# Merck Serono Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Merck Serono Ventures is a vc firm. 9 investments on record, latest Mar 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-serono-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Merck Serono Ventures Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Series A Series B Series D Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **4596** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$13M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Mostly in **United States, 67%** Pitch Merck Serono Ventures ## Merck Serono Ventures highlights - 01 9 rounds on record - 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 first **9 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Mar** **[RuiYi](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruiyi)** Series B · US **$15M** With 6 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[F-star Biotechnology Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-star-biotechnology-limited)** Series A · AT · finsmes.com **$9.4M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[Progyny, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/progyny-inc)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$5.5M** With 3 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Progyny, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/progyny-inc)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$18M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Progyny, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/progyny-inc)** Series A · US · bizjournals.com **$20M** With 2 others - **2011** 1 round - **Apr** **[F-star Biotechnology Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-star-biotechnology-limited)** Venture · AT · f-star.com **$22M** With 6 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[F-star Biotechnology Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-star-biotechnology-limited)** Series A · AT · f-star.com **$11M** With 1 other - **2009** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Anaphore](https://millionrounds.com/company/anaphore)** Series A · US · onbiovc.com **$13M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Ambrx](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrx)** Series D · US · onbiovc.com **$10M** With 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. ## The cheque Series A Series B Series D Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Mar 2014 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *4* - Series B *3* - Series D *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2009 2014 Often in the room with - [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) 6 - [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) 3 - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 3 - [MP Healthcare Venture Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mp-healthcare-venture-management) 3 - [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) 3 - [Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) 3 **Pitching Merck Serono Ventures?** 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 Merck Serono Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**SR One** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one)[**5AM Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**MP Healthcare Venture Management** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mp-healthcare-venture-management)[**TPG** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg)[**Versant Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures)[**Aescap** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aescap)[**Apposite Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apposite-capital)[**Aravis Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravis-sa)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) ## 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. ## Raising now? 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