# Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures: portfolio, investments and team

> Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures is a corporate vc based in United States. 16 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series B Series A Series C Financial Services Medical Device Biopharma

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 16 on record

Since the last cheque **4066** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$36M** Rounds led **0 of 16** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 94%**

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## Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures highlights

- 01 16 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $700M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Financial Services Medical Device Biopharma
- **Based in:** Cambridge, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **16 appearances**

- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Selecta Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/selecta-biosciences)** Series E · US **$38M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Proteostasis Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/proteostasis-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$37M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Ovid Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ovid-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$75M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[UNUM Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/unum-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$65M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Lysosomal Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lysosomal-therapeutics)** Series A · US **$20M** With 6 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[UNUM Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/unum-therapeutics)** Series A · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Lysosomal Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lysosomal-therapeutics)** Seed · US **$4.8M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Alnylam Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/alnylam-pharmaceuticals)** US **$700M** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **May** **[Fate Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fate-therapeutics)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$36M** With 5 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Mar** **[bluebird bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluebird-bio)** Series B · US · fiercebiotech.com **$35M** With 4 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Dec** **[GlycoMimetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/glycomimetics)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$38M** With 4 others
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[KaloBios Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalobios-pharmaceuticals)** Series D · US · kalobios.com **$12M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[KaloBios Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalobios-pharmaceuticals)** Series D · US **$20M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Proteostasis Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/proteostasis-therapeutics)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$71M** With 5 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Dec** **[NGI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ngi)** Series A · FR · accessmylibrary.com **$12M** With 3 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Sirtris Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirtris-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · US · fiercebiotech.com **$37M** 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

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 listed **3 in all**

**[bluebird bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluebird-bio)** Listed **$101M** Jun 2013

**[KaloBios Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalobios-pharmaceuticals)** Listed **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[Sirtris Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirtris-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [GlaxoSmithKline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glaxosmithkline) **$720M** Apr 2008

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

**Verigen** **Undisclosed** Feb 2005

**[Peptimmune](https://millionrounds.com/company/peptimmune)** **Undisclosed** Jul 1999

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$36M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$700M**

Led 0 of 16 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *5*
- Series A *4*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *2*
- Seed *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2015

Often in the room with

- [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 4
- [F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) 4
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 3
- [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) 3
- [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) 2
- [Alloy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**F-Prime Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Novartis Venture Fund** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund)[**5AM Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures)[**Alloy Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures)[**Cormorant Asset Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management)[**Fidelity Biosciences** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-biosciences)[**GBS Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gbs-venture-partners)[**Hatteras Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatteras-venture-partners)[**HealthCare Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcare-ventures-llc)[**Jennison Associates** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jennison-associates)

## 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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