# Genesys Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Genesys Capital is a vc firm based in Canada. 19 investments on record, latest Jun 2021. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Genesys Capital

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

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Quiet New fund $125M, Aug 2016 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals Medical Technology

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **1963** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **1 of 19** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 53%**

Pitch Genesys Capital

## Genesys Capital highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 72% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M
- 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 companies From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals Medical Technology
- **Based in:** Toronto, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances**

- **2021** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Veralox Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/veralox-therapeutics)** Series A · US · Hatteras Venture Partners **$17M** With 8 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Dec** **[EBT Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/ebt-medical)** Series A · CA · FinSMEs **$10M** With 2 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Inversago](https://millionrounds.com/company/inversago)** Series A · CA · FinSMEs **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Fusion Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · CA · FinSMEs **$25M** With 3 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Invitae](https://millionrounds.com/company/invitae)** Series F · US **$120M** With 13 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Invitae](https://millionrounds.com/company/invitae)** Series E · US · finsmes.com **$40M** With 4 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Naurex](https://millionrounds.com/company/naurex)** Series B · US · fiercebiotech.com **$38M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Tioga Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tioga-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · tiogapharma.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Functional Neuromodulation](https://millionrounds.com/company/functional-neuromodulation)** Series A · CA · biospace.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[gIcare Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/gicare-pharma)** Series A · CA · finsmes.com **$7.4M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Naurex](https://millionrounds.com/company/naurex)** Series A · US · fiercebiotech.com **$18M** With 5 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Tioga Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tioga-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · tiogapharma.com **$18M** With 3 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Allostera Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/allostera-pharma)** Series C · CA · onbiovc.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[NeurAxon](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuraxon)** Series B · CA **$32M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Affinium Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/affinium-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US **$18M** With 3 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Millenium Biologix](https://millionrounds.com/company/millenium-biologix)** Venture · CA **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[StemPath](https://millionrounds.com/company/stempath)** Venture · CA · thefreelibrary.com **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2004** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Zelos Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zelos-therapeutics)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Undated** 1 round
- **-** **[Giiant Pharma Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/giiant-pharma-inc)** Seed · CA · Firms' own news pages **$11M** *Led*

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 listed **2 in all**

**[Naurex](https://millionrounds.com/company/naurex)** Bought by [Allergan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allergan) **$560M** Jul 2015

**[Affinium Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/affinium-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [Debiopharm Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/debiopharm-innovat) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

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

New fund on file

**$125M**

raised in Aug 2016

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 1 of 19 rounds **5%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2021
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *10*
- Series B *3*
- Venture *2*
- Series F *1*
- Series C *1*
- Seed said *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2021

Often in the room with

- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 3
- [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) 2
- [Anges Quebec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anges-quebec) 2
- [Casdin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/casdin-capital) 2
- [Druid BioVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/druid-bioventures) 2
- [Forward Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**BDC Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Adams Street Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners)[**Anges Quebec** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anges-quebec)[**Casdin Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/casdin-capital)[**Druid BioVentures** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/druid-bioventures)[**Forward Ventures** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-ventures)[**Genomic Health** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genomic-health)[**Latterell Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/latterell-venture-partners)[**OrbiMed** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed)[**PathoCapital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pathocapital)[**Randy Scott** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/randy-scott)[**Redmile Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Genesys Capital put money into.

[**Veralox Therapeutics** $17M · Jun 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/veralox-therapeutics)[**EBT Medical** $10M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ebt-medical)[**Fusion Pharmaceuticals** $25M · Feb 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion-pharmaceuticals)

## 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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