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Kurma Partners

Founders Thierry Laugel

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Total investments 115
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$29M
Portfolio companies 57
Rounds per year 7.67
Lead investments 33
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.50
Exits 9
Key employees 8
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Therapeutics
  • Pharmaceutical
Summary

In 2009 was created Kurma Partners, which is appeared as VC. The venture was found in Europe in France. The main office of represented VC is situated in the Paris.

The fund was created by Thierry Laugel. The overall number of key employees were 6.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4-5 partakers. Despite the Kurma Partners, startups are often financed by Ysios Capital, Wilco, Bpifrance. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Paris-Saclay Seed Fund, Bpifrance, Idinvest Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Bpifrance, Life Sciences Partners, Ysios Capital.

The top activity for fund was in 2017. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2018. Comparing to the other companies, this Kurma Partners performs on 19 percentage points less the average number of lead investments. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 54 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations.

The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. If startup sums 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to be financed is low. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - France. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Therapeutics, Medical Device. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight AM Pharma, Minoryx Therapeutics, Dynacure.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

PanTera

Health Care
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
$118M11 Sep 2024 Mol, Antwerp, Belgium

Spotlight Medical

Medical
$7M12 Jul 2024 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

SciRhom

Biotechnology
Health Care
$74M09 Jul 2024 Martinsried, Bayern, Germany

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$13M24 Jun 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Memo Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Collaboration
$21M07 May 2024 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Stilla Technologies

Biotechnology
Genetics
$26M22 Feb 2024 France, Ile-de-France, France

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$77M05 Jan 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Mila

EdTech
Health Care
Software
$9M18 Oct 2023 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Shorla Pharma

Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
$35M04 Oct 2023 Ireland, County Tipperary, Ireland
News
Amolyt Pharma Raises $80M in Series B Financing

– Amolyt Pharma from Lyon develops therapeutic peptides for rare endocrine and related diseases.
– The company closed an $80m Series B round.
– The round was co-led by Sectoral Asset Management and Andera Partners, with participation from ATEM Capital, LSP, Novo Holdings (Novo Ventures), Kurma Partners, Mass General Brigham Ventures, Innobio 2 managed by Bpifrance, Orbimed, Pontifax, Eurazeo, Sham Innovation Santé/Turenne Capital and Credit Agricole Creation.
– The company plans to use the proceeds from the financing to advance its pipeline of potential therapeutics for rare endocrine and related diseases, including clinical development of AZP-3601 for hypoparathyroidism, pre-clinical development of AZP-3813 for acromegaly and ongoing research related to AZP-3404, and to further expand its early-stage pipeline through both internal research and development activities and potential in-licensing opportunities.

Amolyt Pharma Raises $80M in Series B Financing

– Amolyt Pharma from Lyon develops therapeutic peptides for rare endocrine and related diseases.
– The company closed an $80m Series B round.
– The round was co-led by Sectoral Asset Management and Andera Partners, with participation from ATEM Capital, LSP, Novo Holdings (Novo Ventures), Kurma Partners, Mass General Brigham Ventures, Innobio 2 managed by Bpifrance, Orbimed, Pontifax, Eurazeo, Sham Innovation Santé/Turenne Capital and Credit Agricole Creation.
– The company plans to use the proceeds from the financing to advance its pipeline of potential therapeutics for rare endocrine and related diseases, including clinical development of AZP-3601 for hypoparathyroidism, pre-clinical development of AZP-3813 for acromegaly and ongoing research related to AZP-3404, and to further expand its early-stage pipeline through both internal research and development activities and potential in-licensing opportunities.

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Total investments 115
Average round size 29M
Rounds per year 7.67
Peak activity year 2021
Lead investments 33
Follow on index 0.50
Exits 9
Group Appearance index 0.97

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

PanTera

Health Care
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
$118M11 Sep 2024 Mol, Antwerp, Belgium

Spotlight Medical

Medical
$7M12 Jul 2024 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

SciRhom

Biotechnology
Health Care
$74M09 Jul 2024 Martinsried, Bayern, Germany

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$13M24 Jun 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Memo Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Collaboration
$21M07 May 2024 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Stilla Technologies

Biotechnology
Genetics
$26M22 Feb 2024 France, Ile-de-France, France

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$77M05 Jan 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Mila

EdTech
Health Care
Software
$9M18 Oct 2023 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Shorla Pharma

Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
$35M04 Oct 2023 Ireland, County Tipperary, Ireland
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