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Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP

Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $1.0M, Nov 2010VC firm

SeedSeries ALife Sciences

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque4577days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$21MRounds led0 of 6Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
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Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Apjohn Ventures Fund is a new venture capital firm based in Kalamazoo, Michigan established to invest primarily in early stage life sciences companies across the Midwest.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Life Sciences
Based in
Kalamazoo, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Apr
    ProNAi TherapeuticsSeries D · US$60MWith 8 others
  3. 2012

    1 round

  4. Jan
    CytoPherxVenture · US · finsmes.com$34MWith 9 others
  5. 2009

    1 round

  6. Nov
    Svelte Medical SystemsDebt · US · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  7. 2006

    1 round

  8. Sept
    RenaMed BiologicsVenture · US · venturecapitalreporter.com$40MWith 8 others
  9. 2004

    1 round

  10. Dec
    ZystorSeries A · US$8.5MWith 6 others
  11. 2003

    1 round

  12. Nov
    AsterandSeries C · GB$3.0MWith 4 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

DPDonald Patel ParfetMANAGER OF GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
MPMina Patel SoochMANAGER OF GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed

We also hold 8 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

5 of 6 we have independently watched raise

AsterandKereosProNAi TherapeuticsSvelte Medical Systems,ZyStorAfmedica

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

ZystorBought by BioMarin Pharmaceutical$115MAug 2010

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 Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP

What does Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP invest in?

Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP invests most often at Venture and Debt (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Life Sciences.

How active is Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014.

How big are Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

Does Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and the United Kingdom (17%).

Is Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014.

Who does Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP invest alongside?

Most often Capital Midwest (2 rounds together), Lurie Investment Fund (2 rounds together) and North Coast Technology Investors (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP?

Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP is a VC firm based in Kalamazoo, United States.

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