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Olivia Penhaligon

Chief Financial Officer · Iverline Bio
London, England, United Kingdom · LinkedIn ↗

Background

CFO at Iverline Bio, where I lead finance, IR and corporate development for an early-stage oncology platform out of Cambridge. Previously CFO at Carrick Pharma through its Series A and Series B, with earlier finance leadership roles at Selwyn Biotech and Drumlin Therapeutics. ACA-qualified, and most comfortable buildin…

Experience12 yrsCompanies4

Career History

Jul 2025Present1 yrChief Financial Officer at Iverline Bio
Series A11–50 FTEsOncology · Solid tumour

Sitting CFO of a Cambridge oncology biotech, ~32 FTEs post-Series A, now scoping a Series B around lead asset IVR-201 IND clearance.

Apr 2025Present1 yr 3 moDirector at Carrick Pharma
Nov 2020Mar 20254 yr 4 moChief Financial Officer at Carrick PharmaLondon, England, United Kingdom
Seed → Series A8 → 34 FTEs£22M Series AOncology · Small molecule

Led Carrick's £22M Series A in 2022 from inside the company, scaling the team from 8 to 34 and running HMRC advance assurance and EIS rounds in parallel.

Nov 2017Nov 20203 yrFinance Director at Carrick Pharma
Pre-Seed → Seed3 → 8 FTEs£3.5M Seed

Joined as employee #4 and built the finance function from scratch, closing a £3.5M SEIS/EIS seed and standing up R&D tax credit claims.

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