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NIF SMBC Ventures

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Total investments 12
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$18M
Portfolio companies 8
Lead investments 1
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.33
Exits 6
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
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Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Biopharma
  • Medical
  • Health Diagnostics
  • Health Care
Summary

The fund was located in North America if to be more exact in United States. The main office of represented VC is situated in the Palo Alto.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Novexel, Diatos, REGiMMUNE Corporation. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 2-3 years to receive the investment from the fund. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Therapeutics, Computer. For fund there is no match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - France.

The real fund results show that this VC is 0 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other companies. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2009. The important activity for fund was in 2007. Opposing the other organizations, this NIF SMBC Ventures works on 11 percentage points more the average amount of lead investments. The fund is generally included in less than 2 deals every year.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 6-7 partakers. Despite the NIF SMBC Ventures, startups are often financed by Sofinnova Partners, Japan Asia Investment, Crosspoint Venture Partners. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Japan Asia Investment, Yasuda Enterprise Development, Sofinnova Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Japan Asia Investment, Yasuda Enterprise Development, SMBC Venture Capital.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$8M06 May 2008 Chiyoda

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$6M01 Feb 2008 Chiyoda

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$4M21 Feb 2007 Chiyoda, Japan

Novexel

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
$65M25 Jan 2007 France, Ile-de-France, France

Digital Media Group

Advertising
Mobile
TV
08 Jan 2007 New South Wales

Abionyx Pharma

Biotechnology
Health Care
$53M12 Nov 2006 Balma, Midi-Pyrenees, France

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$1M15 Aug 2006 Chiyoda

Abionyx Pharma

Biotechnology
Health Care
$30M22 Aug 2005 Balma, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Innate Pharma

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Clinical Trials
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$17M01 Sep 2004 Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Total investments 12
Average round size 18M
Peak activity year 2007
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.33
Exits 6
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$8M06 May 2008 Chiyoda

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$6M01 Feb 2008 Chiyoda

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$4M21 Feb 2007 Chiyoda, Japan

Novexel

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
$65M25 Jan 2007 France, Ile-de-France, France

Digital Media Group

Advertising
Mobile
TV
08 Jan 2007 New South Wales

Abionyx Pharma

Biotechnology
Health Care
$53M12 Nov 2006 Balma, Midi-Pyrenees, France

REGiMMUNE Corporation

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
$1M15 Aug 2006 Chiyoda

Abionyx Pharma

Biotechnology
Health Care
$30M22 Aug 2005 Balma, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Innate Pharma

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Clinical Trials
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$17M01 Sep 2004 Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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