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GeneChem

No cheque observed since May 2014, after 21 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantGrowth equity

Series BSeries ASeries CE-CommerceEnergyHealth Care

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque4547days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led0 of 21Exits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 86%
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GeneChem highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
E-CommerceEnergyHealth Care
Based in
Montreal, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. May
    Sorbent TherapeuticsSeries D · US$6.5MWith 4 others
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Jun
    Akebia TherapeuticsSeries C · US · finsmes.com$41MWith 8 others
  5. 2012

    3 rounds

  6. Nov
    Alethia BioTherapeuticsSeries B · CA · finance.yahoo.com$4.7MWith 2 others
  7. Aug
    Aerpio TherapeuticsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$27MWith 6 others
  8. Jan
    Akebia TherapeuticsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$4.1MWith 7 others
  9. 2011

    3 rounds

  10. Jun
    Sorbent TherapeuticsSeries B · US · money.msn.com$36MWith 4 others
  11. Apr
    Akebia TherapeuticsSeries B · US · akebia.com$22MWith 6 others
  12. Feb
    Conatus PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · pharmalive.com$20MWith 5 others
  13. 2010

    3 rounds

  14. Sept
    Sorbent TherapeuticsSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$22MWith 3 others
  15. Sept
    Alethia BioTherapeuticsSeries A · CA · fis.dowjones.com$9.2MWith 3 others
  16. Feb
    Altair TherapeuticsSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$17MWith 3 others
  17. 2008

    2 rounds

  18. Sept
    Osprey Pharmaceuticals USASeries A · US · ospreypharma.com$11MWith 5 others
  19. Jan
    Sonexa TherapeuticsSeries A · US · biospace.com$30MWith 4 others
  20. 2007

    3 rounds

  21. Nov
    Ambit BiosciencesSeries D · US$49MWith 11 others
  22. Jan
    Osprey Pharmaceuticals USAVenture · US$5.9MWith 4 others
  23. Jan
    CytochromaSeries C · US$18MWith 2 others
  24. 2006

    1 round

  25. Dec
    Xanthus PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$25MWith 9 others
  26. 2005

    1 round

  27. May
    Ambit BiosciencesSeries C · US$31MWith 6 others
  28. 2003

    2 rounds

  29. Dec
    Xanthus PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$31MWith 10 others
  30. Jul
    LymphoSignSeries A · CA$5.9MWith 1 other
  31. 2001

    1 round

  32. Jul
    NewBioticsSeries C · US$11MWith 5 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 4 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

Ambit BiosciencesBought by Daiichi Sankyo$410MSept 2014
Conatus PharmaceuticalsListed$69MJun 2013
CytochromaBought by OPKO HealthUndisclosedJan 2013
Xanthus PharmaceuticalsBought by AntisomaUndisclosedMay 2008
LymphoSignBought by Aegera TherapeuticsUndisclosedAug 2007
NewBioticsBought by Celmed BiosciencesUndisclosedJul 2004

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about GeneChem

What does GeneChem invest in?

GeneChem invests most often at Series B and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Energy and Health Care.

How active is GeneChem?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2014.

How big are GeneChem's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does GeneChem lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does GeneChem invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and Canada (14%).

Is GeneChem investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since May 2014.

Who does GeneChem invest alongside?

Most often Novartis Venture Fund (6 rounds together), Athenian Venture Partners (4 rounds together) and BDC Capital (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is GeneChem?

GeneChem is a growth equity firm based in Montreal, Canada.

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