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Novo Holdings — 2021 Investments

12 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Disc Medicinediscmedicine.comin𝕏NASDAQ: IRONSep 2021 · $90M

Disc Medicine is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies from discovery through clinical development for patients in need.

BiotechHealthtech

John Quisel(Chief Executive Officer)inJean Franchi(Chief Financial Officer)inJonathan Yu(Chief Operating Officer)inWill Savage(Chief Medical Officer)inPamela Stephenson(Chief Commercial Officer)inSteve Caffé(Chief Regulatory Officer)in

Co-investorsAccess BiotechnologyAtlas VentureBain Capital Life SciencesForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesHercules Capital, Inc.+8 more

Esco Lifesciences Groupescolifesciences.comin𝕏May 2021 · $265M✓ verified

Esco Lifesciences manufactures laboratory equipment, biopharma devices, and IVF medical equipment for clinical, research, and industrial laboratories across more than 100 countries.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSingapore, SG

Lim Lay Yew(Founder)inLow Yae Foong(Founder)

Co-investorsVivo CapitalGIC

AvailityinJul 2021

Revenue cycle management platform and electronic clearinghouse

HealthtechJacksonville, US

Nathan W. Eastman(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer)inChristopher Hunter(Director)Steve Betts(Director)Earnie Franklin(Director)Aaron Gani(Director)Carl McDonald(Director)

Board seatAbhijeet Lele· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFrancisco Partners

Genomaticagenomatica.comin𝕏Aug 2021 · $118M

Genomatica (Geno) develops biotechnology processes to produce bio-based chemicals and materials—such as 1,4-butanediol (BDO), butylene glycol for cosmetics, and plant-based nylon—as alternatives to fossil-fuel-derived inputs.

BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsSan Diego, US

Christophe Schilling(Co-founder (former CEO))inBernhard Palsson(Co-founder)Carlos A. Cabrera(Executive Chairman)inJohn G. Gugel(Chief Executive Officer)inTom McDonald(SVP, Finance & Chief Financial Officer)inNelson Barton(SVP, Research and Development)in

Board seatAnders Bendsen Spohr· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsThule InvestmentsVantagePoint Capital PartnersViking GlobalCasdin CapitalDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Mohr Davidow Ventures

Arcellxarcellx.cominApr 2021 · $115M

Arcellx develops CAR T-cell therapies that are individually designed for each patient, using the immune system to target and attack cancer.

BiotechHealthtechGaithersburg, US

Han Lee(Executive Officer)Rami Elghandour(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJill Carroll(Director)inAli Behbahani(Director)inDerek Yoon(Director)inTiba Aynechi(Director)in

Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Quan CapitalSamsara BioCapitalSixty Degree CapitalSolasta Ventures+5 more

Asgardasgard.aiin𝕏Nov 2021

Asgard provides sales intelligence and intent detection data to B2B companies, identifying qualified prospects and their specific needs for targeted sales outreach and account-based marketing campaigns.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSales TechParis, FR

Co-investorsTechstarsBoehringer Ingelheim Venture FundIndustrifondenRobot Ventures

Asgard Therapeuticsasgardthx.comin𝕏Nov 2021

Asgard Therapeutics develops direct cell reprogramming technologies that convert cancer cells into dendritic cells to restore anti-cancer immune responses.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLund, SE

Cristiana Pires(Co-founder and CEO)inFábio Rosa(Co-founder and VP of Research)inFilipe Pereira(Co-founder and Head of Innovation)in

Co-investorsIndustrifondenLU InnovationRV Invest GmbHBoehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

Cyteir Therapeuticscyteir.comin𝕏Feb 2021 · $80M

Cyteir is a clinical-stage oncology company developing CYT-0851, an oral investigational drug that inhibits monocarboxylate transporters.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Kevin Mills(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald Goldstein(Executive Officer)inDonald Corcoran(Executive Officer, Director)inMarkus Renschler(Director)in

BoardTimothy Romberger(Director)Barry Mills(Director)

Co-investorsDroia VenturesLightstone VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Shah Family OfficeAlly Bridge GroupDe Novo Ventures+3 more

Hummingbirdhummingbird-tech.comMay 2021

OLG Machinery, founded in 2008, trades new and certified used industrial spare parts and machinery, serving U.S. companies operating across North and South America with a focus on Mexico.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Ally Bridge GroupAltium CapitalAmgen VenturesDroia VenturesFrazier Healthcare Partners+2 more

Hummingbird Biosciencehummingbirdbioscience.comin𝕏May 2021

Hummingbird Bioscience is a precision biotherapeutics company developing a pipeline of novel targeted therapies for cancer, using proprietary drug discovery technologies and platforms.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Piers Ingram(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Executive Director)inJerome Boyd-Kirkup(Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder)inKonrad Paszkiewicz(Chief Technology Officer)inKwek Kon Yew(Chief Medical Officer)Dipti Thakkar(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsAltium CapitalClavystBioDecheng CapitalDroia VenturesFrazier Life SciencesKiwoom Investment+6 more

Numabnumab.comin𝕏May 2021 · $110M

Numab develops multispecific antibody-based therapeutics using its proprietary λ-Cap and MATCH discovery and engineering platforms, aiming to improve on first-generation antibody therapies in potency, stability, effect duration, and safety.

BiotechDeep Tech

David Urech(Founder)in

Co-investorsEisai Innovation, Inc.HBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersBiotechnology Value FundBlackRockForbion+1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Aristea Therapeutics

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.