Novo Holdings

Novo Holdings is a Danish holding and investment firm based in Copenhagen, wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Established in 1999, it manages the Foundation's financial assets and aims to ensure sufficient dividends to support its grant obligations for medical and scientific research. Novo Holdings primarily invests in the life science sector, maintaining a diverse portfolio that includes equities, bonds, real estate, infrastructure, and private investments. It holds a significant ownership stake in Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S, ensuring a material influence over these companies. The firm actively participates in their governance and is committed to supporting early-stage applied research in life sciences through initiatives like Novo Seeds. By investing in both early and later-stage life science companies, Novo Holdings seeks to balance financial risk while aiming for high returns, all within a framework of shared values and management principles across the Novo Group.

Sibel Arnes

Associate

Nis Bjørnholt Bak

Principal

Michael Bauer

Venture Partner

Raymond Camahort

Principal at Novo Ventures

Lily Chang

Vice President, Growth Investments

Kartik Dharmadhikari

Partner, Bioindustrial Investments

Morten Graugaard Døssing

Investment Director

Aleks Engel

Partner, Novo Holdings (Novo Seeds) and Director, REPAIR Impact Fund

Thomas Grotkjær

Investor and Principal

Kuang He Ph.D

Vice President, Seed Investments

Stephen van Helden

Principal, Bioindustrial Investments, Growth Investments

Deepa Hingorani

Partner, Planetary Health Investments

Johan Hueffer

Senior Partner, Principal Investments

Morten Beck Jørgensen

Managing Partner

Navjeewan Khosla

Partner, Novo Holdings Equity Asia

Max Klement

Principal, Venture Investments

Nilesh Kumar

Senior Principal

Kasim Kutay

CEO

Abhijeet Lele

Senior Partner and Head of US Principal Investments

Jon Levy

Senior Partner

Jeffrey Low, MD

Principal

Heather Ludvigsen

Senior Manager, Venture Investments

Nanna Lüneborg

Principal

Joseph Markson Ph.D

Principal, Venture Investments

Peter Moldt

Partner

Naveed Siddiqi

Senior Partner, Venture Investments

Jim Trenkle

Partner, Venture Investments

Kenneth Harrison Ph.D

Senior Partner

Past deals in Ireland

Fire1

Venture Round in 2025
FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.

Fire1

Venture Round in 2023
FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.

Alder Biopharmaceuticals

Series D in 2012
Alder BioPharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing therapeutic antibodies to improve treatment for migraine patients in the United States, Australia, and Ireland. The company's lead candidate, eptinezumab, is a monoclonal antibody targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide, currently in late-stage clinical development for migraine prevention. Alder is also developing ALD1910, a preclinical monoclonal antibody aimed at inhibiting pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 for similar purposes, and Clazakizumab, which targets the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 and has completed two Phase 2b trials. In addition to its product development efforts, Alder engages in strategic collaborations, notably with CSL Limited for advancing clazakizumab as a treatment for solid organ transplant rejection. Incorporated in 2002 and headquartered in Bothell, Washington, Alder operates primarily in the United States, where it generates most of its revenue.
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