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What does Pfizer invest in?
Pfizer invests most often at Series B and Series A (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps, Local Advertising and Medical Device.
Pfizer highlights
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3 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Series B and Series A: 69% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $7.0M
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7 exits from the portfolio
What they do
The page mentions 'Venture Investments' under 'Research and Business Development Partnerships', indicating a corporate venture capital arm.From their own website
- Type
- Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
- Sectors
- AppsLocal AdvertisingMedical Device
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first84 appearances
- 2026
3 rounds
- Jun
- May
- Apr
- 2024
2 rounds
- Nov
- Mar
- 2019
9 rounds
- Dec
- Dec
- Dec
- Nov
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- Mar
- Feb
- 2018
8 rounds
- Nov
- Sept
- Aug
- Aug
- Jun
- May
- May
- Apr
- 2017
9 rounds
- Oct
- Oct
- Sept
- Jun
- Apr
- Feb
- Feb
- Jan
- Jan
- 2016
2 rounds
- Sept
- Jun
- 2015
7 rounds
- Aug
- Jul
- Apr
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
- Jan
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
We hold 23 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
5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all
DVS SciencesBought by Fluidigm$208MJan 2014
Five Prime TherapeuticsListedUndisclosedJul 2013
SuperDimensionBought by Covidien$300MMar 2012
Avid RadiopharmaceuticalsBought by Eli Lilly$800MNov 2010
HandyLabBought by Becton Dickinson$275MOct 2009
Coley Pharmaceutical GroupBought by PfizerUndisclosedNov 2007
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
Allergan$160BNov 2015
Hospira$15BFeb 2015
RedvaxUndisclosedJan 2015
Baxter International$635MJul 2014
InnoPharma$225MJul 2014
NextWave PharmaceuticalsUndisclosedOct 2012
ICAgen$56MOct 2011
King Pharmaceuticals$3.6BOct 2010
Foldrx PharmaceuticalsUndisclosedSept 2010
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals$68BJan 2009
SerenexUndisclosedMar 2008
Encysive Pharmaceuticals$195MFeb 2008