Merck Global Health Innovation Fund

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund

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Overview

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI) is evolving corporate healthcare venture capital globally by utilizing their healthcare ecosystem strategy. This investment strategy connects innovative companies with complementary technologies to develop integrated healthcare solutions.

Merck GHI has $500M under management and provides growth capital to emerging healthcare technology companies worldwide while leveraging the vast R&D-based, global resources of Merck.

With a vision that data will be the currency in healthcare, GHI invests broadly in digital health. GHI invests in platform companies with proven technologies or business models where Merck's expertise and perspectives can accelerate revenue growth and enhance value creation. Since late 2010, Merck GHI has made over 20 investments in Digital Health companies.

Highlights

Founded

2010

Industry

Venture Capital

Employees

11-50

Investment

97

Lead Investment

47

Exits

26

Stages

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

Investor Type

Corporate Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, established in 2010 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed investments across Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health Diagnostics, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Banking, Health Care, Medical Device, Information Technology. The organization boasts a portfolio of 97 investments, with an average round size of $38.3M and 26 successful exits. Their recent investments include Aviir, Bay City Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners, Aberdare Ventures, Daktari Diagnostics. The highest investment round they participated in was $319.5B. Among their most notable exits are Aviir and Bay City Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Bill Taranto

Founder, President & General Partner

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Joe Volpe

Managing Director and Founding Partner

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Dave Stevenson

Managing Director

imagePlace Joel Krikston

Joel Krikston

Managing Director Venture Investments

Investment portfolio

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has made 97 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 23, 2024, when Atropos Health raised $33.0M.

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has made 15 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Dec 19, 2022, when IndyGeneUS AI raised $50.0K.

investments

97

Diversity investments

15

Lead investments

47

Number of exits

26

Investments

97

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
May 21, 2024
N-Power Medicine N-Power Medicine
Biotechnologynull
May 23, 2024
Atropos Health Atropos Health
Information Technology33.0M
Jun 12, 2024--8.0M
Jun 25, 2024
Qure AI Qure AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI)null

Exits

26

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

97

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

97

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has raised 97 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 25, 2024 from a Series D - Qure AI round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
May 21, 2024
Series B - N-Power Medicine Series B - N-Power Medicine
-0-
May 23, 2024
Series B - Atropos Health Series B - Atropos Health
-33.0M-
Jun 12, 2024
Series A - CargoSense Series A - CargoSense
-8.0M-
Jun 25, 2024
Series D - Qure AI Series D - Qure AI
-0-

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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