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Karolinska

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Solna

Description

Karolinska Development is an investment firm focused on identifying medical innovation and supporting the creation and growth of companies.

Investor Profile

Karolinska has made 29 investments, with 4 in the past 12 months and 34% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series Unknown (41%)
  • Post Ipo Debt (14%)
  • Series A (10%)
  • Seed (7%)
  • Series B (7%)
  • Convertible Note (7%)
  • Corporate Round (3%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (3%)
  • Series C (3%)
  • Debt Financing (3%)

Country Focus

  • Sweden (72%)
  • Finland (10%)
  • Denmark (10%)
  • United States (7%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Medical
  • Therapeutics
  • Clinical Trials
  • Biopharma
  • Neuroscience
  • Medical Device
  • Nanotechnology
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Who does Karolinska frequently co-invest with?

Novartis Venture Fund
Europe, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, Basel
Co-Investments: 2
Co-Investments: 2
EIR Ventures
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Co-Investments: 2
Sciety
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Co-Investments: 2
Novo Holdings
Europe, Hovedstaden, Denmark, Hellerup
Co-Investments: 2
Finnvera Venture Capital
Europe, Eastern Finland, Finland, Kuopio
Co-Investments: 1
HealthCap
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Co-Investments: 3
Almi Invest
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Co-Investments: 4
R
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Co-Investments: 2
M Ventures
Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Karolinska often collaborate with?

Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Karolinska?

Modus Therapeutics

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Modus Therapeutics is a Swedish drug development company focused on normalizing the lives for patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Post Ipo DebtMar 31, 2025
Amount Raised: $497,916
Umecrine Cognition

Solna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Umecrine Cognition has develops drugs against central nervous system neurological disorders, CNS caused by endogenous CNS active steroids.

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Convertible NoteDec 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,157,497
Modus Therapeutics

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Modus Therapeutics is a Swedish drug development company focused on normalizing the lives for patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Post Ipo DebtNov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $458,286
BOOST Pharma

Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

BOOST Pharma develops a stem cell therapy for the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyMedicalTherapeutics
Series UnknownMay 28, 2024
Umecrine Cognition

Solna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Umecrine Cognition has develops drugs against central nervous system neurological disorders, CNS caused by endogenous CNS active steroids.

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Convertible NoteNov 17, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,869,557
PharmNovo

Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden

PharmNovo addresses the high unmet need of treatments for chronic pain, which affects up to 30% of the adult population in the USA & Europe.

Health CarePharmaceutical
Series UnknownSep 26, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,098,976
Modus Therapeutics

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Modus Therapeutics is a Swedish drug development company focused on normalizing the lives for patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Post Ipo DebtMar 29, 2023
Amount Raised: $673,083
OssDsign AB

Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden

Oss-Q is a medical-technology company developing implants for bone replacement.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth CareMedical
Post Ipo EquityNov 29, 2022
Amount Raised: $6,180,438
Henlez

Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Henlez provides biologic solutions to manage recurrent and follicular skin disorders.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyTest and Measurement
SeedOct 24, 2022
Amount Raised: $988,415
Pretzel Therapeutics

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Pretzel Therapeutics mission is to develop groundbreaking therapies to reverse mitochondrial dysfunction through mitochondrial biology.

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Series ASep 12, 2022
Amount Raised: $72,500,000