# Jenny Rooke: angel investments and portfolio

> Jenny Rooke is an angel. 7 investments on record, latest Mar 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Jenny Rooke

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

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **4233** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.1M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Jenny Rooke highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 57% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Caribou Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/caribou-biosciences)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Zephyrus Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/zephyrus-biosciences)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[OnBeep](https://millionrounds.com/company/onbeep)** Series A · US **$6.3M** With 16 others
- **Jan** **[Zymergen](https://millionrounds.com/company/zymergen)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[ZYOMYX](https://millionrounds.com/company/zyomyx)** Series B · US · zyomyx.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Liquidia Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquidia-technologies)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Accuri Cytometers](https://millionrounds.com/company/accuri-cytometers)** Series D · US · onbiovc.com **$4.0M** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Accuri Cytometers](https://millionrounds.com/company/accuri-cytometers)** Bought by (Becton, Dickinson and Company) **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$8.1M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2015

Often in the room with

- [5 Prime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5-prime-ventures) 2
- [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**5 Prime Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5-prime-ventures)[**Gates Foundation** Institutional LP **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Jenny Rooke in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 23 May 2019 · 55 min 186. Seed Investing at the Intersection of Biology & Technology (Jenny Rooke) Mentions [Jenny Rooke](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-rooke)[Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 7 May 2019 · 43 min A Primer on Life Sciences Investing with Jenny Rooke and Jared Seehafer Mentions [Jenny Rooke](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-rooke) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 23 May 2020 · 10 min Investor Stories 141: What's Next (Gembala, Rooke, Clavier, Reum) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 4 Mar 2020 · 8 min Investor Stories 133: Strange & Unusual (Neilson, Whitney, Rooke) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 6 Nov 2019 · 7 min Investor Stories 125: Why I Passed (Cardamone, Rooke, Dorsey) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 24 Jul 2019 · 9 min Investor Stories 117: Lessons Learned (Tusk, Kim, Rooke) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Jenny Rooke

### What does Jenny Rooke invest in?

Jenny Rooke invests most often at Seed and Series A (57% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Jenny Rooke?

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

### How big are Jenny Rooke's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.1M.

### Does Jenny Rooke lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Jenny Rooke invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Jenny Rooke investing now?

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

### Who does Jenny Rooke invest alongside?

Most often 5 Prime Ventures (2 rounds together) and Gates Foundation (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Jenny Rooke?

Jenny Rooke is an angel.

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