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Takeda Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

GrowthSeedSeries AElectronicsSoftwareAggregator

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque2539days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.3MRounds led1 of 13Sole investor1 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 58%
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Takeda Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    13 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ElectronicsSoftwareAggregator
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Nov
    ProteKt TherapeuticsIL · FinSMEs$3.6MWith 6 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Aug
    Bioniz TherapeuticsSeries A · US · Socaltech$13MLed
  5. 2013

    2 rounds

  6. Nov
    Hookipa BiotechSeries B · AT · finsmes.com$26MWith 4 others
  7. Jun
    Heptares TherapeuticsSeries B · GB · finsmes.com$21MWith 2 others
  8. 2012

    2 rounds

  9. Nov
    ArmaGen TechnologiesSeries A · US · prnewswire.com$17MWith 3 others
  10. Jul
    Juventas TherapeuticsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$22MWith 7 others
  11. 2011

    2 rounds

  12. Jun
    Redwood BioscienceUS · redwoodbioscience.comUndisclosedSole investor
  13. May
    NaurexSeries A · US · fiercebiotech.com$18MWith 5 others
  14. 2007

    1 round

  15. Jun
    SerenexSeries D · US$26MWith 9 others
  16. 2006

    2 rounds

  17. Feb
    Lectus TherapeuticsSeries A · GB · lectustherapeutics.com$14MWith 3 others
  18. Jan
    SymphogenSeries D · DK · bulletin.sciencebusiness.net$25MWith 7 others
  19. 2005

    2 rounds

  20. Oct
    SerenexSeries C · US$30MWith 5 others
  21. Apr
    Receptor BiologixSeries A$34MWith 5 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 5 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 listed3 in all

NaurexBought by Allergan$560MJul 2015
Heptares TherapeuticsBought by SoseiUndisclosedFeb 2015
SerenexBought by PfizerUndisclosedMar 2008

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Takeda Ventures

What does Takeda Ventures invest in?

Takeda Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electronics, Software and Aggregator.

How active is Takeda Ventures?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Takeda Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ProteKt Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019) and Bioniz Therapeutics (Series A, Aug 2016).

How big are Takeda Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.3M.

Does Takeda Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 13 investments on record (8%).

Where does Takeda Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (58%), the United Kingdom (17%) and Israel (8%).

Is Takeda Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

Who does Takeda Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (2 rounds together), Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners (2 rounds together) and Intersouth Partners (2 rounds together).

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