# Takeda Pharmaceutical: portfolio, investments and team > Takeda Pharmaceutical is an investment firm. 8 investments on record, latest Jan 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/takeda-pharmaceutical (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Takeda Pharmaceutical Last cheque observed Jan 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Investment firm Venture Growth Series A Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **3580** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 75%** Pitch Takeda Pharmaceutical ## Takeda Pharmaceutical highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Growth: 67% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $10M ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2017** 1 round - **Jan** **[PvP Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pvp-biologics)** US · FinSMEs **$35M** Sole investor - **2016** 1 round - **Dec** **[Cerevance](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerevance)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$22M** With 1 other - **2015** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Prosetta](https://millionrounds.com/company/prosetta)** Series D · US **$31M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[Univercells](https://millionrounds.com/company/univercells)** Venture · BE **$3.4M** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Encycle Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/encycle-therapeutics)** Venture · CA **$2.1M** With 4 others - **2014** 1 round - **Jan** **[Seattle Genetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/seattle-genetics)** US **$9.0M** Sole investor - **2011** 1 round - **Mar** **[Alnylam Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/alnylam-pharmaceuticals)** Venture · US · masshightech.com **$10M** Sole investor - **2004** 1 round - **Oct** **[BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/bionumerik-pharmaceuticals)** Growth · US **$52M** Sole investor 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. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **[Inviragen](https://millionrounds.com/company/inviragen)** **Undisclosed** May 2013 **[LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/ligocyte-pharmaceuticals)** **$60M** Oct 2012 **[Intellikine](https://millionrounds.com/company/intellikine)** **$310M** Dec 2011 **Millennium Pharmaceuticals** **$8.7B** Feb 2008 **Takeda Bio Development Center** **Undisclosed** Feb 2008 **[Syrrx](https://millionrounds.com/company/syrrx)** **$270M** Feb 2005 ## The cheque Venture Growth Series A Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M** Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 5 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jan 2017 Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *3* - Growth *1* - Series A *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2004 2017 **Pitching Takeda Pharmaceutical?** 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 *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Takeda Pharmaceutical put money into. [**Cerevance** $22M · Dec 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerevance) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Takeda Pharmaceutical in their description, not their title. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 14 Aug 2020 · 57 min On Vaccines and Vaccinology, in COVID and Beyond Mentions [Takeda Pharmaceutical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/takeda-pharmaceutical) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Takeda Pharmaceutical ### What does Takeda Pharmaceutical invest in? Takeda Pharmaceutical invests most often at Venture and Growth (67% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Takeda Pharmaceutical? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2017. ### What has Takeda Pharmaceutical invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: PvP Biologics (Undisclosed round, Jan 2017) and Cerevance (Series A, Dec 2016). ### How big are Takeda Pharmaceutical's cheques? The median round it joins is $28M. ### Does Takeda Pharmaceutical lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Takeda Pharmaceutical invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), Belgium (13%) and Canada (13%). ### Is Takeda Pharmaceutical investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2017. ### What kind of investor is Takeda Pharmaceutical? Takeda Pharmaceutical is an investment firm. ## 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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