Verdiva Bio
Verdiva Bio is a London-based biotech developing next-generation obesity and cardiometabolic therapies, with $411M in Series A funding raised in January 2025. Its lead candidate VRB-101, an oral GLP-1 peptide, showed best-in-class efficacy potential in Phase 1 trials.
The growth story
Verdiva Bio grew from 2 to 77 employees between 2024 and 2026, raising $411M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2025.
About
Verdiva Bio develops therapies for obesity and related cardiometabolic disorders, focusing on patient-friendly options. Its pipeline includes VRB-101, an oral GLP-1 peptide in clinical trials, and a portfolio of amylin molecules in both oral and subcutaneous forms.
The company raised $411M in Series A funding in January 2025, backed by major investors including Forbion Capital Partners and General Atlantic. With 77 employees, it has built a team primarily from Aiolos Bio and Gyroscope Therapeutics.
Founders and leadership
Verdiva Bio's largest function is operations, with 7 employees. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting a relatively new and growing organization.
The Verdiva Bio org chart
Khurem F. (Chief Executive Officer) leads 50 mapped leaders with 15 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
- Executive Director, Portfolio & Clinical Project Management – Chief of StaffExecutive
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 21 (+31% YoY), Research 11 (+22% YoY), Operations 10 (+43% YoY), Legal 7 (+40% YoY), Administrative 5 (+25% YoY), Information Technology 4 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Verdiva Bio's team primarily comes from Aiolos Bio (15 hires) and Gyroscope Therapeutics (13 hires), with significant hires from Novartis and Genentech (9 each). Alumni have moved to Group One Trading.
Most common previous employers of Verdiva Bio staff: Aiolos Bio (15), Gyroscope Therapeutics (13), Novartis (9), Genentech (9), Sciwind Biosciences (5), Sanofi (4). Former Verdiva Bio employees most often moved to Group One Trading (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Verdiva Bio: Pharmaceutics (25), Project Management (24), Leadership (20), Clinical Trials (19), Microsoft Office (19), Management (19), Biotechnology (18), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) (17).
Where the team actually sits
Verdiva Bio people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (11), California, United States (8), United Kingdom (7), San Francisco Bay Area (6).
Search footprint
Verdiva Bio attracts about 53 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 10 ranking keywords and lost 8 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Verdiva Bio has 77 employees as of September 2026.
Verdiva Bio has raised $411M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2025.
Verdiva Bio was founded in 2024 by Tapan Maniar, Jane Hughes.
Khurem F. (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Verdiva Bio's reporting structure, with 15 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Verdiva Bio staff are Aiolos Bio (15 people), Gyroscope Therapeutics (13 people), Novartis (9 people).
Former Verdiva Bio employees most often move to Group One Trading (1).
Verdiva Bio attracts about 53 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Verdiva Bio staff are Pharmaceutics, Project Management, Leadership, Clinical Trials, Microsoft Office.
Verdiva Bio staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (11), California, United States (8), United Kingdom (7).
Verdiva Bio has about 21 people in Business Development, up 31% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Verdiva Bio has about 11 people in Research, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 58 current and 3 former Verdiva Bio profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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