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Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures

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

QuietCorporate VC

Series BSeries ASeries CFinancial ServicesMedical DeviceBiopharma

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque4066days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$36MRounds led0 of 16Sole investor1 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
Pitch Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures

Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures highlights

  1. 01

    16 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $700M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Financial ServicesMedical DeviceBiopharma
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2015

    5 rounds

  2. Sept
    Selecta BiosciencesSeries E · US$38MWith 7 others
  3. Sept
    Proteostasis TherapeuticsSeries B · US$37MWith 7 others
  4. Aug
    Ovid TherapeuticsSeries B · US$75MWith 7 others
  5. Jun
    UNUM TherapeuticsSeries B · US$65MWith 11 others
  6. Feb
    Lysosomal TherapeuticsSeries A · US$20MWith 6 others
  7. 2014

    3 rounds

  8. Oct
    UNUM TherapeuticsSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  9. May
    Lysosomal TherapeuticsSeed · US$4.8MWith 6 others
  10. Jan
    Alnylam PharmaceuticalsUS$700MSole investor
  11. 2011

    1 round

  12. May
    Fate TherapeuticsSeries B · US · sec.gov$36MWith 5 others
  13. 2010

    1 round

  14. Mar
    bluebird bioSeries B · US · fiercebiotech.com$35MWith 4 others
  15. 2009

    1 round

  16. Dec
    GlycoMimeticsSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$38MWith 4 others
  17. 2008

    3 rounds

  18. Dec
    KaloBios PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US · kalobios.com$12MWith 7 others
  19. Sept
    KaloBios PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US$20MWith 8 others
  20. Aug
    Proteostasis TherapeuticsSeries A · US · sec.gov$71MWith 5 others
  21. 2007

    1 round

  22. Dec
    NGISeries A · FR · accessmylibrary.com$12MWith 3 others
  23. 2006

    1 round

  24. Apr
    Sirtris PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · fiercebiotech.com$37MWith 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

We hold 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

bluebird bioListed$101MJun 2013
KaloBios PharmaceuticalsListedUndisclosedJan 2013

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

VerigenUndisclosedFeb 2005
PeptimmuneUndisclosedJul 1999

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures

What does Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures invest in?

Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures invests most often at Series B and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Medical Device and Biopharma.

How active is Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures?

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

How big are Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $36M.

Does Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 16 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and France (6%).

Is Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures investing now?

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

Who does Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures invest alongside?

Most often Atlas Venture (4 rounds together), F-Prime Capital (4 rounds together) and New Enterprise Associates (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures?

Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures is a corporate VC based in Cambridge, United States.

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