# Janus Capital Group: portfolio, investments and team

> Janus Capital Group is a growth equity based in United States. 14 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Janus Capital Group

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Seed Series A Series B Artificial Intelligence Health Diagnostics Product Search

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record

Since the last cheque **4066** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$60M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 93%**

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## Janus Capital Group highlights

- 01 14 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series D and Series B: 50% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Health Diagnostics Product Search
- **Based in:** Denver, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **14 appearances**

- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[AveXis](https://millionrounds.com/company/avexis)** Series D · US **$65M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Intellia Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/intellia-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$70M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Clementia Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/clementia-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · CA **$60M** With 6 others
- **May** **[REGENXBIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/regenxbio)** Series D · US **$71M** With 12 others
- **Apr** **[Edge Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-therapeutics)** Series C · US **$56M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Aduro BioTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/aduro-biotech)** Series D · US **$51M** With 1 other
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Okta](https://millionrounds.com/company/okta)** Series E · US **$75M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[ProNAi Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pronai-therapeutics)** Series D · US **$60M** With 8 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **May** **[Apptio](https://millionrounds.com/company/apptio)** Series E · US · finsmes.com **$45M** With 6 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Workday](https://millionrounds.com/company/workday)** Series F · US · marketwatch.com **$85M** With 3 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[MediQuest Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mediquest-therapeutics)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$23M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Portola Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/portola-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · US **$60M** With 17 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jun** **[MediQuest Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mediquest-therapeutics)** Series A · US · mqti.com **$16M** With 3 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Feb** **[FibroGen](https://millionrounds.com/company/fibrogen)** Series F · US · fibrogen.com **$100M** With 14 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 **13** 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**

**[Portola Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/portola-pharmaceuticals)** Listed **$100M** May 2013

**[Workday](https://millionrounds.com/company/workday)** Listed **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

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

**VelocityShares** **$30M** Dec 2014

**VSHolding** **$30M** Oct 2014

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$60M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series D *4*
- Series B said *3*
- Series C *2*
- Series E *2*
- Series F *2*
- Series A said *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2015

Often in the room with

- [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) 5
- [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) 4
- [Adage Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adage-capital-management) 3
- [Brookside Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital) 3
- [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) 3
- [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**T. Rowe Price** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price)[**OrbiMed** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed)[**Adage Capital Management** Asset manager **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adage-capital-management)[**Brookside Capital** Hedge fund **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital)[**Foresite Capital** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[**RA Capital Management** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management)[**Venrock** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Apothecary Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apothecary-capital)[**Deerfield** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield)[**EcoR1 Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecor1-capital)[**Frazier Healthcare Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frazier-healthcare-partners)

## Quick answers about Janus Capital Group

### What does Janus Capital Group invest in?

Janus Capital Group invests most often at Series D and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Health Diagnostics and Product Search.

### How active is Janus Capital Group?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

### How big are Janus Capital Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $60M.

### Does Janus Capital Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Janus Capital Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%) and Canada (7%).

### Is Janus Capital Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

### Who does Janus Capital Group invest alongside?

Most often T. Rowe Price (5 rounds together), OrbiMed (4 rounds together) and Adage Capital Management (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Janus Capital Group?

Janus Capital Group is a growth equity firm based in Denver, United States.

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