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Lurie Investment Fund

Last cheque observed Jan 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series DVentureSeries BMedical DevicePharmaceutical

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque5408days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MRounds led0 of 11Sole investor3 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Lurie Investment Fund

Lurie Investment Fund highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series D and Venture: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Medical DevicePharmaceutical
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2012

    2 rounds

  2. Jan
    NanoInkSeries E · US · sec.gov$88MSole investor
  3. Jan
    CytoPherxVenture · US · finsmes.com$34MWith 9 others
  4. 2010

    1 round

  5. Jan
    DisceraSeries D · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 2 others
  6. 2009

    1 round

  7. Jul
    Viamet PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · sec.gov$25MWith 6 others
  8. 2008

    1 round

  9. Aug
    HandyLabSeries D · US$19MWith 4 others
  10. 2007

    1 round

  11. Dec
    CerniumVenture · US · cernium.com$10MSole investor
  12. 2006

    1 round

  13. Sept
    RenaMed BiologicsVenture · US · venturecapitalreporter.com$40MWith 8 others
  14. 2005

    2 rounds

  15. Dec
    Optimer PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US$22MWith 7 others
  16. Nov
    CerniumSeries D · US · cernium.com$7.5MSole investor
  17. 2003

    2 rounds

  18. Jul
    CerniumVenture · US$2.8MWith 1 other
  19. Jan
    NanosphereSeries C · US$5.0MWith 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

HandyLabBought by Becton Dickinson$275MOct 2009
NanosphereListedUndisclosedNov 2007

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Lurie Investment Fund

What does Lurie Investment Fund invest in?

Lurie Investment Fund invests most often at Series D and Venture (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Device and Pharmaceutical.

How active is Lurie Investment Fund?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2012.

How big are Lurie Investment Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

Does Lurie Investment Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Lurie Investment Fund invest?

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

Is Lurie Investment Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2012.

Who does Lurie Investment Fund invest alongside?

Most often Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP (2 rounds together) and North Coast Technology Investors (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Lurie Investment Fund?

Lurie Investment Fund is a growth equity firm based in United States.

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