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Leaps by Bayer

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Total investments 76
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$55M
Portfolio companies 51
Rounds per year 8.44
Lead investments 12
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.33
Exits 1
Key employees Soon

Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Therapeutics
  • Agriculture
  • Medical
Summary

Leaps by Bayer appeared to be the Corporate Investor, which was created in 2015. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Leverkusen. The company was established in Europe in Germany.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4-5 partakers. Despite the Leaps by Bayer, startups are often financed by Longwood Founders Fund, Ipsen, Agent Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Longwood Founders Fund, Ipsen, Agent Capital. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Longwood Founders Fund, Ipsen, Agent Capital.

Besides, a startup needs to be aged 1 and less years to get the investment from the fund. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline Century Therapeutics, Pyxis Oncology, Pyxis Oncology Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical. For fund there is no match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States. The fund has exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups.

The high activity for fund was in 2019. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 investment rounds annually. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 50 - 100 millions dollars. Speaking about the real fund results, this Corporate Investor is 47 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Capstan Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$175M20 Mar 2024 San Diego, California, United States

9am.health

Health Care
Medical
Wellness
$9M19 Feb 2024 Encinitas, California, United States

NextPoint Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
Therapeutics
$42M14 Feb 2024 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Sudo Biosciences

Biopharma
$30M13 Feb 2024 Menlo Park, California, United States

65LAB

Internet
Medical
05 Oct 2023 Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Rantizo

Agriculture
Farming
$6M02 Oct 2023 Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Deka Biosciences

Biotechnology
Health Care
$20M28 Sep 2023 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

ReCode Therapeutics

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
Wellness
$50M19 Sep 2023 Dallas, Texas, United States

ChrysaLabs

Agriculture
Information Technology
$11M10 May 2023 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
News
Founded last year, Mozart Therapeutics lands $55M to develop therapies for celiac and other diseases

– Mozart Therapeutics, a Seattle-based biotech startup, raised $55m funding.
– The round was led by ARCH Venture Partners along with Sofinnova Partners.
– Other backers include MRL Ventures Fund from Merck, Leaps by Bayer, and Eli Lilly & Company.

Zerigo Health Raises $43 Million in Series B Funding to Drive Adoption of the Industry’s Only Connected Light Therapy Solution to Treat Chronic Skin Conditions

– Zerigo Health announced a $43m Series B investment led by 7wireVentures, joined by General Catalyst, Dragoneer, Cigna Ventures, Leverage Health Solutions, and Leaps by Bayer.
– The round also included participation by existing investors including SV Health Investors, H.I.G. Capital, and Bluestem Capital.
– This round will allow Zerigo Health to respond to the increasing demand for its innovative connected chronic skin condition solution for the over 40 million Americans living with psoriasis, vitiligo, and eczema.
– Glen Tullman, Managing Partner of 7wireVentures, former Founder and CEO of Livongo, and Chief Executive Officer of Transcarent, will join as Executive Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.

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Total investments 76
Average round size 55M
Rounds per year 8.44
Peak activity year 2021
Lead investments 12
Follow on index 0.33
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.95

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Capstan Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$175M20 Mar 2024 San Diego, California, United States

9am.health

Health Care
Medical
Wellness
$9M19 Feb 2024 Encinitas, California, United States

NextPoint Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
Therapeutics
$42M14 Feb 2024 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Sudo Biosciences

Biopharma
$30M13 Feb 2024 Menlo Park, California, United States

65LAB

Internet
Medical
05 Oct 2023 Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Rantizo

Agriculture
Farming
$6M02 Oct 2023 Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Deka Biosciences

Biotechnology
Health Care
$20M28 Sep 2023 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

ReCode Therapeutics

Biopharma
Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
Wellness
$50M19 Sep 2023 Dallas, Texas, United States

ChrysaLabs

Agriculture
Information Technology
$11M10 May 2023 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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