State of Wisconsin Investment Board

State of Wisconsin Investment Board

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Investment Firm

Overview

SWIB's investments are managed by its own professional staff and by outside money manager firms. SWIB is required to make investment management decisions for the pension funds solely for the benefit of the members of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). As fiduciaries of the pension funds, SWIB staff and Trustees are required to use the diligence, skill and care that a prudent investor would use in managing a large public pension fund.

Trustees are responsible for determining SWIB's overall investment management policies. Selection of individual investments is in the hands of staff and external money management firms. Both must make investment decisions based on extensive research, detailed analytics and judgment based on risks and potential returns. The rate of return and risk are evaluated when considering asset classes and the individual investments.

Highlights

Founded

1951

Industry

Finance

Employees

101-250

Investment

29

Lead Investment

3

Exits

8

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

Government Office

Location

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

State of Wisconsin Investment Board, established in 1951 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture investments across Biotechnology, Life Science, Pharmaceutical, Addiction Treatment, Venture Capital, Finance, Therapeutics, Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device. The organization boasts a portfolio of 29 investments, with an average round size of $14.7M and 8 successful exits. Their recent investments include Euthymics Bioscience, GBS Ventures, Novartis Venture Fund, NeuWave Medical, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners. The highest investment round they participated in was $27.0B. Among their most notable exits are Euthymics Bioscience and GBS Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace David Villa

David Villa

Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer

Investment portfolio

State of Wisconsin Investment Board has made 29 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 24, 2024, when Elephas raised $55.0M.

State of Wisconsin Investment Board has made 6 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Dec 13, 2022, when HistoSonics raised $85.0M.

investments

29

Diversity investments

6

Lead investments

3

Number of exits

8

Investments

29

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jun 08, 2020
HistoSonics HistoSonics
Health Care40.0M
Dec 13, 2022
HistoSonics HistoSonics
Health Care85.0M
Nov 30, 2023
Elephas Elephas
Biotechnology55.0M
Jan 24, 2024
Elephas Elephas
Biotechnology55.0M

Exits

8

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

29

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

29

State of Wisconsin Investment Board has raised 29 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 24, 2024 from a Series C - Elephas round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jun 08, 2020
Series C - HistoSonics Series C - HistoSonics
-40.0M-
Dec 13, 2022
Convertible Note - HistoSonics Convertible Note - HistoSonics
-85.0M-
Nov 30, 2023
Series C - Elephas Series C - Elephas
-55.0M-
Jan 24, 2024
Series C - Elephas Series C - Elephas
-55.0M-

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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