# Merck Global Health Innovation Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Merck Global Health Innovation Fund is a corporate vc based in United States. 53 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Merck Global Health Innovation Fund

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 53 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Pre-seed Seed Series A Mental Health E-health Ehealth

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 53 on record

Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$32M** Cheque size, as they say **$150K – $150K** Rounds led **0 of 53** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Merck Global Health Innovation Fund highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $12M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Sustainability overview Philanthropy Merck Medical Outreach Program Impact Venture Fund From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $150K – $150K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Mental Health E-health Ehealth
- **Based in:** Newark, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **53 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[DropGenie](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropgenie)** Seed · CA · BetaKit **$5.0M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Unnatural Products](https://millionrounds.com/company/unnatural-products)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$45M** With 8 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Variational AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/variational-ai)** Seed · CA · Firms' own news pages **$5.5M** With 7 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **May** **[Atropos Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/atropos-health)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$33M** With 9 others
- **2023** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[AeroSafe Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerosafe-global)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$43M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Prognos Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/prognos-health)** Growth · US · Cigna Ventures **$23M** With 8 others
- **2020** 1 round
- **Sept** **[AeroSafe Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerosafe-global)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$48M** With 5 others
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[PathAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathai)** US · FinSMEs **$75M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Ciox Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciox-health)** US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[TriNetX](https://millionrounds.com/company/trinetx)** Series D · US · Xconomy **$40M** With 2 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Strata](https://millionrounds.com/company/strata)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$26M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Moderna](https://millionrounds.com/company/moderna)** Series H · US · Fiercebiotech **$125M** Sole investor
- **2017** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Prgnos](https://millionrounds.com/company/prgnos)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$21M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Syapse](https://millionrounds.com/company/syapse)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[LifeMine Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifemine-therapeutics)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$55M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[SerlImmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/serlimmune)** US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[ClearDATA](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleardata)** US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Grail](https://millionrounds.com/company/grail)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$900M** With 7 others
- **2015** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Exostar](https://millionrounds.com/company/exostar)** Venture · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[CareSync](https://millionrounds.com/company/caresync)** Series B · US **$18M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Navigating Cancer](https://millionrounds.com/company/navigating-cancer)** Series C · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[OpGen](https://millionrounds.com/company/opgen)** Venture · US **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[MedCPU](https://millionrounds.com/company/medcpu)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[ClearDATA](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleardata)** Series C · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Ayogo Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayogo-health)** Series A · CA **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Liaison Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/liaison-technologies)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Daktari Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/daktari-diagnostics)** Series D · US **$16M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Aventura](https://millionrounds.com/company/aventura)** Series C · US **$14M** With 4 others
- **2014** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Imago BioSciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/imago-biosciences)** Series A · US **$27M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Visterra](https://millionrounds.com/company/visterra)** Series B · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[WiserTogether](https://millionrounds.com/company/wisertogether)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Healthsense](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthsense)** Series C · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[ElectroCore](https://millionrounds.com/company/electrocore)** Series A · US **$50M** With 2 others
- **May** **[MedCPU](https://millionrounds.com/company/medcpu)** Series B · US **$9.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[AdvanDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/advandx)** Series B · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[WellDoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/welldoc)** Series A · US **$20M** With 1 other
- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[ClearDATA](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleardata)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[GenomeDx Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/genomedx-biosciences)** Series B · CA · socaltech.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[PatientSafe Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/patientsafe-solutions)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Medivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/medivo)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$15M** 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 **14** 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.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**8** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[Altislabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/altis-labs)[Andsonbiotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/andson-biotech)[Essentialaccessibility](https://millionrounds.com/company/essential-accessibility)[Gesund](https://millionrounds.com/company/gesund)[Perceiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/perceiv)[Resync](https://millionrounds.com/company/resync)[Stempharm](https://millionrounds.com/company/stem-pharm)[Zafrens](https://millionrounds.com/company/zafrens) 9bio Accessibility Aperture Ascentbio Augmentbiologics Brainify Celinebio Dannce Deepforestsci Deepseq Dropgenie Dsr E9genomics Epiloid Esyalabs Externa Find a trial Fletcherbio Focai Forecast Health Plan - Hebbianbio Imyoo Inaedis Interobiosystems Jura Magnalabs Merck Access Program Merck Manuals Merck for Mothers MerckHelps Misochip Modernvivo Modularit Nanofacile Neigesbiotech Netri Ninediagnostics Nuvobio Onc Orbits-oncology Orbtx Pcare Providentia-technologies Readysetpotato Rimetherapeutics Serinus Simmunome Stereobio Supplier help for Ariba Supplier registration Synthexlabs and 4 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

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

**[AdvanDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/advandx)** Bought by [OpGen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/opgen) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$32M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$12M**

Led 0 of 53 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $150K – $150K
- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *15*
- Venture *8*
- Series C *7*
- Series A said *6*
- Series D *5*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Safeguard Scientifics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics) 4
- [Excel Venture Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excel-venture-management-llc) 3
- [HLM Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hlm-investment-partners) 3
- [7wire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/7wire-ventures) 2
- [Aberdare Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aberdare-ventures) 2
- [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Safeguard Scientifics** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safeguard-scientifics)[**Excel Venture Management** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excel-venture-management-llc)[**HLM Investment Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hlm-investment-partners)[**7wire Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/7wire-ventures)[**Aberdare Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aberdare-ventures)[**Alexandria Real Estate Equities** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria)[**Baird Capital** Wealth manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital)[**Bay City Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-city-capital)[**Bristol Myers Squibb** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bristol-myers-squibb)[**Camden Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camden-partners)[**Deerfield** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield)[**Easton Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easton-capital-investment-group)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Merck Global Health Innovation Fund put money into.

[**DropGenie** $5.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropgenie)[**Variational AI** $5.5M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/variational-ai)[**Atropos Health** $33M · May 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/atropos-health)[**AeroSafe Global** $43M · Aug 2023](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerosafe-global)[**PathAI** $75M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathai)[**Ciox Health** $30M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciox-health)

## Quick answers about Merck Global Health Innovation Fund

### What does Merck Global Health Innovation Fund invest in?

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund invests most often at Series B and Venture (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mental Health, E-health and Ehealth.

### How active is Merck Global Health Innovation Fund?

53 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Merck Global Health Innovation Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: DropGenie (Seed, Oct 2026), Unnatural Products (Series B, Mar 2026) and Variational AI (Seed, Feb 2025).

### How big are Merck Global Health Innovation Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $32M. It says it writes cheques of $150K to $150K.

### Does Merck Global Health Innovation Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 53 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Merck Global Health Innovation Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and Canada (10%).

### Is Merck Global Health Innovation Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Merck Global Health Innovation Fund invest alongside?

Most often Safeguard Scientifics (4 rounds together), Excel Venture Management (3 rounds together) and HLM Investment Partners (3 rounds together).

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