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Life Technologies

Founders Noubar Afeyan

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Total investments 4
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$7M
Portfolio companies 3
Rounds per year 0.11
Lead investments 2
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.25
Exits 1
Key employees Soon

Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
  • Renewable Energy
  • Agriculture
  • Medical
Summary

Life Technologies is the famous Corporate Investor, which was founded in 1987. The fund was located in North America if to be more exact in United States. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Carlsbad.

Speaking about the real fund results, this Corporate Investor is 13 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year. The important activity for fund was in 2007. The increased amount of exits for fund were in 2010. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. Opposing the other organizations, this Life Technologies works on 4 percentage points more the average amount of lead investments.

We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Biotechnology, Agriculture. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Blue Heron Biotechnology, SGB. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 4-5 years to receive 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 - United States.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3 partakers. Despite the Life Technologies, startups are often financed by Flint Hills Resources. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Flint Hills Resources, Thomas, McNerney & Partners, Integra Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Thomas, McNerney & Partners, Flint Hills Resources, Finistere Ventures.

This organization was formed by Noubar Afeyan.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Agriculture
Biotechnology
Genetics
Renewable Energy
$17M17 Jan 2012 California, United States

SG Biofuels

Agriculture
Biotechnology
Genetics
Renewable Energy
$9M14 Sep 2010 California, United States

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Total investments 4
Average round size 7M
Rounds per year 0.11
Peak activity year 2010
Lead investments 2
Follow on index 0.25
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.75

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Agriculture
Biotechnology
Genetics
Renewable Energy
$17M17 Jan 2012 California, United States

SG Biofuels

Agriculture
Biotechnology
Genetics
Renewable Energy
$9M14 Sep 2010 California, United States
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