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Venture Investors

Founders John Neis Roger Ganser

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Total investments 102
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$11M
Portfolio companies 54
Rounds per year 2.43
Lead investments 32
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.47
Exits 21
Key employees 4
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
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Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Medical Device
  • Therapeutics
Summary

In 1982 was created Venture Investors, which is appeared as VC. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the Madison. The venture was found in North America in United States.

The top amount of exits for fund were in 2016. The real fund results show that this VC is 35 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other companies. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. This Venture Investors works on 6 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. The high activity for fund was in 2015. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the Venture Investors, startups are often financed by Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Novartis Venture Fund, Triathlon Medical Venture Partners. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Wisconsin Investment Partners, Novartis Venture Fund, Triathlon Medical Venture Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Wisconsin Investment Partners, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Triathlon Medical Venture Partners.

The fund was created by John Neis, Roger Ganser. The overall number of key employees were 4.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Juventas Therapeutics, Alfalight, FluGen. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Health Care, Manufacturing. The fund has no specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. If startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to be financed is low. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Elephas Biosciences

Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
$55M30 Nov 2023 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Visana Health

Fitness
Health Care
Wellness
Women's
$10M17 Aug 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

EnsoData

Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Software
$20M27 Apr 2022 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

ViaLase

Health Care
Medical Device
Wellness
$27M19 Nov 2021 Corona Del Mar, California, United States

EnsoData

Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Software
$9M10 Jun 2020 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

HistoSonics

Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
Other Healthcare Technology Systems
Surgical Devices
$40M08 Jun 2020 Minnesota, United States

Eximis Surgical

Health Care
Hospital
Medical Device
$17M28 Feb 2020 Colorado, United States

Health Scholars

Health Care
Hospital
$17M16 Jan 2020 Westminster, Colorado, United States

SkySpecs

Aerospace
Analytics
Asset Management
Drones
Energy Efficiency
Productivity Tools
Renewable Energy
Robotics
Wind Energy
$17M21 Dec 2019 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
News
Iterion Therapeutics Lands $17M Series B

– Iterion Therapeutics, a venture-backed, clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel cancer therapeutics, has raised $17m in a Series B financing.
РThe round was led by Lumira Ventures, with the participation of existing investors, including Sant̩ Ventures, as well as new investors Venture Investors, GPG Ventures, and Viva BioInnovator.

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Total investments 102
Average round size 11M
Rounds per year 2.43
Peak activity year 2015
Lead investments 32
Follow on index 0.47
Exits 21
Group Appearance index 0.83

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Elephas Biosciences

Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
$55M30 Nov 2023 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Visana Health

Fitness
Health Care
Wellness
Women's
$10M17 Aug 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

EnsoData

Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Software
$20M27 Apr 2022 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

ViaLase

Health Care
Medical Device
Wellness
$27M19 Nov 2021 Corona Del Mar, California, United States

EnsoData

Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Software
$9M10 Jun 2020 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

HistoSonics

Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
Other Healthcare Technology Systems
Surgical Devices
$40M08 Jun 2020 Minnesota, United States

Eximis Surgical

Health Care
Hospital
Medical Device
$17M28 Feb 2020 Colorado, United States

Health Scholars

Health Care
Hospital
$17M16 Jan 2020 Westminster, Colorado, United States

SkySpecs

Aerospace
Analytics
Asset Management
Drones
Energy Efficiency
Productivity Tools
Renewable Energy
Robotics
Wind Energy
$17M21 Dec 2019 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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