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Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures

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Total investments 83
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$45M
Portfolio companies 58
Rounds per year 2.77
Lead investments 10
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.30
Exits 16
Key employees 4
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
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Areas of investment

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

In 1994 was created Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures, which is appeared as VC. The fund was located in North America if to be more exact in United States. Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures appeared to be a CVC structure as part of the corporation. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the Cambridge.

The average startup value when the investment from Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures is 100-500 millions dollars. The increased amount of exits for fund were in 2017. The real fund results show that this VC is 6 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other companies. The top activity for fund was in 2017. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. Opposing the other organizations, this Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures works on 3 percentage points more the average amount of lead investments.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 5-6 partakers. Despite the Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures, startups are often financed by New Enterprise Associates, GE Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are New Enterprise Associates, Novartis Venture Fund, Atlas Venture. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Wellington Management, Rock Springs Capital, RA Capital Management.

For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. In case when startup counts 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to get the investment is meager. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Omada Health, Expansion Therapeutics, Evidation Health.

The overall number of key employees were 4.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

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

Sudo Biosciences

Biopharma
$116M20 Dec 2023 Menlo Park, California, United States

Eligo Bioscience

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
$32M05 Dec 2023 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

T-Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
$65M15 Nov 2023 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

ReCode Therapeutics

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

ROME Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$72M12 Sep 2023 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Abcuro

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

Tisento Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$81M31 Jul 2023 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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Total investments 83
Average round size 45M
Rounds per year 2.77
Peak activity year 2023
Lead investments 10
Follow on index 0.30
Exits 16
Group Appearance index 0.98

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

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

Sudo Biosciences

Biopharma
$116M20 Dec 2023 Menlo Park, California, United States

Eligo Bioscience

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
$32M05 Dec 2023 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

T-Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
$65M15 Nov 2023 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

ReCode Therapeutics

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

ROME Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Pharmaceutical
$72M12 Sep 2023 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Abcuro

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

Tisento Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$81M31 Jul 2023 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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