# Cephalon: portfolio, investments and team

> Cephalon is a corporate vc based in United States. 2 investments on record, latest Feb 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Cephalon

Last cheque observed Feb 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series E Venture Fashion Food And Beverage Biotechnology

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **5722** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$24M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Sole investor **1 rounds**

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## Cephalon highlights

- 01 2 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series E and Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $24M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Fashion Food And Beverage Biotechnology
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2011** 1 round
- **Feb** **[SymBio Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/symbio-pharmaceuticals)** Series E · JP · symbiopharma.com **$24M** Sole investor
- **2003** 1 round
- **Feb** **[TransTech Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/transtech-pharma)** Venture · US **$25M** 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.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals** **$225M** Mar 2011

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

**[Ception Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ception-therapeutics)** **$250M** Feb 2010

**[Salmedix Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/salmedix-inc)** **Undisclosed** May 2005

## The cheque

Series E Venture

Median round joined **$24M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$24M**

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2011

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series E *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2011

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## Quick answers about Cephalon

### What does Cephalon invest in?

Cephalon invests most often at Series E and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fashion, Food And Beverage and Biotechnology.

### How active is Cephalon?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2011.

### How big are Cephalon's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

### Is Cephalon investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2011.

### What kind of investor is Cephalon?

Cephalon is a corporate VC based in United States.

### When was Cephalon founded?

Cephalon was founded in 1987.

### Where does this information on Cephalon come from?

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