Takeda Ventures

Takeda Ventures is a strategic investment arm of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, focusing on direct and fund-of-fund investments in healthcare and life sciences sectors. It specializes in seed to mid-stage investments, with a primary focus on therapeutics, regenerative medicines, RNA/DNA modulation, and innovative protein/peptide biologics. The firm invests globally but has a strong presence in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Jasmina Marjanovic

Partner

Michael Martin

Investor

Victor Stone

Partner

Robbie Woodman Ph.D

Senior Partner

Suzie Yoon

Investment Principal

Past deals in Charity

Reach Out Cameroon

Grant in 2024
Reach Out Cameroon is a non profit organisation aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people using a community-centred approach.

Acumen

Grant in 2023
Acumen is a nonprofit organization established in 2001 and based in New York City, with additional offices in Mumbai, Nairobi, Karachi, and Accra. The organization is dedicated to poverty eradication by raising charitable funds to invest in early-stage companies that provide essential services such as clean energy, healthcare, education, agricultural inputs, formal housing, and safe drinking water to low-income communities. Acumen has made significant investments totaling $128 million in 128 companies across 14 countries, impacting the lives of over 308 million individuals. The organization collaborates with notable partners, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Google.org, to address critical challenges faced by underserved populations.

Greater Chicago Food Depository

Grant in 2023
Greater Chicago Food Depository they programs includes food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters,

Crohn's and Colitis Canada

Grant in 2022
Crohn's and Colitis Canada is a charitable group run entirely by volunteers dedicated to curing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and enhancing the lives of children and adults who are affected by these conditions. Through research, patient programs, advocacy, and awareness, they are altering the lives of people with Crohn's or colitis. They lay the foundation for new and more effective treatments while also resulting in significant advances in the fields of genetics, gut microbes, inflammation, and cell repair.
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