# Syngenta: portfolio, investments and team > Syngenta is a corporate vc based in Switzerland. 7 investments on record, latest Sept 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Switzerland · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Syngenta Last cheque observed Sep 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series C Venture Series B Consulting Security Agriculture Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **5157** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$9.3M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 71%** Pitch Syngenta ## Syngenta highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 71% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Consulting Security Agriculture - **Based in:** Basel, Switzerland - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2012** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Agrivida](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrivida)** Series C · US · masshightech.com **$15M** With 8 others - **Apr** **[Illumitex](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumitex)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$9.3M** With 5 others - **2011** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Population Genetics Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/population-genetics-technologies)** Series B · GB · fis.dowjones.com **$5.7M** With 1 other - **Aug** **[Metabolon](https://millionrounds.com/company/metabolon)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$13M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Marrone Bio Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/marrone-bio-innovations)** Series C · US · marronebioinnovations.com **$25M** With 6 others - **2010** 1 round - **Aug** **[Chamelic](https://millionrounds.com/company/chamelic)** Venture · GB · ipgroupplc.com **$1.6M** With 1 other - **2009** 1 round - **Dec** **[Metabolon](https://millionrounds.com/company/metabolon)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$6.0M** With 6 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 **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 **1 in all** **[Marrone Bio Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/marrone-bio-innovations)** Listed **$60M** Jul 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 **Devgen** **$523M** Sept 2012 **[Pasteuria Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/pasteuria-bioscience)** **$113M** Sept 2012 ## The cheque Series C Venture Series B Median round joined **$9.3M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2012 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *3* - Venture *2* - Series B *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2009 2012 Often in the room with - [Fletcher Spaght, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-inc) 2 - [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) 2 - [Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds) 2 - [The Aurora Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) 2 **Pitching Syngenta?** 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 Syngenta. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Fletcher Spaght, Inc.** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fletcher-spaght-inc)[**Harris & Harris Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group)[**Sevin Rosen Funds** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds)[**The Aurora Funds** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-aurora-funds) ## Quick answers about Syngenta ### What does Syngenta invest in? Syngenta invests most often at Series C and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consulting, Security and Agriculture. ### How active is Syngenta? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2012. ### How big are Syngenta's cheques? The median round it joins is $9.3M. ### Does Syngenta lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Syngenta invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%) and the United Kingdom (29%). ### Is Syngenta investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2012. ### Who does Syngenta invest alongside? Most often Fletcher Spaght, Inc. (2 rounds together), Harris & Harris Group (2 rounds together) and Sevin Rosen Funds (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Syngenta? Syngenta is a corporate VC based in Basel, Switzerland. ## 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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