# Cogene Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Cogene Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Oct 2005. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Cogene Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2005. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series B Series C Series D Application Performance Management SaaS

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **7684** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$33M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

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## Cogene Ventures highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 80% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Application Performance Management SaaS
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2005** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Raven Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/raven-biotechnologies)** Series D · US · freshnews.com **$48M** With 11 others
- **2004** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Rejuvenon](https://millionrounds.com/company/rejuvenon)** Series B · US **$37M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[TransMolecular](https://millionrounds.com/company/transmolecular)** Series C · US **$33M** With 11 others
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Neuromed Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuromed-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · CA **$32M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Targacept](https://millionrounds.com/company/targacept)** Series B · US **$14M** With 3 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 **2 in all**

**[Neuromed Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuromed-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by Zalicus **Undisclosed** Dec 2009

**[Raven Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/raven-biotechnologies)** Bought by MacroGenics **Undisclosed** Jul 2008

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

## The cheque

Series B Series C Series D

Median round joined **$33M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2005
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

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

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2005

Often in the room with

- [MDS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mds-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**MDS Capital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mds-capital)

## Quick answers about Cogene Ventures

### What does Cogene Ventures invest in?

Cogene Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Application Performance Management and SaaS.

### How active is Cogene Ventures?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2005.

### How big are Cogene Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $33M.

### Does Cogene Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Cogene Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Canada (20%).

### Is Cogene Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2005.

### Who does Cogene Ventures invest alongside?

Most often MDS Capital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Cogene Ventures?

Cogene Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

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