Merck Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Global chemical and pharmaceutical company with a long history.

Founded

1668

Deals · 12mo

6

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Stage focus

Series B

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology

Health Care

Life Science

Manufacturing

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Investment portfolio

100rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
BigHat Biosciences	Sep 2026Participated	$75 MSeries C
N-Power Medicine	Sep 2026Participated	$32 MSeries B
Faro AI, Inc.	Aug 2026Led	$37 MSeries B
Infinimmune	Aug 2026Participated	$75 MSeries A
Unnatural Products	Mar 2026Participated	$45 MSeries B
Cassidy Bio	Nov 2025Participated	$8 MSeed
Octave	Sep 2025Participated	$51 MSeries C
PreciseDx	Jun 2025Led	$11 MOther Equity
Variational AI	Feb 2025Participated	$6 MSeed
Ambrosia Biosciences	Dec 2024Led	$25 MSeries A
DANNCE.AI	Nov 2024Participated	$3 MSeed
Qure AI	Sep 2024Participated	$65 MSeries D
BigHat Biosciences	Sep 2026Participated	$75 MSeries C
N-Power Medicine	Sep 2026Participated	$32 MSeries B
Faro AI, Inc.	Aug 2026Led	$37 MSeries B
Infinimmune	Aug 2026Participated	$75 MSeries A
Unnatural Products	Mar 2026Participated	$45 MSeries B
Cassidy Bio	Nov 2025Participated	$8 MSeed
Octave	Sep 2025Participated	$51 MSeries C
PreciseDx	Jun 2025Led	$11 MOther Equity
Variational AI	Feb 2025Participated	$6 MSeed
Ambrosia Biosciences	Dec 2024Led	$25 MSeries A
DANNCE.AI	Nov 2024Participated	$3 MSeed
Qure AI	Sep 2024Participated	$65 MSeries D

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Deal Distribution

Merck: 100 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	0	4
Series A	2	10
Series B	8	20
Series C+	8	14
Other Equity	14	19
Debt	0	1

Monthly Deal Activity

Merck: 100 deals are recorded across 190 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jan '11	1
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	2
Jan '12	1
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	1
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	1
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	2
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	1
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	1
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	2
Jan '14	1
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	1
May '14	1
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	1
Aug '14	1
Sep '14	1
Oct '14	2
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	1
Mar '15	1
Apr '15	1
May '15	1
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	2
Aug '15	1
Sep '15	1
Oct '15	2
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	1
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	2
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	1
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	1
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	1
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	1
May '17	0
Jun '17	1
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	3
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	2
Dec '17	1
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	1
May '18	1
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	1
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	1
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	1
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	1
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	1
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	1
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	4
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	3
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	1
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	3
Jul '21	1
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	2
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	2
Jan '22	3
Feb '22	2
Mar '22	1
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	1
Jul '22	1
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	1
Apr '23	0
May '23	1
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	1
Aug '23	1
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	2
Dec '23	1
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	2
Jun '24	1
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	1
Sep '24	1
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	1
Dec '24	1
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	1
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	1
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	1
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	1
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	2
Sep '26	2
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Merck: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (92 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Health & Life Sciences	92
Data, Analytics & IT	15
Enterprise Software	14
AI & Machine Learning	14
Networks, Cloud & Communication	11
Professional Services	10
Cybersecurity & Privacy	6
Space & Frontier Tech	6
Transportation & Logistics	3
Hardware & Robotics	3
Developer Tools	3
Consumer & Lifestyle	2
Marketing & Advertising	2
Manufacturing	2
Media & Entertainment	2
Fintech	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Merck: 100 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	3
$5M-$10M	17
$10M-$25M	32
$25M-$50M	25
$50M-$100M	15
$100M-$250M	7
$250M-$500M	1
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 7 of 7 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Merck: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (87 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	87
Europe	7
Canada	2
Israel	1
01867	1
33637	1
India	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Merck: 20 co-investors are shown, with Amgen Ventures sharing 8 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Amgen Ventures	8
Excel Venture Management	8
7wireVentures	7
Intermountain Ventures	7
Safeguard Scientifics	7
General Catalyst	6
Casdin Capital	5
McKesson Ventures	5
Northpond Ventures	5
Norwest Venture Partners	5
Section 32	5
Alta Partners	4
Deerfield Management	4
Hikma Ventures	4
HLM Venture Partners	4
Labcorp	4
Octopus Ventures	4
Smedvig Capital	4
Threshold Ventures	4
Alexandria Venture Investments	3