Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Staten Island, United States Founded: 1994 • Age: 32 yrs Acquired By Alcami
Nucleoside analogs for HIV Hepatitis-B

About Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Triangle Pharmaceuticals is a Healthcare company based in Staten Island (United States) founded in 1994, and was acquired by Alcami in January 2020. Nucleoside analogs for HIV Hepatitis-B. Triangle Pharmaceuticals has raised $135.2 million across 4 funding rounds from investors including Gilead, Abbott and Alcami. The company was acqui-hired. Triangle Pharmaceuticals offers products and services including Drug Product Manufacturing, Laboratory Services, and Pharmaceutical Storage. Its focus areas include Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Drugs and Viral. Its legal entity is Alcami Corporation. Its competitors include Moderna, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Generate Biomedicines; 3 of its 3 listed competitors have raised funding.

Company details

Triangle Pharmaceuticals was a specialty pharmaceutical company was developing antiviral drug candidates with a particular focus on therapies for the HIV and the hepatitis B virus. Its lead product Coviracil, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor was in Phase 3 trials for the treatment of HIV. It was also developing Amdoxovir, a guanosine nucleoside analog for HIV and Clevudine, a pyrimidine nucleoside analog for chronic Hepatitis B. In December 2002, Gilead acquired Triangle Pharmaceuticals for 464M.

  • Headquarters Staten Island, United States
  • Stage Acquired
  • Sectors
    Healthcare
  • Website tripharm.com
  • Social LinkedIn
  • Acquired by Alcami (Jan 2020)
  • Legal Name Alcami Corporation
Operational Areas
Key Metrics
  • Total Equity Funding
    $135.2M (USD)

    in 4 rounds

  • Latest Funding Round
    $58.2M (USD), Private Equity Round

    Mar 2001

  • Investors
    Gilead

    & 3 more

  • Acquired by
    Alcami

    & 1 more

    (Jan 2020)

Products & Services of Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Triangle Pharmaceuticals offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including Drug Product Manufacturing, Laboratory Services, and Pharmaceutical Storage.

Drug Product Manufacturing
Manufacturing

Offers sterile and oral solid dose production for pharmaceuticals.

Laboratory Services
Analytical Services

Provides testing and method development for pharma and biologics.

Pharmaceutical Storage
Storage Services

Delivers secure cGMP storage with calibration and validation.

Funding Insights of Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Triangle Pharmaceuticals has successfully raised a total of $135.2M across 4 strategic funding rounds. The most recent funding activity was a Private Equity Round of $58.2 million completed in March 2001. This substantial capital infusion reflects strong investor confidence in the company's business model, growth potential, and market opportunities. The funding enables strategic expansion, product development, market penetration, and operational scaling to drive long-term value creation and competitive advantage.

  • Total Funding $135.2M
  • Total Rounds 4
  • Last Round Private Equity Round β€” $58.2M
  • Investors Count 2

All 4 funding rounds of Triangle Pharmaceuticals with amounts and investors; the two latest post-money valuations are shown, the rest are part of the premium plan.

DateAmountTransaction NameValuationLead InvestorsInvestors
Mar 2001$58.2MPrivate Equity Round––
Dec 1998$48MPrivate Equity Round––
–
Jun 1997$29MPrivate Equity Round––
–
Jun 1995Unspecified––
Valuation history

4 investors in total: 4 institutional.

Investors in Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Triangle Pharmaceuticals has secured backing from 4 investors, including institutional and venture fund investors. Prominent investors backing the company include Gilead, Abbott and Alcami.

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Venture Fund
Institutional
InvestorDescriptionFounded YearDomainLocation
Venture capital firm focused on tech sectors
venrock.comPalo Alto, United States
Developer of medical devices, generic pharmaceuticals, and nutrition products
1888abbott.comLibertyville, United States
Developer of medicines to treat HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer & others
1987gilead.comFoster City, United States
End-to-end small molecule development and manufacturing are provided for pharmaceuticals.
2016alcaminow.comWilmington, United States
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Timeline of Triangle Pharmaceuticals

5 dated milestones of Triangle Pharmaceuticals across 26 years, from founding to its latest funding, stage changes and deals.

  1. Founded Triangle Pharmaceuticals is founded.
  2. Funding First funding round.
  3. Funding Latest funding round, Private Equity Round, of $58.2M.
  4. Exit Acquired by Gilead.
  5. Exit Acquired by Alcami.

Competitors of Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Triangle Pharmaceuticals has 3 listed competitors in our database, 3 of them funded. They include Moderna, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Generate Biomedicines.

Company NameDomainFoundedHQ LocationTotal fundingEmployeesDescription
modernatx.com2010Cambridge, United States$2.78B1,312
mRNA-based therapeutics for diseases including cancer and infections are developed.
adaptivebiotech.com2009Seattle, United States$419.15M609
Clinical diagnostics and drug discovery for immune diseases are provided.
generatebiomedicines.com2018Somerville, United States$643M286
Developer of novel protein-based therapeutics using machine learning and biological engineering
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Top companies in Infectious Diseases

3 companies that operate in the same segment as Triangle Pharmaceuticals (Infectious Diseases) in United States, ranked by their profile score on The Company Check.

CompanyDescriptionFoundedLocationTotal fundingRevenueEmployees
mRNA-based therapeutics for diseases including cancer and infections are developed.
2010Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesUSD 2.78 BUSD 1.94 B5,800
Developer of molecular diagnostic testing solutions
1996Sunnyvale, California, United StatesUSD 19.1 MUSD 54.88 M208
Therapeutics for drug-resistant bacterial infections are developed.
2013Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesUSD 114.7 MUSD 59.62 M32
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Frequently Asked Questions about Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Triangle Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1994 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Triangle Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Staten Island, United States. It is registered at Staten Island, New York, United States.

Triangle Pharmaceuticals is a funded company, having raised a total of $135.2M across 4 funding rounds to date.

Triangle Pharmaceuticals was a specialty pharmaceutical company was developing antiviral drug candidates with a particular focus on therapies for the HIV and the hepatitis B virus. Its lead product Coviracil, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor was in Phase 3 trials for the treatment of HIV. It was also developing Amdoxovir, a guanosine nucleoside analog for HIV and Clevudine, a pyrimidine nucleoside analog for chronic Hepatitis B. In December 2002, Gilead acquired Triangle Pharmaceuticals for 464M.

Triangle Pharmaceuticals's top competitors include Moderna, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Generate Biomedicines.

Triangle Pharmaceuticals offers Drug Product Manufacturing, Laboratory Services, and Pharmaceutical Storage.

Triangle Pharmaceuticals has 4 investors. Key investors include Gilead, Abbott, Alcami, and Venrock.

Triangle Pharmaceuticals operates through Alcami Corporation.

Yes. Triangle Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Alcami in January 2020.

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