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MRL Ventures Fund

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge

Description

MRL Ventures is Merck’s independent early-stage therapeutics venture capital fund.

Investor Profile

MRL Ventures Fund has made 47 investments, with 4 in the past 12 months and 15% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (40%)
  • Series B (23%)
  • Series C (21%)
  • Seed (6%)
  • Series E (2%)
  • Series D (2%)
  • Series Unknown (2%)
  • Corporate Round (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (91%)
  • The Netherlands (6%)
  • Belgium (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Therapeutics
  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Life Science
  • Genetics
  • Oncology
  • Medical Device
  • Biopharma
  • Emergency Medicine
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does MRL Ventures Fund frequently co-invest with?

Solasta Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 6
Amgen Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
Omega Funds
Europe, Geneve, Switzerland, Geneva
Co-Investments: 7
SV Health Investors
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 8
Alexandria Venture Investments
North America, California, United States, Pasadena
Co-Investments: 5
Agent Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 6
Google Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 7
Atlas Venture
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 8
Dementia Discovery Fund
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 6
AbbVie Biotech Ventures
North America, Illinois, United States, North Chicago
Co-Investments: 7

Which angels does MRL Ventures Fund often collaborate with?

RK
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by MRL Ventures Fund?

ATB Therapeutics

Aye, Luxembourg, Belgium

ATB Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that provides novel therapeutic solutions and treatments for cancer patients.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series ANov 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $57,210,541
Axonis Therapeutics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Axonis Therapeutics is a neuro-focused biotechnology company that focuses on the development of novel neuromedicines.

BiotechnologyLife ScienceMedical
Series AOct 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $115,000,000
Aktis Oncology

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Aktis Oncology is a biotechnology company that designs and develops novel class radiopharmaceuticals.

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceOncology
Series BSep 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $175,000,000
InduPro

Seattle, Washington, United States

InduPro is a biotechnology company that specializes in protein therapeutics and cell-surface platform technologies.

BiotechnologyMedicalTherapeutics
Series AJun 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $85,000,000
Insamo

Berkeley, California, United States

Insamo offers the discovery of membrane-permeable & orally available cyclic-peptides at an unprecedented scale.

BiotechnologyLife SciencePharmaceutical
SeedFeb 21, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
Eyebiotech

New York, New York, United States

Eyebiotech is an ophthalmology biotechnology company that specializes in therapies for eye diseases.

BiotechnologyMedical
Series ANov 14, 2023
Amount Raised: $65,000,000
VectorY

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

VectorY is an integrated gene therapy company focused on development of therapeutics for CNS, somatic disorders and muscle diseases.

Biotechnology
Series ANov 13, 2023
Amount Raised: $138,046,904
Ray Therapeutics

San Diego, California, United States

Ray Therapeutics is a biotech company that develops optogenetic gene therapies for patients with blinding diseases.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series AMay 16, 2023
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
Anavo Therapeutics

Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Anavo Therapeutics provides therapeutic potential of human phosphatase biology.

BiotechnologyLife ScienceTherapeutics
SeedMay 2, 2023
Amount Raised: $9,358,986
Therini Bio

San Francisco, California, United States

Therini Bio specializes in fibrin-targeting therapies to treat inflammatory neurological and retinal diseases.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics
Series AApr 27, 2023
Amount Raised: $36,000,000