Exhibit 1

Agreement of Joint Filing

The undersigned hereby agree that a single Schedule 13D (or any amendment thereto) relating to the Common Stock of Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that this Agreement shall be filed as an exhibit to such Schedule 13D.

Date: March 27, 2017

KEARNY VENTURE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Kearny Venture Associates, LLC, its General Partner
By:	/s/ Caley Castelein
	Managing Director
KEARNY VENTURE ASSOCIATES, LLC
By:	/s/ Caley Castelein
	Managing Director
KEARNY VENTURE PARTNERS ENTREPRENEURS’ FUND, L.P.
By:	Kearny Venture Associates, L.L.C., Its General Partner

By:	/s/ Caley Castelein
	Managing Director

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CALEY CASTELEIN
By:	/s/ Caley Castelein
	Caley Castelein
RICHARD SPALDING
By:	/s/ Richard Spalding
	Richard Spalding
JAMES SHAPIRO
By:	/s/ James Shapiro
	James Shapiro