Column Group raises $176M for second fund

The Column Group has raised $175.85 million for its second fund, the Column Group II, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing says the firm hopes to raise an additional $74.15 million toward a fund target of $250 million.

The filing is available here.

According to Thomson Reuters, the firm initially raised $65.5 million for the early stage fund in 2010.