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Rakovina Therapeutics Announces Final Closing of Upsized Non-Brokered Private Placement
The financing will fund AI-driven drug discovery programs, with insiders subscribing for 2.12 million units and the company paying $26,810 in finder’s fees.
On Monday, August 31, 2026, Vancouver-based Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. closed the second and final tranche of its upsized private placement, issuing 5,970,000 units at $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of $597,000.
Total gross proceeds reached $1,991,000 after Rakovina increased the maximum offering from $1,500,000 following the first tranche closing on August 12, 2026, for $1,394,000.
Insiders subscribed for 2,120,000 units generating $212,000 across the offering, while Rakovina paid $26,810 in cash finder's fees and issued 264,100 finder's units to arm's length finders.
Proceeds will support advancement of the kt-5000AI dual ATR/mTOR inhibitor program and AI-driven lead optimization through Variational AI collaboration, according to Chief Executive Officer Kim Oishi of Rakovia Therapeutics.
Following the August 19, 2026, Annual Meeting, the company appointed Dr. Petra Hamerlik to its Board, while Jeffrey Bacha retired as a director to continue in an advisory capacity.