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Biogen Idec

Last cheque observed Mar 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BPharmaCgtMolecules

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque3497days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$50MRounds led0 of 10Sole investor2 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Biogen Idec

Biogen Idec highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.8M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
PharmaCgtMolecules
Based in
Weston, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Solid BiosciencesSeries C · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 6 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Nov
    Solid BiosciencesSeries B · US$43MWith 1 other
  5. 2014

    1 round

  6. Mar
    AtaxionSeries A · US$17MWith 1 other
  7. 2012

    1 round

  8. Sept
    Museum of ScienceGrant · US · masshightech.com$1.0MSole investor
  9. 2010

    1 round

  10. Nov
    iPierianSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$29MWith 7 others
  11. 2009

    2 rounds

  12. Nov
    Virdante PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US · onbiovc.com$30MWith 6 others
  13. Jul
    IntellikineSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$51MWith 5 others
  14. 2008

    2 rounds

  15. Mar
    ProvasculonSeries A · US · partners.org$6.0MWith 1 other
  16. Jan
    EscoublacSeries A · US$6.7MSole investor
  17. 2005

    1 round

  18. Oct
    Raven BiotechnologiesSeries D · US · freshnews.com$48MWith 11 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Colombia

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 listed3 in all

iPierianBought by Bristol-Myers Squibb$175MApr 2014
IntellikineBought by Takeda Pharmaceutical$310MDec 2011
Raven BiotechnologiesBought by MacroGenicsUndisclosedJul 2008

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Stromedix$750MFeb 2014
Tysabri$3.3BFeb 2013
Syntonix$120MJan 2007

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Biogen Idec put money into.

Quick answers about Biogen Idec

What does Biogen Idec invest in?

Biogen Idec invests most often at Series A and Series B (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Pharma, Cgt and Molecules.

How active is Biogen Idec?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2017.

What has Biogen Idec invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Solid Biosciences (Series C, Mar 2017).

How big are Biogen Idec's cheques?

The median round it joins is $50M.

Does Biogen Idec lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Biogen Idec invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Biogen Idec investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2017.

Who does Biogen Idec invest alongside?

Most often CMEA Ventures (2 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (2 rounds together) and Perceptive Advisors (2 rounds together).

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