# Aravis Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Aravis Ventures is a private equity based in Switzerland. 17 investments on record, latest Mar 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravis-sa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Switzerland · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Aravis Ventures Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Private equity Seed Series A Series B Grid Photovoltaic Batteries Follow Aravis Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Faravis-sa) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record Since the last cheque **4601** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$27M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Switzerland, 53%** Pitch Aravis Ventures ## Aravis Ventures highlights - 01 17 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 59% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > We are a private equity firm located in Zurich, Switzerland and have sponsored multiple fund vintages since our founding in 2001. From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Grid Photovoltaic Batteries - **Based in:** Zurich, Switzerland - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances** - **2014** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[RuiYi](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruiyi)** Series B · US **$15M** With 6 others - **Feb** **[Synaffix](https://millionrounds.com/company/synaffix)** Series A **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **2013** 1 round - **Dec** **[Telormedix](https://millionrounds.com/company/telormedix)** Series B · CH · unquote.com **$7.9M** With 1 other - **2012** 1 round - **Feb** **[Telormedix](https://millionrounds.com/company/telormedix)** Series B · CH · onbiovc.com **$8.3M** With 1 other - **2010** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Synosia Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/synosia-therapeutics)** Series C · CH · synosia.com **$30M** With 6 others - **Oct** **[MerLion Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/merlion-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · SG · onbiovc.com **$7.0M** With 2 others - **2009** 5 rounds - **Dec** **[Evolva](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolva)** Series B · CH · onbiovc.com **$28M** With 7 others - **May** **[NovImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/novimmune)** Series C · CH **$55M** With 6 others - **May** **[NovImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/novimmune)** Series D · CH · onbiovc.com **$55M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Ambrx](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrx)** Series D · US · onbiovc.com **$10M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Synosia Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/synosia-therapeutics)** Series B · CH · fiercebiotech.com **$29M** With 6 others - **2008** 1 round - **Oct** **[S*Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/s-bio)** Venture · SG **$26M** With 5 others - **2007** 1 round - **Feb** **[Omeros](https://millionrounds.com/company/omeros)** Series E · US · investor.omeros.com **$63M** With 7 others - **2006** 1 round - **Jun** **[NovImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/novimmune)** Series B · CH **$46M** With 4 others - **2005** 1 round - **Mar** **[Borean Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/borean-pharma)** Series A · DK · bioportfolio.com **$5.2M** With 3 others - **2004** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Nura](https://millionrounds.com/company/nura)** Series A · US **$9.5M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Kalypsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalypsys)** Series B **$29M** With 7 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 **9** 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 listed **2 in all** **[Synosia Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/synosia-therapeutics)** Bought by Biotie Therapies **$122M** Jan 2011 **[Omeros](https://millionrounds.com/company/omeros)** Listed **Undisclosed** Oct 2009 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$27M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Mar 2014 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *7* - Series A said *3* - Series C *3* - Series D *2* - Series E *1* - Venture *1* - Seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2004 2014 Often in the room with - [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) 6 - [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) 6 - [Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) 4 - [BZ Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bz-bank) 3 - [LODH Immunology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lodh-immunology-fund) 3 - [Pictet Private Equity Investors S.A.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pictet-private-equity-investors-s-a) 3 **Pitching Aravis Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Aravis Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**5AM Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures)[**Novartis Venture Fund** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund)[**Versant Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures)[**BZ Bank** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bz-bank)[**LODH Immunology Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lodh-immunology-fund)[**Pictet Private Equity Investors S.A.** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pictet-private-equity-investors-s-a)[**ARCH Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners)[**Bio*One Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital)[**CMEA Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmea-capital)[**Ingro Finanz AG** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ingro-finanz-ag)[**Investor AB** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investor-ab)[**MS Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ms-ventures) ## Quick answers about Aravis Ventures ### What does Aravis Ventures invest in? Aravis Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Grid, Photovoltaic and Batteries. ### How active is Aravis Ventures? 17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2014. ### How big are Aravis Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $27M. ### Does Aravis Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Aravis Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Switzerland (53%), the United States (27%) and Singapore (13%). ### Is Aravis Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2014. ### Who does Aravis Ventures invest alongside? Most often 5AM Ventures (6 rounds together), Novartis Venture Fund (6 rounds together) and Versant Ventures (4 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Aravis Ventures? 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