France · Investor

Sanofi

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 96 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInvestment firm

Series BVentureSeries ABiotechnologyHealth Care

Deploying now
79%of best year27cheques in 12 months, 96 on record
Since the last cheque86days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$60MRounds led1 of 96Sole investor8 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 74%
Pitch Sanofi

Sanofi highlights

  1. 01

    27 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $25M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BiotechnologyHealth Care
Based in
France
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first96 appearances

  1. 2026

    22 rounds

  2. Aug
    MapLight TherapeuticsUS$150MWith 2 others
  3. Aug
    Epicrispr BiotechnologiesSeries C · US$90MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    Scribe TherapeuticsUS$7.5MWith 4 others
  5. Jul
    Q32 BioUS$200MWith 2 others
  6. Jul
    MeiraGTxDebt · US$125MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    Bionyra PharmaSeries A · FR · Ventureburn$165MWith 7 others
  8. Jun
    COUR PharmaSeries B · US · Lumira Ventures$50MWith 7 others
  9. Jun
    Memento MedicinesSeries A · GB$93MWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    Nura BioSeries B · US$74MWith 1 other
  11. May
    BranchLabSeries A · US · TechStartups$26MWith 4 others
  12. May
    Click TherapeuticsSeries D · US · Revelation Partners$50MWith 3 others
  13. Mar
    WaivFR · Ventureburn$33MWith 8 others
  14. Mar
    Earendil LabsVenture · US$787MWith 1 other
  15. Mar
    SAB BiotherapeuticsUS$85MWith 3 others
  16. Feb
    Alveus Therapeutics Inc.Series A · US · Seroba Life Sciences$197MWith 8 others
  17. Feb
    QuantX BiosciencesSeries B · US$85MWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    GluBio TherapeuticsVenture$30MWith 4 others
  19. Feb
    AltesaSeries B · US$75MWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    InduProVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  21. Jan
    Enable InjectionsVenture · US$30MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    Mirador TherapeuticsSeries B · US$250MWith 6 others
  23. Jan
    Muna TherapeuticsGrant · DK$1.0MWith 3 others
  24. 2025

    29 rounds

  25. Dec
    RologyGrowth · EG · Disrupt AfricaUndisclosedWith 5 others
  26. Dec
    Fulcrum TherapeuticsUS$175MWith 4 others
  27. Nov
    T-TherapeuticsSeries A · GB · Silicon Canals$32MWith 4 others
  28. Nov
    Lifordi ImmunotherapeuticsVenture · US$42MWith 3 others
  29. Nov
    Imbria PharmaceuticalsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  30. Oct
    Expedition TherapeuticsSeries A · US$165MWith 3 others
  31. Oct
    Zag BioSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$80MWith 9 others
  32. Oct
    Electra TherapeuticsSeries C · US$183MWith 4 others
  33. Oct
    QuantHealthVenture · ILUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    ReCode TherapeuticsDebt · US$29MWith 1 other
  35. Sept
    Character BiosciencesSeries B · US$17MWith 4 others
  36. Sept
    EnvedaSeries D · US$150MWith 4 others
  37. Jul
    MapLight TherapeuticsSeries D · US$373MWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    KashaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  39. Jul
    Adagene$25MWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    Splice BioSeries B · ES$135MWith 2 others
  41. May
    Eligo BioscienceGrant · FR$5.0MWith 3 others
  42. May
    Zucara TherapeuticsSeries B · CA$5.0MWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 47 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 listed1 in all

Lumena PharmaceuticalsBought by Shire$260MMay 2014

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

Elder Pharamaceuticals$351MNov 2013
PluromedUndisclosedMar 2012
Genzyme$20BFeb 2011
TargeGen$635MJun 2010
Fovea PharmaceuticalsUndisclosedOct 2009
Shantha Biotechnics$770MJul 2009
Merial Limited$4.0BJul 2009
BiPar Sciences$500MApr 2009

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Sanofi put money into.

Quick answers about Sanofi

What does Sanofi invest in?

Sanofi invests most often at Series B and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Health Care.

How active is Sanofi?

96 investments on record, 27 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Sanofi invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MapLight Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Aug 2026), Epicrispr Biotechnologies (Series C, Aug 2026) and Scribe Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Jul 2026).

How big are Sanofi's cheques?

The median round it joins is $60M.

Does Sanofi lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 96 investments on record (1%).

Where does Sanofi invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (74%), France (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Sanofi investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 27 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sanofi invest alongside?

Most often RA Capital Management (14 rounds together), Cormorant Asset Management (7 rounds together) and Novo Holdings (7 rounds together).

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