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Heidelberg Innovation

Founders Ulrich Abshagen

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Total investments 10
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$15M
Portfolio companies 7
Rounds per year 0.40
Lead investments 1
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.30
Exits 4
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

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

Heidelberg Innovation is the famous VC, which was founded in 1997. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the Heidelberg. The venture was found in Europe in Germany.

This organization was formed by Ulrich Abshagen.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Vasopharm, Santhera Pharmaceuticals, Pelikan Technologies. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - Germany. The fund has no exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups. If startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to be financed is low. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Health Care, Health Diagnostics.

This Heidelberg Innovation works on 15 percentage points more the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. The fund is generally included in less than 2 deals every year. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2012. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The real fund results show that this VC is 2 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other companies. The important activity for fund was in 2005.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4-5 participants. Despite the Heidelberg Innovation, startups are often financed by Bayern Kapital GmbH, High-Tech Gru00fcnderfonds, Wellington Partners. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Oxford Bioscience Partners, NGN Capital, Mannheim Holdings. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by HBM Healthcare Investments AG, Bayern Kapital GmbH, Wellington Partners.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

MTM Laboratories

Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
Medical
$28M10 Oct 2006 Baden-Württemberg

Vasopharm

Biotechnology
Medical
Therapeutics
$11M30 Jan 2006 Bavaria

Santhera Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$18M20 Dec 2005 Basel-Country, Switzerland

Alantos Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$20M10 Mar 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Santhera Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$16M17 Dec 2004 Basel-Country, Switzerland

Pelikan Technologies

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
$14M16 Dec 2002 Palo Alto, California, United States

CellZome

Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$31M01 Mar 2001 Germany, Heidelberg

MTM Laboratories

Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
Medical
$1M30 Aug 1999 Baden-Württemberg

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Total investments 10
Average round size 15M
Rounds per year 0.40
Peak activity year 2006
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.30
Exits 4
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

MTM Laboratories

Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
Medical
$28M10 Oct 2006 Baden-Württemberg

Vasopharm

Biotechnology
Medical
Therapeutics
$11M30 Jan 2006 Bavaria

Santhera Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$18M20 Dec 2005 Basel-Country, Switzerland

Alantos Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$20M10 Mar 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Santhera Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$16M17 Dec 2004 Basel-Country, Switzerland

Pelikan Technologies

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
$14M16 Dec 2002 Palo Alto, California, United States

CellZome

Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$31M01 Mar 2001 Germany, Heidelberg

MTM Laboratories

Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
Medical
$1M30 Aug 1999 Baden-Württemberg
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