renowned labs at Scripps Research in San Diego. They have published over 50 papers in high-ranking academic journals such as Cell, Nature, Science, and The New England Journal of Medicine, and hold numerous patents in drug discovery.

Weatherwax Biotechnologies generates revenue through partnerships, licensing agreements, and potentially through the commercialization of its proprietary drug candidates. The business model focuses on early-stage drug discovery and development, aiming to advance promising compounds through preclinical and clinical stages, either independently or in collaboration with larger pharmaceutical companies.

Keywords: drug discovery, induced proximity medicines, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, therapeutic solutions, preclinical development, clinical stages, licensing agreements, proprietary compounds.

Company overview

General Proximity company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2019
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Employees
23
Open positions
4
Dealroom signal
81.4
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Valuation & funding

General Proximity funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
EARLY VCEquity / VC Apr 2026 $0 FreeMind Investments | A Venture Capital Fund · Daewoong Pharmaceutical Company
SEEDEquity / VC Jan 2025 $16M $64M Juan Benet · Age1 · Uri Lopatin · Jeff Dean
SEEDEquity / VC Mar 2020 $0 Bossa Invest · Coughdrop Capital
SEEDEquity / VC Jan 2020 $125K $500K Y Combinator
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Financials

Workforce over time

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YearEmployees
2026 23
2025 20
2024 23
2023 11
2022 12
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Growth signals

General Proximity website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for General Proximity is 4.2K monthly website visits, down 4.5% over the last three months. General Proximity's team grew 15% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits4.2K 3-month web change-4.5% 1-year team growth+15%
Monthly website visits26 observations · Dec 2022–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

General Proximity's talent

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Team profiled 4 named & role-tagged
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Investors

17 investors on General Proximity's cap table

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Seed 13 investors entered at this stage
Y Combinator
Bossa Invest
Coughdrop Capital
Felicis
Juan Benet
Age1
Uri Lopatin
Jeff Dean
Trevor Martin
Modi Venture Partners
Wilson Sonsini
Alec Nielsen
Benjamin Mann
Series A 2 investors entered at this stage
FreeMind Investments | A Venture Capital Fund
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Company
Other known 2 additional known investors
Healthspan Capital
MBC Biolabs

Global footprint

Where General Proximity has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States90.9%
🇦🇹 Austria4.5%
🇵🇭 Philippines4.5%
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