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Ventures West

North America, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver

Description

Ventures West is one of Canada's largest privately owned venture capital companies.

Investor Profile

Ventures West has made 41 investments, with 0 in the past 12 months and 20% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (29%)
  • Series Unknown (20%)
  • Series C (20%)
  • Series D (12%)
  • Series A (7%)
  • Series E (2%)
  • Debt Financing (2%)
  • Series G (2%)
  • Series F (2%)
  • Convertible Note (2%)

Country Focus

  • Canada (51%)
  • United States (49%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Internet
  • Therapeutics
  • Energy
  • Medical
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Real Time
  • Telecommunications
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Who does Ventures West frequently co-invest with?

OrbiMed
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
OL
North America, Oregon, United States, Eugene
Co-Investments: 5
Domain Associates
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 4
Perseus
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 5
BDC Venture Capital
North America, Alberta, Canada, Calgary
Co-Investments: 12
GrowthWorks Capital
North America, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver
Co-Investments: 10
Business Development Bank of Canada
North America, Quebec, Canada, Montréal
Co-Investments: 5
Quaker BioVentures
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia
Co-Investments: 4
TL Ventures
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Wayne
Co-Investments: 4
Nth Power
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Ventures West often collaborate with?

LB
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Ventures West?

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series CApr 3, 2013
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Spectra7 Microsystems

San Jose, California, United States

Spectra7 Microsystems specializes in the fields of wireless infrastructure and data center active cables.

Data CenterManufacturingSemiconductorVirtual Reality
Series UnknownAug 14, 2012
Amount Raised: $11,000,000
Alder Biopharmaceuticals

Bothell, Washington, United States

Alder Biopharmaceuticals uses their proprietary technologies to accelerate antibody discovery and development.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series DApr 19, 2012
Amount Raised: $38,000,000
NeurAxon

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

NeurAxon discovers and develops pain therapeutics targeted on neuronal nitric oxide synthase.

BiotechnologyNeuroscienceTherapeutics
Debt FinancingSep 30, 2010
Amount Raised: $14,000,000
Celator Pharmaceuticals

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Celator Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies to treat cancer, using the drug ratio technology platform.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalPharmaceutical
Series DSep 1, 2010
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Aquinox Pharmaceuticals

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series BJun 17, 2010
Amount Raised: $25,000,000
SWITCH Materials

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

SWITCH Materials develops new materials based on proprietary organic particles for the areas of molecular electronics and health sciences.

ElectronicsHealth CareOrganic
Series BJan 15, 2010
Amount Raised: $7,500,000
QuickPlay Media

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

QuickPlay Media is a cloud-based platform providing managed services for the distribution of multi-screen video to IP-connected devices.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSoftwareVideo
Series DJul 13, 2009
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
Zeugma Systems

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Zeugma Systems offers telecommunications equipment and open solutions for broadband service providers.

InternetTelecommunicationsWeb Hosting
Series CMar 17, 2009
Amount Raised: $8,800,000
MacroGenics

Rockville, Maryland, United States

MacroGenics is a biotechnology company developing immunotherapeutics to prevent autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases.

BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturing
Series DOct 23, 2008
Amount Raised: $25,000,000