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Pontifax

Founders Ran Nussbaum Tomer Kariv

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Total investments 101
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$40M
Portfolio companies 67
Rounds per year 5.05
Lead investments 15
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.34
Exits 27
Key employees 5
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Private Equity

Areas of investment

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

Pontifax appeared to be the VC, which was created in 2004. The main department of described VC is located in the Herzliya. The fund was located in Asia if to be more exact in Israel.

The important activity for fund was in 2017. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 7 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. Comparing to the other companies, this Pontifax performs on 4 percentage points less the average number of lead investments. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year. The increased amount of exits for fund were in 2019.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - Israel. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. In case when startup counts 4 of the founder, the chance for it to get the investment is meager. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 6-10 years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight 89bio, Dynacure, Check-Cap. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Pharmaceutical, Health Care.

This organization was formed by Ran Nussbaum, Tomer Kariv. The overall number of key employees were 10.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4-5 partakers. Despite the Pontifax, startups are often financed by OrbiMed, Ziegler Meditech Equity Partners, Perceptive Advisors. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Docor International Management, Quark Venture, Triventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Yissum Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University, Docor International Management, Clal Biotechnology Industries.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Adcytherix

$35M11 Jun 2024 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

ADCendo

Biotechnology
$18M29 May 2024 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

LB Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
$75M24 Jan 2024 New York, New York, United States

AgomAb Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$111M11 Oct 2023 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

Abcuro

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$155M17 Aug 2023 Newton, Massachusetts, United States

ADCendo

Biotechnology
$36M04 Apr 2023 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Amolyt Pharma

Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$153M06 Jan 2023 Écully, Rhone-Alpes, France

Precirix

Biotechnology
$94M16 Mar 2022 City of Brussels, Belgium

Anaveon

Therapeutics
$119M16 Dec 2021 Basel-Country, Switzerland
News
Amolyt Pharma Raises $80M in Series B Financing

– Amolyt Pharma from Lyon develops therapeutic peptides for rare endocrine and related diseases.
– The company closed an $80m Series B round.
– The round was co-led by Sectoral Asset Management and Andera Partners, with participation from ATEM Capital, LSP, Novo Holdings (Novo Ventures), Kurma Partners, Mass General Brigham Ventures, Innobio 2 managed by Bpifrance, Orbimed, Pontifax, Eurazeo, Sham Innovation Santé/Turenne Capital and Credit Agricole Creation.
– The company plans to use the proceeds from the financing to advance its pipeline of potential therapeutics for rare endocrine and related diseases, including clinical development of AZP-3601 for hypoparathyroidism, pre-clinical development of AZP-3813 for acromegaly and ongoing research related to AZP-3404, and to further expand its early-stage pipeline through both internal research and development activities and potential in-licensing opportunities.

Amolyt Pharma Raises $80M in Series B Financing

– Amolyt Pharma from Lyon develops therapeutic peptides for rare endocrine and related diseases.
– The company closed an $80m Series B round.
– The round was co-led by Sectoral Asset Management and Andera Partners, with participation from ATEM Capital, LSP, Novo Holdings (Novo Ventures), Kurma Partners, Mass General Brigham Ventures, Innobio 2 managed by Bpifrance, Orbimed, Pontifax, Eurazeo, Sham Innovation Santé/Turenne Capital and Credit Agricole Creation.
– The company plans to use the proceeds from the financing to advance its pipeline of potential therapeutics for rare endocrine and related diseases, including clinical development of AZP-3601 for hypoparathyroidism, pre-clinical development of AZP-3813 for acromegaly and ongoing research related to AZP-3404, and to further expand its early-stage pipeline through both internal research and development activities and potential in-licensing opportunities.

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Total investments 101
Average round size 40M
Rounds per year 5.05
Peak activity year 2020
Lead investments 15
Follow on index 0.34
Exits 27
Group Appearance index 0.89

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Adcytherix

$35M11 Jun 2024 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

ADCendo

Biotechnology
$18M29 May 2024 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

LB Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
$75M24 Jan 2024 New York, New York, United States

AgomAb Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$111M11 Oct 2023 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

Abcuro

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$155M17 Aug 2023 Newton, Massachusetts, United States

ADCendo

Biotechnology
$36M04 Apr 2023 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Amolyt Pharma

Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$153M06 Jan 2023 Écully, Rhone-Alpes, France

Precirix

Biotechnology
$94M16 Mar 2022 City of Brussels, Belgium

Anaveon

Therapeutics
$119M16 Dec 2021 Basel-Country, Switzerland
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