MPM Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. The firm was founded by Luke Evnin and Ansbert Gadicke. It is primarily based in Cambridge, Massachusetts although it also has offices in Brisbane, California and Kansas City, Kansas. As of March 2019, the firm is managing 33 active companies in its portfolio and has sold off its ownership in 199 companies. Its most recent investment was in Harpoon Therapeutics on November 2018, a company developing clinical-stage immunotherapy .
Funding
MPM Capital specializes in funding life sciences and healthcare companies. It provides financing at various stages of development, from seed to buyout. The firm invests on companies worldwide, but it prioritizes funding companies that are based in the United States, Europe, and India. Since its establishment, the firm has managed to amass a total fund of $2.9 billion across ten funding series. Its most recent funding round was held in February 2019 which collected $400 million.
Timeline
Funded Companies
Cellerant TherapeuticsA biotechnology company that develops treatments for cancer and hematologic conditions
San Carlos, California
United States
23andMeA biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California providing DNA genetic testing and analysis services.
Mountain View, California
Sunnyvale, California
Iconic TherapeuticsA pharmaceutical company developing tissue factor therapies for the treatment of cancer and diseases.
Atlanta
TCR2 TherapeuticsTCR2 Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing T cell hematologic cancer immunotherapies.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Aryx TherapeuticsA pharmaceutical company developing oral therapies for chronic diseases.
Fremont, California
EndoGastric SolutionsEndoGastric Solutions is a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative, evidence-based, incisionless surgical technology for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Redmond, Washington
NevroNevro is a Menlo Park, California-based biotechnology company.
Menlo Park, California
MacroGenicsA biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune disorders
Rockville, Maryland
Aratana TherapeuticsA company developing therapeutics for veterinary medicine
San Diego
Leawood, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Astute MedicalA life science devices company focused on the discovery and development of protein biomarkers as diagnostic tests
EpizymeA biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of epigenetic medicines to treat cancer and other disease
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Radius HealthA company developing drug therapies for osteoporosis and women’s health
PharmAtheneA biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against threats of biological and chemical weapons
Annapolis, Indiana
Annapolis, Maryland
AllozyneA company developing technologies in protein-based therapeutics
Seattle
iPierianA company focused on the discovery and development of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases
South San Francisco, California
Theraclone SciencesA biotechnology company that develops therapeutic antibodies for treating infectious diseases and inflammation
VerastemA biopharmaceutical company that develops therapeutics to treat cancer
Boston
Syndax PharmaceuticalsA pharmaceutical company that develops therapies targeting solid and hematological cancer tumors
Waltham, Massachusetts
TV2 HoldingA company focused on development and manufacture of products for endovascular aortic repair
Santa Rosa, California
CymaBay TherapeuticsA company developing treatments for liver and other chronic dieases
Hayward, California
Xanodyne PharmaceuticalsA pharmaceutical company focused developing products for pain management and women’s healthcare
Newport, Kentucky
Nested (company)Nested is a London-based company.
London
OxagenA biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule drugs for asthma, chronic allergy and inflammatory conditions
Alnara PharmaceuticalsA company developing oral protein therapeutics to treat metabolic diseases
CeregeneA company developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological diseases
Associated investment funds
People
Ansbert Gadicke
Co-Founder/Managing Director
Lauren Cauley
Chief Financial Officer
Luke Evnin
Co-Founder/Managing Director
Sarah Reed
Chief Operating Officer
Todd Foley
Managing Director
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Entrada
Naked Biome
Rhythm
Syndax
References
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