# Merck KGaA: portfolio, investments and team

> Merck KGaA is an investment firm. 3 investments on record, latest Apr 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Merck KGaA

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

Quiet Investment firm

Series A Series C Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **5312** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **2 rounds**

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## Merck KGaA highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $12M

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Threshold Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/threshold-pharmaceuticals)** Venture · US · fiercebiotech.com **$20M** Sole investor
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Idera Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/idera-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · masshightech.com **$4.3M** Sole investor
- **2008** 1 round
- **Feb** **[BioVascular](https://millionrounds.com/company/biovascular)** Series C · US · salesandmarketingnetwork.com **$11M** 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.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Sigma-Aldrich** **$17B** Sept 2014

**AZ Electronic** **$2.6B** Dec 2013

## The cheque

Series A Series C Venture

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$12M**

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2012

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2012

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## Quick answers about Merck KGaA

### What does Merck KGaA invest in?

Merck KGaA invests most often at Series A and Series C (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Merck KGaA?

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

### How big are Merck KGaA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

### Is Merck KGaA investing now?

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

### What kind of investor is Merck KGaA?

Merck KGaA is an investment firm.

### Where does this information on Merck KGaA come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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