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# Verdiva Bio
- URL: https://entrepreneurplus.co.uk/startups/verdiva-bio/
- Published: 2026-11-12T12:46:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-12T12:46:33.000Z
- Description: Clinical-stage biotech developing oral and once-weekly peptide therapies for obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
- Author: Editorial Desk
- Tags: #ep-startup

![Verdiva Bio logo](https://storage.ghost.io/c/05/a4/05a4a052-18ab-4836-8924-ec8b322c371c/content/images/2026/10/verdiva-bio-logo.png) 

Clinical-stage biotech developing oral and once-weekly peptide therapies for obesity and cardiometabolic disease.

- Biotech & Life Sciences
- Series A
- London

Sector

Biotech & Life Sciences

Stage

Series A

Based in

London

Founded

2024

Funding raised

$411M

Website

[verdivabio.com](https://verdivabio.com/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

Verdiva Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing peptide medicines for obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions. Its lead candidate, VRB-101, is an oral, once-weekly GLP-1 analogue (ecnoglutide) in Phase 2 development, supported by a pipeline of amylin-based programmes licensed from Sciwind Biosciences. The company launched publicly in January 2025 with more than $410 million in Series A financing co-led by Forbion and General Atlantic, with RA Capital, OrbiMed, Logos Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures and LYFE Capital participating, one of the largest early-stage rounds for a UK biotech. Khurem Farooq is chief executive, and Mark Pruzanski chairs the board. Steve Marso joined as chief medical officer in July 2026.

## Team

- **Khurem Farooq**, Chief Executive Officer
- **Jane Hughes**, Chief Scientific Officer
- **Ashley Taylor**, Chief Technology Officer
- **Steve Marso**, Chief Medical Officer

## Backed by

- [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/05/a4/05a4a052-18ab-4836-8924-ec8b322c371c/content/images/2026/10/general-atlantic-logo.svg)General Atlantic](https://entrepreneurplus.co.uk/investors/general-atlantic/)

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