# Shire: portfolio, investments and team > Shire is a corporate vc based in Ireland. 10 investments on record, latest Feb 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/shire (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Ireland · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Shire Last cheque observed Feb 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Now at takeda.com Series B Series D Growth Analytics Medical Device Biopharma Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **3182** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$53M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 90%** Pitch Shire ## Shire highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 67% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.0M ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Analytics Medical Device Biopharma - **Based in:** San Diego, Ireland - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2018** 1 round - **Feb** **[Rani Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/rani-therapeutics)** US · FinSMEs **$53M** With 8 others - **2014** 1 round - **Mar** **[NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophage-pharmaceuticals)** Series D · US **$17M** With 1 other - **2013** 2 rounds - **May** **[NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophage-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · US **$6.4M** With 1 other - **May** **[NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophage-pharmaceuticals)** Growth · US · finsmes.com **$6.4M** With 1 other - **2012** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[ArmaGen Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/armagen-technologies)** Series A · US · prnewswire.com **$17M** With 3 others - **Oct** **[Promedior](https://millionrounds.com/company/promedior)** Series D · US · masshightech.com **$3.0M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Promethera Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/promethera-biosciences)** Series B · BE · finsmes.com **$31M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophage-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$9.0M** With 2 others - **2011** 2 rounds - **May** **[Prexa Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/prexa-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · prexainc.com **$7.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophage-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · neurophage.com **$12M** With 2 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 team We hold **14** 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. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Dyax** **$5.9B** Nov 2015 **[Foresight Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/foresight-biotherapeutics)** **$300M** Aug 2015 **[Meritage Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/meritage-pharma)** **$245M** Feb 2015 **NPS Pharmaceuticals** **$5.2B** Jan 2015 **[Lumena Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumena-pharmaceuticals)** **$260M** May 2014 **Fibrotech Therapeutics** **$75M** May 2014 **ViroPharma** **$4.2B** Nov 2013 **[SARcode Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/sarcode-bioscience)** **$160M** Mar 2013 **[Advanced BioHealing](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-biohealing)** **$750M** May 2011 **[Movetis](https://millionrounds.com/company/movetis)** **$565M** Aug 2010 **[Jerini](https://millionrounds.com/company/jerini)** **$554M** Jul 2008 ## The cheque Series B Series D Growth Median round joined **$53M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M** Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Feb 2018 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *4* - Series D *2* - Growth *1* - Series A *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2018 Often in the room with - [Merieux Developpement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merieux-developpement) 5 - [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) 2 - [Mitsui Global Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co-global-investment-ltd) 2 **Pitching Shire?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Shire. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Merieux Developpement** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merieux-developpement)[**Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund)[**Mitsui Global Investment** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co-global-investment-ltd) ## Quick answers about Shire ### What does Shire invest in? Shire invests most often at Series B and Series D (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Analytics, Medical Device and Biopharma. ### How active is Shire? 10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2018. ### What has Shire invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Rani Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018). ### How big are Shire's cheques? The median round it joins is $53M. ### Does Shire lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Shire invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and Belgium (10%). ### Is Shire investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2018. ### Who does Shire invest alongside? Most often Merieux Developpement (5 rounds together), Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (2 rounds together) and Mitsui Global Investment (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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