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Genesys Capital

Last cheque observed Jun 2021. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $125M, Aug 2016VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsMedical Technology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque1963days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led1 of 19Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 53%
Pitch Genesys Capital

Genesys Capital highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Genesys Capital is one of Canada's leading venture capital firms, investing in early-stage healthcare and biotechnology companiesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsMedical Technology
Based in
Toronto, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2021

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Veralox TherapeuticsSeries A · US · Hatteras Venture Partners$17MWith 8 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Dec
    EBT MedicalSeries A · CA · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. Jul
    InversagoSeries A · CA · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 4 others
  7. 2017

    1 round

  8. Feb
    Fusion PharmaceuticalsSeries A · CA · FinSMEs$25MWith 3 others
  9. 2014

    1 round

  10. Oct
    InvitaeSeries F · US$120MWith 13 others
  11. 2013

    1 round

  12. Dec
    InvitaeSeries E · US · finsmes.com$40MWith 4 others
  13. 2012

    2 rounds

  14. Dec
    NaurexSeries B · US · fiercebiotech.com$38MWith 6 others
  15. Apr
    Tioga PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · tiogapharma.com$10MWith 1 other
  16. 2011

    3 rounds

  17. Oct
    Functional NeuromodulationSeries A · CA · biospace.com$10MWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    gIcare PharmaSeries A · CA · finsmes.com$7.4MWith 1 other
  19. May
    NaurexSeries A · US · fiercebiotech.com$18MWith 5 others
  20. 2010

    1 round

  21. Feb
    Tioga PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US · tiogapharma.com$18MWith 3 others
  22. 2009

    1 round

  23. Jul
    Allostera PharmaSeries C · CA · onbiovc.com$15MWith 3 others
  24. 2007

    2 rounds

  25. Aug
    NeurAxonSeries B · CA$32MWith 6 others
  26. Mar
    Affinium PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US$18MWith 3 others
  27. 2006

    2 rounds

  28. Aug
    Millenium BiologixVenture · CA$1.2MWith 1 other
  29. Feb
    StemPathVenture · CA · thefreelibrary.com$1.0MSole investor
  30. 2004

    1 round

  31. Oct
    Zelos TherapeuticsSeries A · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  32. Undated

    1 round

  33. -

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 9 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 listed2 in all

NaurexBought by Allergan$560MJul 2015
Affinium PharmaceuticalsBought by Debiopharm GroupUndisclosedFeb 2014

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 Genesys Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Genesys Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Genesys Capital

What does Genesys Capital invest in?

Genesys Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Technology.

How active is Genesys Capital?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2021.

What has Genesys Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Veralox Therapeutics (Series A, Jun 2021), EBT Medical (Series A, Dec 2019) and Inversago (Series A, Jul 2018).

How big are Genesys Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Genesys Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 19 investments on record (5%).

Where does Genesys Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (53%) and the United States (47%).

Is Genesys Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2021.

Who does Genesys Capital invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (3 rounds together), Adams Street Partners (2 rounds together) and Anges Quebec (2 rounds together).

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