# Varian: portfolio, investments and team

> Varian is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Apr 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Varian

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

Quiet Corporate VC

Series A Series B Enterprise Software Industrial Life Science

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **2764** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$95M** Rounds led **1 of 3**

Pitch Varian

## Varian highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Enterprise Software Industrial Life Science
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Fusion Pharamaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion-pharamaceuticals)** Series B · CA · FinSMEs **$105M** *Led*
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Berkeley Lights](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-lights)** US · FinSMEs **$95M** With 9 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion)** Series A · CA · FinSMEs **$21M** 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 cheque

Series A Series B

Median round joined **$95M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 3 rounds **33%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2019

Often in the room with

- [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) 2
- [Seroba Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seroba-life-sciences) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Adams Street Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners)[**Seroba Life Sciences** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seroba-life-sciences)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Varian put money into.

[**Berkeley Lights** $95M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-lights)[**Fusion** $21M · Sept 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion)

## Quick answers about Varian

### What does Varian invest in?

Varian invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Industrial and Life Science.

### How active is Varian?

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

### What has Varian invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fusion Pharamaceuticals (Series B, Apr 2019), Berkeley Lights (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018) and Fusion (Series A, Sept 2017).

### How big are Varian's cheques?

The median round it joins is $95M.

### Is Varian investing now?

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

### Who does Varian invest alongside?

Most often Adams Street Partners (2 rounds together) and Seroba Life Sciences (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Varian?

Varian is a corporate VC based in United States.

### When was Varian founded?

Varian was founded in 1948.

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