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She Leads with Carly
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She Leads with Carly
Fundraising 101: I'm currently in NY! *Buys Flight to NY* | Celine Halioua (Founder/CEO, Loyal)
Celine Halioua is the founder and CEO of Loyal, a biotech company developing FDA-approved drugs to extend the healthy lifespan of dogs. In this follow-up episode, Celine discusses Loyal’s latest milestones, now with three longevity drugs in development and $150M in funding. This conversation covers the rationale behind building a multi-product biotech company, how she raised a Series B during a brutal fundraising climate, and Celine’s insight into building a mission-driven company culture.
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- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/celinehh/
Referenced:
- Accel: accel.com
- Loyal: loyal.com/
- Moderna: modernatx.com
- SoftBank: softbank.jp/en
Timestamps:
(2:39) Loyal’s stakeholders
(6:28) Going multiproduct
(10:02) How the biotech industry gets funding
(18:30) Lessons from raising money
(20:28) Why constraints are useful
(25:34) How raising money affects you mentally
(29:16) Radical transparency
(33:22) The academic-founder paradox
(35:50) A small fish in a big pond
(43:33) Finding low-ego team members
(46:08) What does success look like?