Abingworth

Abingworth

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Investment Firm

Overview

Abingworth is an international investment group dedicated to collaborating with life sciences entrepreneurs to develop their ideas into products that have a dramatic impact on health. With over $1 billion under management, Abingworth invests at all stages of development, from start-ups to publicly traded companies, and across all life sciences sectors.

Supporting its portfolio companies with a team of 27 at offices in London, Menlo Park, and Boston, Abingworth has invested in 142 life science companies, completed 60 IPOs and 40 mergers and acquisitions.

Highlights

Founded

1973

Industry

Biotechnology

Employees

11-50

Investment

182

Lead Investment

52

Exits

84

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

Europe

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Abingworth, established in 1973 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed investments across Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical, Medical Device, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Therapeutics, Life Science, Social. The organization boasts a portfolio of 181 investments, with an average round size of $47.0M and 84 successful exits. Their recent investments include Broncus Technologies, Menlo Ventures, HBM Healthcare Investments, Synosia Therapeutics, Versant Ventures. The highest investment round they participated in was $786.9B. Among their most notable exits are Broncus Technologies and Menlo Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Kurt von Emster

Kurt von Emster

Managing Partner

imagePlace Brian Gallagher

Brian Gallagher

Partner

imagePlace Michael F. Bigham

Michael F. Bigham

Executive Partner

imagePlace James Abell

James Abell

Partner and CFO

imagePlace Tim Haines

Tim Haines

Chairman and Managing Partner

imagePlace John Heard

John Heard

Partner & General Counsel

Investment portfolio

Abingworth has made 182 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 16, 2024, when Scorpion Therapeutics raised $150.0M.

Abingworth has made 21 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Apr 24, 2024, when Iambic Therapeutics raised $50.0M.

investments

182

Diversity investments

21

Lead investments

52

Number of exits

84

Investments

182

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Mar 25, 2024
Q32 Bio Q32 Bio
Biotechnology42.0M
Apr 24, 2024
Iambic Therapeutics Iambic Therapeutics
Software50.0M
Jul 08, 2024
Myricx Bio Myricx Bio
Biotechnology115.3M
Jul 16, 2024
Scorpion Therapeutics Scorpion Therapeutics
Biotechnology150.0M

Exits

84

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

182

Investors

0

Funds

7

Funding Rounds

182

Abingworth has raised 182 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 16, 2024 from a Series C - Scorpion Therapeutics round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Mar 25, 2024
Post-IPO Equity - Q32 Bio Post-IPO Equity - Q32 Bio
-42.0M-
Apr 24, 2024
Series B - Iambic Therapeutics Series B - Iambic Therapeutics
-50.0M-
Jul 08, 2024
Series A - Myricx Bio Series A - Myricx Bio
-115.3M-
Jul 16, 2024
Series C - Scorpion Therapeutics Series C - Scorpion Therapeutics
-150.0M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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