Netherlands · Investor

Aescap

Last cheque observed Jan 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGovernment

GrowthPre-IPOMlLlmMachine Vision

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque4308days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $2.0MRounds led0 of 19Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inNetherlands, 32%
Pitch Aescap

Aescap highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.4M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $2.0M as they say
Stages
GrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
MlLlmMachine Vision
Based in
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Jan
    OrphazymeSeries B · DK$24MWith 3 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Jun
    Avantium TechnologiesVenture · NL$50MWith 9 others
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Oct
    F-star Biotechnology LimitedSeries A · AT · finsmes.com$9.4MWith 5 others
  7. 2011

    4 rounds

  8. Sept
    OrphazymeSeries A · DK · fiercebiotech.com$20MWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    Avantium TechnologiesVenture · NL · techcrunch.com$44MWith 5 others
  10. Apr
    F-star Biotechnology LimitedVenture · AT · f-star.com$22MWith 6 others
  11. Feb
    to-BBBSeries B · NL$5.5MWith 1 other
  12. 2010

    3 rounds

  13. Nov
    i-OpticsSeries C · NL · finsmes.com$5.8MWith 2 others
  14. Apr
    BiocartisSeries B · CH · biocartis.com$40MWith 4 others
  15. Apr
    Aquapharm BiodiscoverySeries C · GB · coursework.stanford.edu$6.4MWith 3 others
  16. 2009

    1 round

  17. Oct
    BiocartisSeries A · CH$15MWith 1 other
  18. 2008

    3 rounds

  19. Oct
    Avantium TechnologiesVenture · NL · equityhelpdesk.com$18MWith 3 others
  20. Jan
    ProtAffin BiotechnologieSeries A · AT$2.0MWith 1 other
  21. Jan
    Vivendy TherapeuticsVenture · CH$31MWith 1 other
  22. 2007

    5 rounds

  23. Sept
    F-star Biotechnology LimitedSeries A · AT · f-star.com$8.3MWith 1 other
  24. Jul
    Aquapharm BiodiscoverySeries B · GB · talentscotland.com$8.2MWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    to-BBBSeries A · NL$5.4MSole investor
  26. May
    ProtAffin BiotechnologieSeries A · AT · 2a.protaffin.com$3.6MWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    ActoGeniXVenture · BE$26MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

ActoGeniXBought by Intrexon Corporation$60MFeb 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Aescap. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Atlas VentureVC firm3rounds togetherCapricorn PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherDe Hoge Dennen CapitalPrivate equity3rounds togetherAdvent Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherAsterAccelerator2rounds togetherMP Healthcare Venture ManagementCorporate VC2rounds togetherMerck Serono VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherNavitas CapitalFamily office2rounds togetherNestaVC firm2rounds togetherSR OneCorporate VC2rounds togetherSunstone Life Science VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTVM CapitalPrivate equity2rounds together

Quick answers about Aescap

What does Aescap invest in?

Aescap invests most often at Series A and Venture (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ml, Llm and Machine Vision.

How active is Aescap?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2015.

How big are Aescap's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $2.0M.

Does Aescap lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Aescap invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the Netherlands (32%), Austria (26%) and Switzerland (16%).

Is Aescap investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2015.

Who does Aescap invest alongside?

Most often Atlas Venture (3 rounds together), Capricorn Partners (3 rounds together) and De Hoge Dennen Capital (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Aescap?

Aescap is a government based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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