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Kearny Venture Partners

Founders Caley Castelein

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Total investments 26
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$33M
Portfolio companies 9
Lead investments 2
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.65
Exits 7
Key employees 2
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical Device
  • Therapeutic Devices
  • Manufacturing
Summary

The venture was found in North America in United States. The main department of described VC is located in the San Francisco.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 5-6 partakers. Despite the Kearny Venture Partners, startups are often financed by OrbiMed, Aisling Capital, Venture Investors. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Aisling Capital, F-Prime Capital, Venture Investors. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by OrbiMed, New Enterprise Associates, F-Prime Capital.

Comparing to the other companies, this Kearny Venture Partners performs on 5 percentage points less the average number of lead investments. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year. Considering the real fund results, this VC is 12 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The important activity for fund was in 2013. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2014.

This organization was formed by Caley Castelein. Besides them, we counted 2 critical employees of this fund in our database.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight ViewRay, CVRx, Aerpio Pharmaceuticals. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Therapeutics, Health Care. The fund has no specific favorite 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 requires to be at the age of 6-10 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.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Cybin

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$35M01 Jul 2020 Ontario

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$22M23 Apr 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$36M06 Nov 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Boreal Genomics

Biotechnology
Clinical Trials
Health Diagnostics
$18M04 Oct 2013 British Columbia

Akebia Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$41M04 Jun 2013 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

ViewRay

Biotechnology
Health Care
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Therapeutic Devices
$45M13 Mar 2012 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Akebia Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$22M26 Apr 2011 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

NextWave Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceuticals
$45M11 Jan 2011 Cupertino, California, United States

ViewRay

Biotechnology
Health Care
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Therapeutic Devices
$20M25 Aug 2010 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Total investments 26
Average round size 33M
Peak activity year 2013
Lead investments 2
Follow on index 0.65
Exits 7
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Cybin

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$35M01 Jul 2020 Ontario

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$22M23 Apr 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$36M06 Nov 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Boreal Genomics

Biotechnology
Clinical Trials
Health Diagnostics
$18M04 Oct 2013 British Columbia

Akebia Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$41M04 Jun 2013 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

ViewRay

Biotechnology
Health Care
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Therapeutic Devices
$45M13 Mar 2012 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Akebia Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$22M26 Apr 2011 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

NextWave Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceuticals
$45M11 Jan 2011 Cupertino, California, United States

ViewRay

Biotechnology
Health Care
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Therapeutic Devices
$20M25 Aug 2010 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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