# Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund is a vc firm based in Canada. 12 investments on record, latest Jan 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund

Last cheque observed Jan 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series C Series A Series B E-Commerce Internet

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **6506** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 58%**

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## Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 58% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** E-Commerce Internet
- **Based in:** Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2009** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Agrisoma Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrisoma-biosciences)** Venture · CA **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **2008** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Natrix Separations](https://millionrounds.com/company/natrix-separations)** Series B · CA · natrixseparations.com **$19M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Cytochroma](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytochroma)** Series C · US **$44M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Gemin X Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemin-x-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · CA · siliconindia.com **$38M** With 12 others
- **Jun** **[Inimex Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/inimex-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · CA **$22M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[ViOptix](https://millionrounds.com/company/vioptix)** Series D · US · prnewswire.com **$12M** With 3 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Protiva Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/protiva-biotherapeutics)** Series D · US **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Protiva Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/protiva-biotherapeutics)** Series C · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Viron Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/viron-therapeutics)** Series A · CA · vironinc.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **May** **[Ambit Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambit-biosciences)** Series C · US **$31M** With 6 others
- **2004** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Inimex Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/inimex-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · CA **$1.7M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Inimex Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/inimex-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · CA · inimexpharma.com **$4.5M** With 2 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Ambit Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambit-biosciences)** Bought by [Daiichi Sankyo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daiichi-sankyo) **$410M** Sept 2014

**[Cytochroma](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytochroma)** Bought by [OPKO Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/opko-health) **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[Gemin X Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemin-x-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [Cephalon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cephalon) **$525M** Mar 2011

**[Protiva Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/protiva-biotherapeutics)** Bought by Tekmira Pharmaceuticals **$32M** Mar 2008

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

## The cheque

Series C Series A Series B

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2009
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *4*
- Series A *3*
- Series B *2*
- Series D *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2009

Often in the room with

- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 10
- [GrowthWorks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growthworks) 7
- [Morningside Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside) 2
- [Roche Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-venture-fund) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**BDC Capital** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**GrowthWorks** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growthworks)[**Morningside Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside)[**Roche Venture Fund** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roche-venture-fund)

## Quick answers about Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund

### What does Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund invest in?

Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund invests most often at Series C and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce and Internet.

### How active is Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2009.

### How big are Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

### Does Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (58%) and the United States (42%).

### Is Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2009.

### Who does Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (10 rounds together), GrowthWorks (7 rounds together) and Morningside Group (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund?

Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund is a VC firm based in Canada.

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