# Lurie Investment Fund: portfolio, investments and team > Lurie Investment Fund is a growth equity based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Jan 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lurie-investment-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Lurie Investment Fund Last cheque observed Jan 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Follow Lurie Investment Fund and see its new cheques in your feed. [Sign up free](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Flurie-investment-fund) Quiet Growth equity Series D Venture Series B Medical Device Pharmaceutical Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record Since the last cheque **5408** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$19M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Lurie Investment Fund ## Lurie Investment Fund highlights - 01 11 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series D and Venture: 73% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $10M - 04 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Medical Device Pharmaceutical - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances** - **2012** 2 rounds - **Jan** **[NanoInk](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoink)** Series E · US · sec.gov **$88M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[CytoPherx](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytopherx)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$34M** With 9 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[Discera](https://millionrounds.com/company/discera)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$11M** With 2 others - **2009** 1 round - **Jul** **[Viamet Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/viamet-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$25M** With 6 others - **2008** 1 round - **Aug** **[HandyLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/handylab)** Series D · US **$19M** With 4 others - **2007** 1 round - **Dec** **[Cernium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cernium)** Venture · US · cernium.com **$10M** Sole investor - **2006** 1 round - **Sept** **[RenaMed Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/renamed-biologics)** Venture · US · venturecapitalreporter.com **$40M** With 8 others - **2005** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Optimer Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimer-pharmaceuticals)** Series D · US **$22M** With 7 others - **Nov** **[Cernium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cernium)** Series D · US · cernium.com **$7.5M** Sole investor - **2003** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Cernium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cernium)** Venture · US **$2.8M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Nanosphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanosphere)** Series C · US **$5.0M** With 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 listed **3 in all** **[Optimer Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimer-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [Cubist Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cubist-pharmaceuticals) **$535M** Jul 2013 **[HandyLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/handylab)** Bought by Becton Dickinson **$275M** Oct 2009 **[Nanosphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanosphere)** Listed **Undisclosed** Nov 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series D Venture Series B Median round joined **$19M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M** Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jan 2012 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series D *4* - Venture *4* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Series E *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2003 2012 Often in the room with - [Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apjohn-ventures-fund-lp) 2 - [North Coast Technology Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-coast-technology-investors) 2 **Pitching Lurie Investment Fund?** 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 Lurie Investment Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Apjohn Ventures Fund, LP** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apjohn-ventures-fund-lp)[**North Coast Technology Investors** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-coast-technology-investors) ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lurie-investment-fund) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=lurie-investment-fund)