# NGN Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> NGN Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 21 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# NGN Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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VC firm Quiet

Seed Series A Series B Ehealth Health Longevity

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 21 on record

Since the last cheque **4092** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 21** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 81%**

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## NGN Capital highlights

- 01 21 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 62% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $6.6M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> The site lists 'Portfolio Companies' and 'Team' but does not explicitly describe its investment activities. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Ehealth Health Longevity
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **21 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Exosome Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exosome-diagnostics)** Series B · US **$18M** With 4 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Exosome Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exosome-diagnostics)** Series B · US **$27M** With 4 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Endosense](https://millionrounds.com/company/endosense)** Series C · CH · finsmes.com **$40M** With 7 others
- **2010** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Small Bone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/small-bone-innovations)** Series F · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Artisan Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/artisan-pharma)** Series C · US · masshightech.com **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Exosome Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exosome-diagnostics)** Series A · US · exosomedx.com **$20M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Artisan Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/artisan-pharma)** Series B · US · artisanpharma.net **$22M** With 3 others
- **2009** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[BeneChill](https://millionrounds.com/company/benechill)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$14M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Small Bone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/small-bone-innovations)** Series D · US · totalsmallbone.com **$108M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Aerovance](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerovance)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$38M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Cerapedics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerapedics)** Series B · US · devicespace.com **$15M** With 1 other
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **May** **[ACT Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/act-biotech)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$6.6M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Small Bone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/small-bone-innovations)** Series C · US · totalsmallbone.com **$36M** With 4 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Mar** **[Nitec Pharma AG](https://millionrounds.com/company/nitec-pharma-ag)** Series B · CH **$26M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Aerovance](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerovance)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$60M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Tigris Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tigris-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US **$16M** With 2 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Artisan Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/artisan-pharma)** Series A · US · artisanpharma.net **$39M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[EKOS Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ekos-corporation)** Series C · US · ekoscorp.com **$26M** With 8 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[EKOS Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ekos-corporation)** Series B · US · ekoscorp.com **$18M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Jerini](https://millionrounds.com/company/jerini)** Venture · DE **$20M** With 4 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding](https://millionrounds.com/company/santhera-pharmaceuticals-holding)** Series A · CH **$19M** With 1 other

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 **3 named**

JR **John Richard Costantino** Manager i Form ADV

KS **Kenneth Samuel Abramowitz** Manager i Form ADV

PJ **Peter Johann** Manager i Form ADV

We also hold **8** 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.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$113M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** NGN Capital LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 162938

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[Small Bone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/small-bone-innovations)** Bought by Stryker Corporation **$375M** Jun 2014

**[Endosense](https://millionrounds.com/company/endosense)** Bought by [St. Jude Medical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/st-jude-medical) **$170M** Aug 2013

**[EKOS Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ekos-corporation)** Bought by [BTG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/btg) **$220M** May 2013

**[Artisan Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/artisan-pharma)** Bought by Asahi Kasei Pharma **Undisclosed** Nov 2011

**[Jerini](https://millionrounds.com/company/jerini)** Bought by [Shire](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shire) **$554M** Jul 2008

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.6M**

Led 0 of 21 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *7*
- Series C *6*
- Series A said *4*
- Venture *2*
- Series D *1*
- Series F *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2015

Often in the room with

- [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) 3
- [Bio*One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital) 3
- [Forbion Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forbion-capital-partners) 3
- [Jafco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures) 3
- [MedVenture Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medventure-associates) 3
- [Alta Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**3i Group** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group)[**Bio*One Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital)[**Forbion Capital Partners** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forbion-capital-partners)[**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures)[**MedVenture Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medventure-associates)[**Alta Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners)[**Apax Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners)[**Arcus Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arcus-ventures)[**Burrill & Company** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burrill-and-company)[**Clarus Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)[**EGS Healthcare Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/egs-healthcare-capital-partners)[**Lehman Brothers** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lehman-brothers)

## Quick answers about NGN Capital

### What does NGN Capital invest in?

NGN Capital invests most often at Series B and Series C (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ehealth, Health and Longevity.

### How active is NGN Capital?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

### How big are NGN Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does NGN Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does NGN Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (81%) and Switzerland (14%).

### Is NGN Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

### Who does NGN Capital invest alongside?

Most often 3i Group (3 rounds together), Bio*One Capital (3 rounds together) and Forbion Capital Partners (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is NGN Capital?

NGN Capital is a VC firm based in New York, United States.

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