# Merlin Nexus: portfolio, investments and team

> Merlin Nexus is a private equity based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Sept 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/merlin-nexus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Merlin Nexus

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

Quiet New fund $28M, Mar 2013 Private equity

Series A Series E Venture Finance Service Industry

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4415** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$44M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Merlin Nexus highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series E: 67% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Finance Service Industry
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

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

- **2014** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Adaptimmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptimmune)** Series A · GB **$104M** With 12 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Sunesis Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunesis-pharmaceuticals)** Venture · US · pehub.com **$44M** With 8 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Xencor](https://millionrounds.com/company/xencor)** Series E · US **$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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named**

DS **Dominique Semon** Managing Member i Filing they signed

We also hold **2** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

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

**[Xencor](https://millionrounds.com/company/xencor)** Listed **$70M** Dec 2013

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

New fund on file

**$28M**

raised in Mar 2013

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Series E Venture

Median round joined **$44M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series E *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2014

Often in the room with

- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)

## Quick answers about Merlin Nexus

### What does Merlin Nexus invest in?

Merlin Nexus invests most often at Series A and Series E (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Finance and Service Industry.

### How active is Merlin Nexus?

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

### How big are Merlin Nexus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $44M.

### Is Merlin Nexus investing now?

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

### Who does Merlin Nexus invest alongside?

Most often New Enterprise Associates (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Merlin Nexus?

Merlin Nexus is a private equity firm based in United States.

### Has Merlin Nexus raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Mar 2013, reporting $28M raised.

### Where does this information on Merlin Nexus come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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