# Ipsen: portfolio, investments and team > Ipsen is a corporate vc based in France. 7 investments on record, latest Feb 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipsen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) France · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ipsen Last cheque observed Feb 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series B Series A Series C Internet Video Biotechnology Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **3539** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$41M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 83%** Pitch Ipsen ## Ipsen highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 67% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $45M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Internet Video Biotechnology - **Based in:** Boulogne Billancourt, France - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2017** 1 round - **Feb** **[Rhythm](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhythm)** US · FinSMEs **$41M** With 6 others - **2015** 1 round - **Aug** **[Rhythm Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhythm-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US **$40M** With 7 others - **2014** 1 round - **Feb** **[Thesan Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/thesan-pharmaceuticals)** Series B **$49M** With 6 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Rhythm Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhythm-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · pehub.com **$8.0M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Rhythm Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhythm-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · rhythmtx.com **$25M** With 3 others - **2011** 1 round - **Dec** **[Biomeasure](https://millionrounds.com/company/biomeasure)** Venture · US · masshightech.com **$45M** Sole investor - **2010** 1 round - **Nov** **[Syntaxin](https://millionrounds.com/company/syntaxin)** Series C · GB · fiercebiotech.com **$29M** With 6 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 **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 **1 in all** **[Syntaxin](https://millionrounds.com/company/syntaxin)** Bought by [Ipsen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipsen) **$206M** Jul 2013 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 **[Syntaxin](https://millionrounds.com/company/syntaxin)** **$206M** Jul 2013 **Octagen** **$37M** Jun 2008 **[Tercica](https://millionrounds.com/company/tercica)** **$480M** Jun 2008 ## The cheque Series B Series A Series C Median round joined **$41M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$45M** Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Feb 2017 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *3* - Series A *1* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2017 Often in the room with - [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 4 - [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) 4 - [MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) 3 - [Pfizer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pfizer) 3 - [Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) 2 - [Deerfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield) 2 **Pitching Ipsen?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Ipsen. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Third Rock Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures)[**MPM Capital** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact)[**Pfizer** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pfizer)[**Abingworth** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth)[**Deerfield** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**Lundbeckfond Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lundbeckfond-ventures)[**OrbiMed** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) ## Quick answers about Ipsen ### What does Ipsen invest in? Ipsen invests most often at Series B and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet, Video and Biotechnology. ### How active is Ipsen? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2017. ### What has Ipsen invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Rhythm (Undisclosed round, Feb 2017). ### How big are Ipsen's cheques? The median round it joins is $41M. ### Does Ipsen lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Ipsen invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and the United Kingdom (17%). ### Is Ipsen investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2017. ### Who does Ipsen invest alongside? Most often New Enterprise Associates (4 rounds together), Third Rock Ventures (4 rounds together) and MPM Capital (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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