# SLS Venture: portfolio, investments and team

> SLS Venture is a growth equity based in Sweden. 12 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# SLS Venture

No cheque observed since Apr 2014, after 12 earlier cheques, and the website is parked.

Dormant Growth equity

Series C Series A Series B

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4584** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$18M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Denmark, 42%**

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## SLS Venture highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 55% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** Sweden
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Apr** **[AdvanDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/advandx)** Series B · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Action Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/action-pharma)** Series C · DK · onbiovc.com **$6.3M** With 3 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[AdvanDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/advandx)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[AdvanDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/advandx)** Series C · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[OxThera](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxthera)** SE · oxthera.com **$22M** With 3 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Symphogen](https://millionrounds.com/company/symphogen)** Series D · DK · bulletin.sciencebusiness.net **$25M** With 7 others
- **2005** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Light Sciences Oncology](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-sciences-oncology)** Series A · US · lsoncology.com **$67M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[OxThera](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxthera)** Venture · SE · oxthera.com **$21M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Exiqon](https://millionrounds.com/company/exiqon)** Venture · DK **$20M** With 5 others
- **May** **[BioPheresis](https://millionrounds.com/company/biopheresis)** Series A · DE · localtechwire.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2004** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Symphogen](https://millionrounds.com/company/symphogen)** Series C · DK **$25M** With 4 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Nuevolution](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuevolution)** Series B · DK **$15M** With 3 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[AdvanDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/advandx)** Bought by [OpGen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/opgen) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Series C Series A Series B

Median round joined **$18M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *4*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *2*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2014

Often in the room with

- [LD Pensions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ld-pensions) 6
- [Novo Holdings A/S](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-holdings-a-s) 4
- [Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures) 3
- [Healthcap IX Advisor AB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcap-ix-advisor-ab) 2
- [The Danish Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/v-kstfonden) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**LD Pensions** Institutional LP **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ld-pensions)[**Novo Holdings A/S** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-holdings-a-s)[**Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures)[**Healthcap IX Advisor AB** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcap-ix-advisor-ab)[**The Danish Growth Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/v-kstfonden)

## Quick answers about SLS Venture

### What does SLS Venture invest in?

SLS Venture invests most often at Series C and Series A (55% of the rounds on record).

### How active is SLS Venture?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014.

### How big are SLS Venture's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

### Does SLS Venture lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does SLS Venture invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Denmark (42%), the United States (33%) and Sweden (17%).

### Is SLS Venture investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Apr 2014.

### Who does SLS Venture invest alongside?

Most often LD Pensions (6 rounds together), Novo Holdings A/S (4 rounds together) and Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is SLS Venture?

SLS Venture is a growth equity firm based in Sweden.

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