Wellcome Trust Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Medical research charity funding health improvement initiatives.

Founded

1936

Deals · 12mo

3

Links

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Stage focus

Series B

Geographic focus

Germany

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology

Health Care

Medical

Non Profit

Investment portfolio

44rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Ineffable Intelligence	Apr 2026Participated	$1.1 BSeed
Wysa	Feb 2026Led	$7 MGrant
System	Dec 2025Led	$7 MOther Equity
Neurocentrx	Sep 2025Led	$5 MSeed
Generate	Jul 2021Participated	$2.0 BOther Equity
TAE Technologies	Apr 2021Participated	$280 MOther Equity
Transformative AI	Jul 2020Participated	$2 MSeed
Verne Global	Jun 2020Participated	$27 MOther Equity
Prokarium	Oct 2019Led	$6 MOther Equity
KARUNA	Apr 2019Participated	$12 MSeries B
Karuna Therapeutics	Apr 2019Participated	$12 MSeries B
Karuna Therapeutics	Aug 2018Participated	$42 MSeries A
Ineffable Intelligence	Apr 2026Participated	$1.1 BSeed
Wysa	Feb 2026Led	$7 MGrant
System	Dec 2025Led	$7 MOther Equity
Neurocentrx	Sep 2025Led	$5 MSeed
Generate	Jul 2021Participated	$2.0 BOther Equity
TAE Technologies	Apr 2021Participated	$280 MOther Equity
Transformative AI	Jul 2020Participated	$2 MSeed
Verne Global	Jun 2020Participated	$27 MOther Equity
Prokarium	Oct 2019Led	$6 MOther Equity
KARUNA	Apr 2019Participated	$12 MSeries B
Karuna Therapeutics	Apr 2019Participated	$12 MSeries B
Karuna Therapeutics	Aug 2018Participated	$42 MSeries A

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Deal Distribution

Wellcome Trust: 44 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	2	2
Series A	0	3
Series B	2	6
Series C+	1	9
Other Equity	7	10
Grant	2	0

Monthly Deal Activity

Wellcome Trust: 44 deals are recorded across 214 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jan '09	1
Feb '09	0
Mar '09	0
Apr '09	0
May '09	0
Jun '09	0
Jul '09	0
Aug '09	1
Sep '09	0
Oct '09	2
Nov '09	0
Dec '09	0
Jan '10	0
Feb '10	0
Mar '10	0
Apr '10	1
May '10	0
Jun '10	1
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	1
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	1
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	3
Dec '11	1
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	1
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	1
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	1
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	1
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	1
May '14	1
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	1
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	1
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	1
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	1
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	2
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	2
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	2
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	1
Apr '18	1
May '18	0
Jun '18	1
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	1
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	2
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	1
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	1
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	1
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	1
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	1
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	1
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
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.

Wellcome Trust: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (31 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Health & Life Sciences	31
Networks, Cloud & Communication	5
Space & Frontier Tech	4
Hardware & Robotics	4
Clean Energy & Sustainability	3
Data, Analytics & IT	3
Professional Services	3
Enterprise Software	2
Transportation & Logistics	2
Consumer & Lifestyle	2
Fintech	2
Manufacturing	2
AI & Machine Learning	2
Social & Community Platforms	2
Government & Defense	1
E-Commerce & Retail	1
Food & Agriculture	1

Deal Size Distribution

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

Wellcome Trust: 44 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	2
$5M-$10M	10
$10M-$25M	7
$25M-$50M	10
$50M-$100M	7
$100M-$250M	3
$250M-$500M	2
$500M-$1B	1
$1B+	2

Deals By Geography

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Wellcome Trust: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (22 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	22
Europe	20
Australia	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.

Wellcome Trust: 20 co-investors are shown, with ARCH Venture Partners sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
ARCH Venture Partners	5
Venrock	5
Oak Investment Partners	4
Sequoia Capital	4
Alexandria Venture Investments	3
InterWest Partners	3
PMV	3
PureTech Health	3
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	2
Eastwood Capital	2
Eventide Asset Management	2
Fidelity Management & Research Company	2
General Catalyst	2
Google	2
Johnson & Johnson Innovation	2
Kleiner Perkins	2
Novartis	2
Novator	2
Partner Fund Management	2
Philips	2