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GlaxoSmithKline

Founders John Smith

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Total investments 27
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$61M
Portfolio companies 24
Rounds per year 0.29
Lead investments 10
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.11
Exits 12
Key employees 15
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

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

GlaxoSmithKline appeared to be the Corporate Investor, which was created in 1929. The venture was found in North America in United States. The leading representative office of defined Corporate Investor is situated in the Middlesex.

The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2019. Comparing to the other companies, this GlaxoSmithKline performs on 4 percentage points more the average number of lead investments. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The important activity for fund was in 2015. The real fund results show that this Corporate Investor is 19 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other companies. When the investment is from GlaxoSmithKline the average startup value is more than 1 billion dollars. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year.

The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. When startup sums 4 of the founder, the probability for it to get the investment is little. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Biopharma, Intellectual Property. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline 23andMe, Genmab, NeuroTherapeutics Pharma

The overall number of key employees were 14.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4 participants. Despite the GlaxoSmithKline, startups are often financed by Three Arch Partners, TVM Capital, Skyline Ventures. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are SR One, Avalon Ventures, The Kraft Group. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Wellington Management, SR One, OUP (Osage University Partners).

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

LifeMine Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Life Science
Therapeutics
$175M23 Mar 2022 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Adrestia Therapeutics

Biotechnology
$235M18 Dec 2020 South Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

SpringWorks Therapeutics

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Therapeutics
$125M01 Apr 2019 Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Spero Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical Device
Therapeutics
$30M02 Feb 2016 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Atreca

Biotechnology
Health Care
Product Research
Therapeutics
$56M04 Nov 2015 California, United States

Gladius Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
$3M23 Jun 2015 Canada, Montreal

Spero Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical Device
Therapeutics
$30M08 Jun 2015 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Thyritope Biosciences

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$10M22 Sep 2014 San Diego, California, United States

Sitari Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceutical
Robotics
$10M22 Nov 2013 San Diego, California, United States

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Total investments 27
Average round size 61M
Rounds per year 0.29
Peak activity year 2019
Lead investments 10
Follow on index 0.11
Exits 12
Group Appearance index 0.63

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

LifeMine Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Life Science
Therapeutics
$175M23 Mar 2022 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Adrestia Therapeutics

Biotechnology
$235M18 Dec 2020 South Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

SpringWorks Therapeutics

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Therapeutics
$125M01 Apr 2019 Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Spero Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical Device
Therapeutics
$30M02 Feb 2016 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Atreca

Biotechnology
Health Care
Product Research
Therapeutics
$56M04 Nov 2015 California, United States

Gladius Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
$3M23 Jun 2015 Canada, Montreal

Spero Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Medical Device
Therapeutics
$30M08 Jun 2015 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Thyritope Biosciences

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$10M22 Sep 2014 San Diego, California, United States

Sitari Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceutical
Robotics
$10M22 Nov 2013 San Diego, California, United States
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