# HBM: portfolio, investments and team

> HBM is a venture studio. 8 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# HBM

Last cheque observed Jan 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Venture studio

Series B Series C

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **2853** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$69M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 75%**

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## HBM highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Venture studio (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Gynesonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gynesonics)** US · FinSMEs **$75M** With 7 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[sphingotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphingotec)** DE · FinSMEs **$23M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Galera Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/galera-therapeutics)** US · Endpts **$150M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Corvidia](https://millionrounds.com/company/corvidia)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$60M** With 8 others
- **2017** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Aptinyx](https://millionrounds.com/company/aptinyx)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$70M** With 15 others
- **Dec** **[Hookipa](https://millionrounds.com/company/hookipa)** Series C · AT · FinSMEs **$60M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Armo Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/armo-biosciences)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$67M** With 10 others
- **Aug** **[Homology Medicines](https://millionrounds.com/company/homology-medicines)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$84M** With 7 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 **1** person 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.

## The cheque

Series B Series C

Median round joined **$69M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2019

Often in the room with

- [Sofinnova Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-investments) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Sofinnova Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-investments)

## Recently backed

The latest companies HBM put money into.

[**sphingotec** $23M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphingotec)[**Galera Therapeutics** $150M · Sept 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/galera-therapeutics)[**Aptinyx** $70M · Dec 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/aptinyx)[**Hookipa** $60M · Dec 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/hookipa)[**Homology Medicines** $84M · Aug 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/homology-medicines)

## Quick answers about HBM

### What does HBM invest in?

HBM invests most often at Series B and Series C (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is HBM?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019.

### What has HBM invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gynesonics (Undisclosed round, Jan 2019), sphingotec (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018) and Galera Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Sept 2018).

### How big are HBM's cheques?

The median round it joins is $69M.

### Does HBM lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does HBM invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), Germany (13%) and Austria (13%).

### Is HBM investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2019.

### Who does HBM invest alongside?

Most often Sofinnova Investments (2 rounds together).

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