Sphera
130 E Randolph St #2900, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Overview
Sphera offers integrated risk management, environment, health, safety and sustainability, operational risk management, product stewardship, sustainability consulting, risk management, EHS software, risk management software, corporate sustainability, risk assessment, chemical management, product compliance, product sustainability, health and safety management, control of work, master data management, regulatory compliance, oil and gas, manufacturing, metals and mining, environmental accounting, ESG, and environmental, social, governance.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Developer Platform
- Enterprise Software
- Environmental Consulting
- Information Technology
- Risk Management
- Software
- Supply Chain Management
- Sustainability
Investment portfolio
- Galecto
Participated · Equity · Sep 2020
Galecto is a clinical-stage biopharma focused on creating first-in-class treatments for cancer and liver diseases. Through its acquisition of Damora Therapeutics, Galecto has added a portfolio of antibody therapies that target mutant calreticulin (mutCALR)-driven myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) such as Essential Thrombocythemia and Myelofibrosis. The lead asset, DMR-001, is a potentially best-in-class anti-mutCALR monoclonal antibody engineered for subcutaneous dosing and is expected to file an IND in mid-2026, with Phase 1 proof-of-concept data anticipated in 2027. Two additional antibodies, DMR-002 and DMR-003, are slated to enter Phase 1 studies thereafter. Galecto’s legacy pipeline also includes GB3226, a dual ENL-YEATS and FLT3 inhibitor being advanced toward an IND submission in Q1 2026 for acute myeloid leukemia. Following the $284.9 million private placement completed alongside the Damora acquisition, management projects a cash runway into 2029, sufficient to reach multiple clinical readouts. After conversion of the new preferred shares, Galecto will have 61,998,882 common shares outstanding.
- ElectReon
Participated · Equity · Jul 2020
ElectReon develops a wireless electrification system that charges electric vehicles in full motion via copper coils embedded under the road and receivers installed under vehicles. The system places coils under the middle lane, covered by pavement and powered by an underground system, with charging performed by one or more receivers under the car. ElectReon is running pilot programs in Israel and Sweden with buses and trucks and expects to complete them later this year. The company plans commercial projects including a 10 km shared deployment for public transportation in Tel Aviv and a 25–30 km deployment to charge heavy-duty trucks in Sweden, and has an MoU with German energy company EnBW to demonstrate its technology. It says the funds will be used to extend compatibility beyond buses and heavy-duty trucks to shuttles, taxis, light trucks, vans, and autonomous vehicles and to expand into the US, Italy, France, India, and Latin America. Founded in 2013 and public since late 2017, ElectReon raised USD 50 million in an equity offering.