# Novartis Option Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Novartis Option Fund is a growth equity. 5 investments on record, latest Dec 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Novartis Option Fund

Last cheque observed Dec 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **6158** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.0M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Novartis Option Fund highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 100% of its rounds

## 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 **5 appearances**

- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[FORMA Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/forma-therapeutics)** Series B · US · masshightech.com **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[FORMA Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/forma-therapeutics)** Series B · US · altassets.com **$26M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Viamet Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/viamet-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$25M** With 6 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Apr** **[FORMA Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/forma-therapeutics)** Series A · US · masshightech.com **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Cequent Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/cequent-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · cequentpharma.com **$9.0M** With 4 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 B Series A

Median round joined **$9.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2009

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Series A *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2009

Often in the room with

- [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) 5
- [Lilly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lilly-ventures) 3
- [Bio*One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Novartis Venture Fund** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund)[**Lilly Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lilly-ventures)[**Bio*One Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bio-one-capital)

## Quick answers about Novartis Option Fund

### What does Novartis Option Fund invest in?

Novartis Option Fund invests most often at Series B and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Novartis Option Fund?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2009.

### How big are Novartis Option Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.0M.

### Does Novartis Option Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Novartis Option Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Novartis Option Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2009.

### Who does Novartis Option Fund invest alongside?

Most often Novartis Venture Fund (5 rounds together), Lilly Ventures (3 rounds together) and Bio*One Capital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Novartis Option Fund?

Novartis Option Fund is a growth equity firm.

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