# Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture: portfolio, investments and team

> Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture is a growth equity. 12 investments on record, latest Aug 2008. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-corporation-life-sciences-venture (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture

Last cheque observed Aug 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series C Venture Series B

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **6648** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$24M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $32M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Anthera Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthera-pharmaceuticals)** Venture · US **$19M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Cara Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cara-therapeutics)** Series C · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Serenex](https://millionrounds.com/company/serenex)** Series D · US **$26M** With 9 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Dec** **[NeurogesX](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurogesx)** Series D · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Nov** **[BioMimetic Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/biomimetic-therapeutics)** Series C · US **$26M** With 6 others
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[OmniSonics Medical Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnisonics-medical-technologies)** Series C · US **$43M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[BoostWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/boostworks)** Series C · US **$9.0M** With 5 others
- **2002** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Peninsula Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/peninsula-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US **$22M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[NetLogic Microsystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/netlogic-microsystems)** Venture · US **$32M** Sole investor
- **2001** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Open Harbor](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-harbor)** Series B · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Accelight Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/accelight-networks)** Venture · US **$60M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[NxtPhase](https://millionrounds.com/company/nxtphase)** Venture · CA **$25M** With 7 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[NetLogic Microsystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/netlogic-microsystems)** Bought by [Broadcom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited) **$3.7B** Sept 2011

**[Anthera Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthera-pharmaceuticals)** Listed **Undisclosed** Mar 2010

**[Serenex](https://millionrounds.com/company/serenex)** Bought by [Pfizer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pfizer) **Undisclosed** Mar 2008

**[NeurogesX](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurogesx)** Listed **Undisclosed** Feb 2007

**[Peninsula Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/peninsula-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [Johnson & Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson) **Undisclosed** Apr 2005

**[Open Harbor](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-harbor)** Bought by TradeBeam **Undisclosed** Dec 2004

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

## The cheque

Series C Venture Series B

Median round joined **$24M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$32M**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2008
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *4*
- Venture *4*
- Series B *2*
- Series D *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2008

Often in the room with

- [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) 2
- [Domain Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates) 2
- [Montreux Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/montreux-growth-partners) 2
- [Western Technology Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Canaan** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)[**Domain Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates)[**Montreux Growth Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/montreux-growth-partners)[**Western Technology Investment** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti)

## Quick answers about Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture

### What does Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture invest in?

Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture invests most often at Series C and Venture (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2008.

### How big are Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

### Does Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Canada (8%).

### Is Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2008.

### Who does Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture invest alongside?

Most often Canaan (2 rounds together), Domain Associates (2 rounds together) and Montreux Growth Partners (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture?

Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Venture is a growth equity firm.

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