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Apjohn ventures

Founders Donald Parfet Mina Patel Sooch

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Total investments 17
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$15M
Portfolio companies 10
Rounds per year 0.94
Lead investments 1
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.41
Exits 4
Key employees 6
Stages of investment
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

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

In 2003 was created Apjohn ventures, which is appeared as VC. The main department of described VC is located in the Kalamazoo. The venture was found in North America in United States.

The current fund was established by Donald Parfet, Mina Patel Sooch. The overall number of key employees were 6.

We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Therapeutics, Medical. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight CytoPherx, Svelte Medical Systems, Asterand. 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 location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States.

Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 13 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2015. The high activity for fund was in 2009. Opposing the other organizations, this Apjohn ventures works on 16 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4-5 participants. Despite the Apjohn ventures, startups are often financed by Lurie Investment Fund, Grand Angels, Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC). The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Lurie Investment Fund, North Coast Technology Investors, Fort Washington Capital Partners Group. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Lurie Investment Fund, Capital Midwest Fund, Orchard Venture Partners.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Tetra Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Therapeutics
$5M29 Nov 2016 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

CytoPherx

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$34M04 Jan 2012 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

CytoPherx

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$11M17 Jun 2010 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Intranasal Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$18M30 Mar 2009 New Jersey, United States

CytoPherx

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$2M22 Oct 2007 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Intranasal Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$39M15 Aug 2006 New Jersey, United States

Kereos

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
Therapeutics
$19M20 Sep 2005 City of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Zystor

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$8M16 Dec 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Asterand

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
$3M26 Nov 2003 Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Total investments 17
Average round size 15M
Rounds per year 0.94
Peak activity year 2005
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.41
Exits 4
Group Appearance index 0.88

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Tetra Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Therapeutics
$5M29 Nov 2016 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

CytoPherx

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$34M04 Jan 2012 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

CytoPherx

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$11M17 Jun 2010 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Intranasal Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$18M30 Mar 2009 New Jersey, United States

CytoPherx

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$2M22 Oct 2007 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Intranasal Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$39M15 Aug 2006 New Jersey, United States

Kereos

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
Therapeutics
$19M20 Sep 2005 City of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Zystor

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$8M16 Dec 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Asterand

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
$3M26 Nov 2003 Detroit, Michigan, United States
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