# BZ Bank: portfolio, investments and team

> BZ Bank is a growth equity based in Switzerland. 7 investments on record, latest Dec 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bz-bank (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# BZ Bank

Last cheque observed Dec 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series C Series D

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **5792** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$46M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **Switzerland, 100%**

Pitch BZ Bank

## BZ Bank highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 57% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $22M

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** Switzerland
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[NovImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/novimmune)** Series B · CH · novimmune.com **$21M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[NovImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/novimmune)** Series D · CH **$22M** Sole investor
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **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
- **2007** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Pevion Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/pevion-biotech)** Series A **$29M** With 3 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[NovImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/novimmune)** Series C · CH · novimmune.com **$53M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[NovImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/novimmune)** Series B · CH **$46M** With 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 cheque

Series B Series C Series D

Median round joined **$46M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$22M**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2010

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2010

Often in the room with

- [Aravis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravis-sa) 3
- [LODH Immunology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lodh-immunology-fund) 3
- [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) 3
- [Pictet Private Equity Investors S.A.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pictet-private-equity-investors-s-a) 3
- [Ingro Finanz AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ingro-finanz-ag) 2
- [Varuma AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varuma-ag) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Aravis Ventures** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravis-sa)[**LODH Immunology Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lodh-immunology-fund)[**Novartis Venture Fund** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund)[**Pictet Private Equity Investors S.A.** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pictet-private-equity-investors-s-a)[**Ingro Finanz AG** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ingro-finanz-ag)[**Varuma AG** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varuma-ag)

## Quick answers about BZ Bank

### What does BZ Bank invest in?

BZ Bank invests most often at Series B and Series C (57% of the rounds on record).

### How active is BZ Bank?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2010.

### How big are BZ Bank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $46M.

### Does BZ Bank lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does BZ Bank invest?

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

### Is BZ Bank investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2010.

### Who does BZ Bank invest alongside?

Most often Aravis Ventures (3 rounds together), LODH Immunology Fund (3 rounds together) and Novartis Venture Fund (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is BZ Bank?

BZ Bank is a growth equity firm based in Switzerland.

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