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Merlin Nexus

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Merlin Nexus, based in New York, is a company focused on crossover private equity investing in the life sciences industry.

Investor Profile

Merlin Nexus has made 7 investments, with 0 in the past 12 months and 0% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Post Ipo Equity (57%)
  • Series A (29%)
  • Series E (14%)

Country Focus

  • United States (57%)
  • Canada (29%)
  • United Kingdom (14%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Therapeutics
  • Health Care
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Biopharma
  • Medical
  • Oncology
  • Genetics
  • Life Science
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Merlin Nexus frequently co-invest with?

venBio Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Ridgeback Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
OP
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Nextech Invest
Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, Zürich
Co-Investments: 1
Bay City Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
New Enterprise Associates
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
VC
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Alta Partners
North America, Mississippi, United States, Jackson
Co-Investments: 1
Venrock
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
Caxton Advantage Life Sciences Fund
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Merlin Nexus often collaborate with?

RS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Merlin Nexus?

Zymeworks

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Zymeworks is a computational biotechnology company focused on optimizing therapeutic antibodies and other protein-based therapeutics.

BiotechnologyMedicalTherapeutics
Series AJan 8, 2016
Amount Raised: $61,500,000
Adaptimmune

Oxton, York, United Kingdom

Adaptimmune develops T cell therapies to treat cancer, human immunodeficiency virus, and infectious diseases.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Series ASep 25, 2014
Amount Raised: $104,000,000
Stem Cell Therapeutics

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Stem Cell Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical development company engaged in cancer stem cell discoveries to be used for cancer therapies.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyTherapeutics
Post Ipo EquityDec 16, 2013
Amount Raised: $33,000,000
WaferGen Biosystems

Fremont, California, United States

WaferGen Biosystems is a life science company offering genomic tools for targeted resequencing, genotyping and expression analysis.

BiotechnologyGeneticsLife SciencePharmaceutical
Post Ipo EquityMay 31, 2011
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals

South San Francisco, California, United States

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals is focused on the R&D of oncology therapeutics for the treatment of solid and hematologic cancers.

BiotechnologyHealth CareOncologyPharmaceutical
Post Ipo EquityApr 7, 2009
Amount Raised: $43,500,000
Micromet

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Micromet is a biotechnology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel biological products.

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Post Ipo EquityOct 3, 2008
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Xencor

Monrovia, California, United States

Xencor develops superior monoclonal antibody therapeutics to treat autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergic diseases and cancer.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series EOct 25, 2007
Amount Raised: $15,000,000