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    Merck is a seed to Series E stage investment firm. It has made 53 investments. 36% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Average disclosed round size is $83.2M (across 45 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    53

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    RD

    Rob Davis

    chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Merck

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    61 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Terns Pharmaceuticals logoTerns PharmaceuticalsSeries C$87MMay 2026
    FMC logoFMCSeries C—Nov 2025
    Ferroelectric Memory logoFerroelectric MemorySeries C—Nov 2025
    Actithera logoActitheraSeries A$75.5MJul 2025
    PPAQ TherapeuticsSeries B$39MMay 2025
    VVariational AISeed$5.5MFeb 2025
    Ferroelectric Memory logoFerroelectric MemorySeries C—Jan 2025
    AAnjuna SecurityUnknown$25MAug 2024
    GGRAIL, Inc.Series B$900MMar 2024
    beeOLED logobeeOLEDSeries A—Aug 2023
    Anavo Therapeutics logoAnavo TherapeuticsSeed—May 2023
    Calypso Biotech logoCalypso BiotechUnknown—Jan 2023
    Solve Therapeutics logoSolve TherapeuticsSeries A$126MDec 2022
    Photys logoPhotysSeries A$75MSep 2022
    Orna Therapeutics logoOrna TherapeuticsUnknown$221MAug 2022
    Koneksa Health logoKoneksa HealthSeries C$45MFeb 2022
    KKoneksaSeries C$4MFeb 2022
    IInfectious Disease ConnectUnknown$5.5MJan 2022
    Photys Therapeutics logoPhotys TherapeuticsSeries A$75MJan 2022
    Medisafe logoMedisafeSeries C$30MFeb 2021
    AAdjuvantUnknown$300MFeb 2021
    Adjuvant Capital logoAdjuvant CapitalUnknown$300MFeb 2021
    LifeMine Therapeutics logoLifeMine TherapeuticsSeries B$50MJan 2021
    Calypso Biotech logoCalypso BiotechSeries A—Jan 2021
    Calypso Biotech logoCalypso BiotechSeries A—Jan 2020
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026