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Novo Holdings

Novo Holdings

Corporate

Novo Holdings is a holding and investment company responsible for managing the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, operating as a life sciences investor with €142bn in total assets.

Portfolio

4

companies

AUM

£142B

under management

By category

  • AI/ML£263M
  • Hardware£223M
  • BioTech£96.0M
  • Uncategorised£25.3M

By location

  • Oxford£263M
  • Beverly£223M
  • London£121M

Portfolio companies

Exscientia

Exscientia

Exscientia builds artificial intelligence platforms to design and discover new medicines.

Freeline

Freeline

Freeline develops curative gene therapies for chronic systemic diseases.

Phasecraft

Phasecraft

Phasecraft develops high performance algorithms to unlock the practical capabilities of quantum computers.

Quanta Dialysis Technologies

Quanta Dialysis Technologies

Quanta Dialysis Technologies provides compact dialysis systems for clinical and home use.


Team

RG

Robert Ghenchev

Managing Partner of Growth Investments

Robert brings healthcare growth investing and board experience from roles at Novo Holdings, Oxford Biomedica, and Quanta Dialysis Technologies.

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TD

Thomas Dyrberg

Managing Partner

JB

Jeroen Bakker

Partner

Jeroen is a partner at Novo Holdings. He also holds board and observer roles at Phasecraft, Sparrow Quantum, Commit Biologics, and Adcendo.

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Recent investments

Series B
£25.3M

The round was co-led by Plural, Playground Global, and Novo Holdings.

"We’re actively creating quantum advantage at Phasecraft. Our algorithms are delivering meaningful results now, whether it’s simulating the physics of complex materials or optimizing the structure of a large energy network, whilst our partnerships with the world’s top quantum hardware providers increase the impact our algorithms will have for commercial applications. We’re delighted to have the backing of our visionary investors such as Plural, Playground Global, and Novo Holdings, to support us on the mission to bring quantum advantage to the world faster."
— Ashley Montanaro, CEO
Series D+
£47.4M

Novo Holdings, Glenview Capital and b2venture led the Series E round, which will fund commercial expansion in the US.

"Our commitment to delivering innovative solutions for acute care has never been stronger. This financing round provides the resources to solidify Quanta as the best-in-class solution across the care continuum, to significantly expand our commercial operations, while continuing to introduce enhancements that will strengthen our long-term competitive position."
— Alejandro Galindo, Chief Executive Officer
Series D+
£175M

The financing round was led by Glenview Capital and co-led by Novo Holdings.

"Everybody knows that dialysis care must improve. For this to happen, providers and physicians need products that allow greater flexibility to bring dialysis directly to the patient, while simplifying complexity and reducing the overall cost of care. Our small, simple-to-use, and powerful dialysis system SC+ is positioned to help transform kidney care. The funding we are announcing today will allow us to accelerate our emergence as a significant force in this market."
— John Milad, CEO
Series D+
£162M

The financing was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from Novo Holdings and Blackrock to expand the proprietary drug pipeline.

"We believe Exscientia’s innovative use of AI to discover and design better quality drugs with greater efficiency has the potential to create important medicines faster than ever before. With the convergence of technology and biology, drug discovery is rapidly evolving in ways that will reshape the industry. The Exscientia team have been leaders in AI-based drug discovery since the field’s inception and we believe they will continue shaping its future."
— Eric Chen, Managing Partner of SoftBank Investment Advisers