Investor

Merck Serono Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series ASeries BSeries D

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque4596days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led0 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 67%
Pitch Merck Serono Ventures

Merck Serono Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 78% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Mar
    RuiYiSeries B · US$15MWith 6 others
  3. 2013

    2 rounds

  4. Oct
    F-star Biotechnology LimitedSeries A · AT · finsmes.com$9.4MWith 5 others
  5. Sept
    Progyny, Inc.Series B · US · sec.gov$5.5MWith 3 others
  6. 2012

    2 rounds

  7. Jun
    Progyny, Inc.Series B · US · finsmes.com$18MWith 3 others
  8. Feb
    Progyny, Inc.Series A · US · bizjournals.com$20MWith 2 others
  9. 2011

    1 round

  10. Apr
    F-star Biotechnology LimitedVenture · AT · f-star.com$22MWith 6 others
  11. 2010

    1 round

  12. Jan
    F-star Biotechnology LimitedSeries A · AT · f-star.com$11MWith 1 other
  13. 2009

    2 rounds

  14. Jun
    AnaphoreSeries A · US · onbiovc.com$13MWith 4 others
  15. Apr
    AmbrxSeries D · US · onbiovc.com$10MWith 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

SR OneCorporate VC6rounds together5AM VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm3rounds togetherMP Healthcare Venture ManagementCorporate VC3rounds togetherTPGPrivate equity3rounds togetherVersant VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAescapGovernment2rounds togetherApposite CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherAravis VenturesPrivate equity2rounds togetherAtlas VentureVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Merck Serono Ventures

What does Merck Serono Ventures invest in?

Merck Serono Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (78% of the rounds on record).

How active is Merck Serono Ventures?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2014.

How big are Merck Serono Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Merck Serono Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Merck Serono Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (67%) and Austria (33%).

Is Merck Serono Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2014.

Who does Merck Serono Ventures invest alongside?

Most often SR One (6 rounds together), 5AM Ventures (3 rounds together) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Merck Serono Ventures?

Merck Serono Ventures is a VC firm.

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