CVC  M Ventures

https://www.m-ventures.com/





     Office Locations:

Gustav Mahlerplein
102 Toyo lto Building, 20th Floor
Amsterdam, 1082 MA
The Netherlands

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Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Electronics & Advanced Materials
  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare

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    Description:

    Founded 2009, M Ventures is the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The firm's mandate is to invest in innovative technologies and products with the potential to significantly impact Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany's core business areas. The fund has the mandate to invest in four focus areas: Healthcare, Life Sciences, Electronics and Frontier Tech and Sustainability. From headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in the U.S. and Israel, M Ventures invests globally in transformational ideas driven by great entrepreneurs. The firm takes an active role in our portfolio companies and teams up with entrepreneurs and co-investors to translate innovation towards commercial success. M Ventures has a significant focus on early stage investing and company creation including the creation of spin-offs to leverage Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany's science and technology base. The total volume of the corporate venture fund is euro 600 million. The firm has made 90+ total investments.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Cheryl Zimberlin Investment Director
    Hakan Goker Managing Director
    Javier Rodriguez CFO
    Owen Lozman Managing Director
    Sebastian Schoefer Investment Director

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      03/27/2024


      Celestial AI


      CA


      $175,000,000


      Series C


      03/14/2024


      Quintessent


      CA


      $11,500,000


      Seed


      12/05/2023


      Polaris Electro-Optics


      CO


      $3,000,000


      Seed


      06/28/2023


      Celestial AI


      CA


      $100,000,000


      Series B


     

    Portfolio companies include:

     

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