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UNITE
D
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13G
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment
No. )*
EQRx,
Inc.
(Name
of Issuer)
Common Stock par value $0.0001 per share
(Title
of Class of Securities)
26886C107
(CUSIP
Number)
December
31, 2021
(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:
☐
Rule 13d-1(b)
☐ Rule 13d-1(c)
☒ Rule 13d-1(d)
*
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).
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Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
EQRx, Inc. (the “Issuer”).
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
50 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
ARCH Venture Fund X, L.P. (“AVF X”); ARCH Venture Partners
X, L.P. (“AVP X LP”); ARCH Venture Partners X, LLC (“AVP X LLC”); ARCH Venture Fund X Overage, L.P. (“AVF
X Overage”); ARCH Venture Partners X Overage, L.P. (“AVF X Overage GP”) (collectively, the “Reporting Entities”
and individually, each a “Reporting Entity”); and Keith Crandell (“Crandell”), Robert Nelsen (“Nelsen”),
Kristina Burow (“Burow”) and Steven Gillis (“Gillis) (collectively, the “Investment Committee” and individually,
each a “Committee Member”). The Reporting Entities and the Committee Members collectively are referred to as the “Reporting
Persons”.
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
8755 W. Higgins Avenue, Suite 1025, Chicago, IL 60631
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
Each of AVF X, AVF X LP, AVF X Overage and AVP X Overage GP, are limited
partnerships organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. AVP X LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Each Committee Member is a US citizen.
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities. |
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number. |
26886C107
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
Not
Applicable.
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Item 4. | Ownership: |
(a) |
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(c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
(i) |
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Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of
Common Stock except for the shares, if any, such Reporting Person holds of record.
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Not applicable.
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. |
Not
applicable.
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Not
applicable.
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not
applicable.
Item 10. | Certifications. |
Not
applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February
11, 2022
ARCH
VENTURE FUND X, L.P.
By:
ARCH Venture Partners X, L.P.
its General
Partner
By: ARCH Venture Partners X, LLC
its General Partner
By:
*
Keith
Crandell
Managing
Director
ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS X, L.P.
By:
ARCH Venture Partners X, LLC
its General
Partner
By:
*
Keith Crandell
Managing Director
ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS X, LLC
By:
*
Keith Crandell
Managing Director
ARCH VENTURE FUND X OVERAGE, L.P.
By: ARCH
Venture Partners X Overage, L.P.
its General Partner
By: ARCH Venture
Partners X, LLC
its General Partner
By:
*
Keith
Crandell
Managing Director
ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS X OVERAGE, L.P.
By: ARCH
Venture Partners X, LLC
its General Partner
By:
*
Keith
Crandell
Managing Director
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*
Keith Crandell
*
Robert Nelsen
*
Kristina Burow
*
Steven Gillis
* By:
/s/
Mark McDonnell
Mark
McDonnell as
Attorney-in-Fact
* This Schedule 13D was executed by Mark McDonnell pursuant to Powers of
Attorney filed as Exhibit 24 and 24.1 to the Form 3 relating to the beneficial ownership of shares of Verve Therapeutics, Inc. by the
Reporting Persons filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on June 16, 2021 and incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
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Exhibit 1
AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1-(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to
the ownership by each of the undersigned of shares of stock of EQRx, Inc.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original.
Dated:
February 11, 2022
ARCH
VENTURE FUND X, L.P.
By:
ARCH Venture Partners X, L.P.
its General
Partner
By: ARCH Venture Partners X, LLC
its General Partner
By:
*
Keith
Crandell
Managing
Director
ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS X, L.P.
By:
ARCH Venture Partners X, LLC
its General
Partner
By:
*
Keith Crandell
Managing Director
ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS X, LLC
By:
*
Keith Crandell
Managing Director
ARCH VENTURE FUND X OVERAGE, L.P.
By: ARCH
Venture Partners X Overage, L.P.
its General Partner
By: ARCH Venture
Partners X, LLC
its General Partner
By:
*
Keith
Crandell
Managing Director
ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS X OVERAGE, L.P.
By: ARCH
Venture Partners X, LLC
its General Partner
By:
*
Keith
Crandell
Managing Director
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*
Keith Crandell
*
Robert Nelsen
*
Kristina Burow
*
Steven Gillis
* By:
/s/
Mark McDonnell
Mark
McDonnell as
Attorney-in-Fact
*
This Agreement was executed by Mark McDonnell pursuant to Powers of Attorney
filed as Exhibit 24 and 24.1 to the Form 3 relating to the beneficial ownership of shares of Verve Therapeutics, Inc. by the Reporting
Persons filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on June 16, 2021 and incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
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