# Genentech: portfolio, investments and team

> Genentech is a growth equity based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Jun 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Genentech

Last cheque observed Jun 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series A Growth Series B Agriculture Predictive Analytics

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **5260** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Genentech highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Growth: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $58M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Agriculture Predictive Analytics
- **Based in:** South San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Rock Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/rock-health)** Growth · US **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Constellation Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/constellation-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · US · masshightech.com **$95M** Sole investor
- **2007** 1 round
- **May** **[23andMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/23andme)** Series A · US · 23andme.com **$9.0M** With 4 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Tolerx](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolerx)** Series D · US **$61M** With 11 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Dec** **[GlobeImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/globeimmune)** Series B · US **$34M** With 7 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Tercica](https://millionrounds.com/company/tercica)** Series A · US **$22M** Sole investor

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## The team

We hold **11** 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Tercica](https://millionrounds.com/company/tercica)** Bought by [Ipsen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipsen) **$480M** Jun 2008

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[Seragon Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/seragon-pharmaceuticals)** **$725M** Jul 2014

## The cheque

Series A Growth Series B

Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$58M**

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2012
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

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

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2012

Often in the room with

- [HealthCare Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcare-ventures-llc) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**HealthCare Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcare-ventures-llc)

## Quick answers about Genentech

### What does Genentech invest in?

Genentech invests most often at Series A and Growth (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture and Predictive Analytics.

### How active is Genentech?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2012.

### How big are Genentech's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

### Does Genentech lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Genentech invest?

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

### Is Genentech investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2012.

### Who does Genentech invest alongside?

Most often HealthCare Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Genentech?

Genentech is a growth equity firm based in South San Francisco, United States.

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